Applied physics

Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics merges two long-running serials--Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy.

The traditional purpose of the Adriatic Meeting is to present most advanced scienti?

This volume is one of the most significant results of the conference "e;Science-Technology Synergy for Research in Marine Environment: Challenges for the XXI Century"e; held in Erice and Ustica, Italy, September 1999.

This book highlights a comprehensive coverage of X--ray and Gamma-ray astrophysics.

The workshop on "e;Frontiers of Astronomy in 1990s"e; was held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Astronomical Society.

The theory of stellar atmospheres is one of the most important branches of modern astrophysics.

Reliable and detailed information about the Earth s subsurface is of crucial importance throughout the geosciences.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technique used in biomedical imaging and radiology to visualize internal structures of the body.

Modern brachytherapy is one of the most important oncological treatment modalities requiring an integrated approach that utilizes new technologies, advanced clinical imaging facilities, and a thorough understanding of the radiobiological effects on different tissues, the principles of physics, dosimetry techniques and protocols, and clinical expertise.

This book presents a comprehensive and self-contained exposition of the mathematical theory of impulsive light-like signals in general relativity.

As the race to build the world's first quantum computer is coming to an end, the race to build the quantum internet has just started.

The Thirteenth International Conference on Basement Tectonics was held on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia from June 2 -6, 1997.

This thesis presents a novel neuro-fuzzy modeling approach for grasp neuroprostheses.

Groundwater is becoming increasingly scarce while the demand for water continues to grow at a global scale.

The Ninth International Conference on Basement Tectonics was held at the Australian National University in Canberra 2-6 July 1990.

In hard rock terrain, shallow water wells generally have a poor to moderate yield.

Subtilisin is the most extensively studied model system for protein engineering.

A valuable reference on emission lines and the astrophysical objects that produce them, for researchers and graduate students.

Leading experts present the current state of knowledge of the subject of magnetoconvection from the viewpoint of applied mathematics.

La nanotecnología engloba los campos de la ciencia y la técnica que estudian, obtienen y manipulan de manera controlada materiales, sustancias y dispositivos de muy reducidas dimensiones.

This is the story of the work of the original NASA space pioneers; men and women who were suddenly organized in 1958 from the then National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) into the Space Task Group.

This book, written by a multidisciplinary team of authors comprising scientists, artists and communicators, explores one of the most pressing issues of our time - the menace plastics pose to marine environments and organisms.

Initially, this book reviews the general characteristics of the Earth's magnetic field and the magnetic properties of minerals, and then proceeds to introduce the multifold applications of geomagnetism in earth sciences.

'This is the best book on the subject that I have read, it's brilliant, wide ranging, easy to read, doesn't use tech jargon and its been designed to help you learn about the subject, not just read a book.

Seismic While Drilling: Fundamentals of Drill-Bit Seismic for Exploration, 2nd edition, revised and extended gives a theoretical and practical introduction to seismic while drilling by using drill-bit noise.

Microbe-Assisted Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants: Recent Advances and Challenges provides comprehensive information on the principles and practical knowledge of microbe-assisted phytoremediation of organic and inorganic pollutants for environmental safety.

This book is an attempt to trace the majestic immense journey from the coming into being of the universe to the emergence and evolution of life.

This is a practical guide to tomographic image reconstruction with projection data, with strong focus on Computed Tomography (CT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET).

This book focuses on bioelectrics, a new multidisciplinary field encompassing engineering and biology with applications to the medical, environmental, food, energy, and biotechnological fields.

Cancer deaths per capita have decreased in recent years, but the improvement is attributed to prevention, not treatment.

High-performance secondary batteries, also called rechargeable or storage batteries, are a key component of electric automobiles, power storage for renewable energies, load levellers of electric power lines, base stations for mobile phones, and emergency power supply in hospitals, in addition to having application in energy security and realization of a low-carbon and resilient society.

There is hardly a field of science or engineering that does not have some interest in light scattering by small particles.

The Handbook of Photonics for Biomedical Science analyzes achievements, new trends, and perspectives of photonics in its application to biomedicine.

The concept of "e;vital amines"e; as essential nutrients was introduced over a century ago by Dr Casimir Funk.

This thesis focuses on a novel radio-guided surgery technique for complete tumor resections.

This thesis describes the application of a Monte Carlo radiative transfer code to accretion disc winds in two types of systems spanning 9 orders of magnitude in mass and size.

Space telescopes are among humankind's greatest scientific achievements of the last fifty years.

The underlying physics of magnetic resonance imaging is a topic of considerable importance since a basic understanding is necessary to accurately interpret and generate high quality MR images.

Remembrance of Things Past It scarcely seems credible that it was almost exactly thirty years ago that I ?

The interdisciplinary field of Astrobiology constitutes a joint arena where provocative discoveries are coalescing concerning, e.

This volume contains select papers presented during the 1st International Conference on Small Satellites, discussing the latest research and developments relating to small satellite technology.

The technology behind computers, fiber optics, and networks did not originate in the minds of engineers attempting to build an Internet.

A few years after the publication of The Physics of Star Formation and Early Stellar Evolution, we received a request from the publisher for an up- dated second edition of this popular reference book.

This book discusses human-computer interaction (HCI) which is a multidisciplinary field of study which aims at developing and implementing  tools and techniques to attain an effective and efficient interaction between the humans (the users) and computers.

The book considers the riverine paleo structures of the coastal marine zone from the point of view of marine bottom seismic acoustics.

Neutron stars hold a central place in astrophysics, not only because they are made up of the most extreme states of the condensed matter, but also because they are, along with white dwarfs and black holes, one of the stable configurations that stars reach at the end of stellar evolution.