Filter by
Excitonic and Photonic Processes in Materials
This book is expected to present state-of-the-art understanding of a selection of excitonic and photonic processes in useful materials from semiconductors to insulators to metal/insulator nanocomposites, both inorganic and organic. Among the featured applications are components of solar cells, detectors, light-emitting devices, scintillators and materials with novel optical properties. Excitoni…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-981-287-131-2
- Collation
- 71 b/w illustrations, 113 illustrations in colour
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Textile Materials for Lightweight Constructions
In this book, experts on textile technologies convey both general and specific information on various aspects of textile engineering, ready-made technologies, and textile chemistry. They describe the entire process chain from fiber materials to various yarn constructions, 2D and 3D textile constructions, preforms, and interface layer design. In addition, the authors introduce testing methods, s…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-662-46341-3
- Collation
- XX, 677
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Advanced Polymers in Medicine
The book provides an up-to-date overview of the diverse medical applications of advanced polymers. The book opens by presenting important background information on polymer chemistry and physicochemical characterization of polymers. This serves as essential scientific support for the subsequent chapters, each of which is devoted to the applications of polymers in a particular medical specialty. …
- Edition
- Ed. 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-12478-0
- Collation
- VIII, 537
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 615.4 ADV a
Advanced Methods of Continuum Mechanics for Materials and Structures
This volume presents a collection of contributions on advanced approaches of continuum mechanics, which were written to celebrate the 60th birthday of Prof. Holm Altenbach. The contributions are on topics related to the theoretical foundations for the analysis of rods, shells and three-dimensional solids, formulation of constitutive models for advanced materials, as well as development of new a…
- Edition
- Ed. 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-981-10-0959-4
- Collation
- XVII, 558
- Series Title
- Advanced Structured Materials
- Call Number
- 620.1 ADV a
Advanced Lasers: Laser Physics and Technology for Applied and Fundamental Sci…
Presenting a blend of applied and fundamental research in highly interdisciplinary subjects of rapidly developing areas, this book contains contributions on the frontiers and hot topics of laser physics, laser technology and laser engineering, and covers a wide range of laser topics, from all-optical signal processing and chaotic optical communication to production of superwicking surfaces, cor…
- Edition
- Ed. 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-94-017-9481-7
- Collation
- IX, 234
- Series Title
- Springer Series in Optical Sciences
- Call Number
- 535.58 ADV a
Technologies for Development
The book presents case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America addressing global development issues in the fields of health, energy, ICT and urbanism in an interdisciplinary way. The book illustrates key issues at the interface of technology, human, social, and economic development. Bringing together the best papers of the 2014 EPFL-UNESCO Conference on Technologies for Development, this bo…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-16247-8
- Collation
- XVIII, 221
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Lasers with Nuclear Pumping
This book covers the history of lasers with nuclear pumping (Nuclear Pumped Lasers, NPLs). This book showcases the most important results and stages of NPL development in The Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF) as well as other Russian and international laboratories, including laboratories in the United States. The basic science and technology behind NPLs along with potential applications a…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-08882-2
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Large Floating Structures: Technological Advances
This book surveys key projects that have seen the construction of large floating structures or have attained detailed conceptual designs. This compilation of key floating structures in a single volume captures the innovative features that mark the technological advances made in this field of engineering and will provide a useful reference for ideas, analysis, design and construction of these un…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-981-287-137-4
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Innovative Biofibers from Renewable Resources
This book will be a one-stop-shop for readers seeking information on biofibers that are sustainable and environmentally friendly and those that can replace the non-renewable synthetic polymer based fibers. Emphasis will be on fibers that are derived from agricultural byproducts and coproducts without the need for additional natural resources.
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-662-45135-9
- Collation
- XII, 454
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 333.7 RED i
Lanthanide Single Molecule Magnets
This book begins by providing basic information on single-molecule magnets (SMMs), covering the magnetism of lanthanide, the characterization and relaxation dynamics of SMMs and advanced means of studying lanthanide SMMs. It then systematically introduces lanthanide SMMs ranging from mononuclear and dinuclear to polynuclear complexes, classifying them and highlighting those SMMs with high barri…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-662-46999-6
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Computer Science, Information & General Works 
Philosophy & Psychology 
Religion 
Social Sciences 
Language 
Pure Science 
Applied Sciences 
Art & Recreation 
Literature 
History & Geography