During the past three decades, there has been a growing concern over the in- crease in noise pollution that comes as a direct result of the increased volume of automobile traffic, high-speed trains, and larger aircraft.
The most exciting and significant episode of scientific progress is the development of thermodynamics and electrodynamics in the 19th century and early 20th century.
Desde los campos de la biologia digital y molecular se nos dice que las diferencias entre la vida y la maquina, entre la inteligencia artificial y la inteligencia animal, entre la vida artificial y la vida misma, estan al borde de desvanecerse.
Evolutionary algorithms that imitate nature to solve technical problems, synthetic DNA that turns plants into living data archives, and the use of autonomous machines inside living bodies are just a few examples suggesting that the boundaries between life and technology have become fundamentally blurred in the early 21st century.
Evolutionary algorithms that imitate nature to solve technical problems, synthetic DNA that turns plants into living data archives, and the use of autonomous machines inside living bodies are just a few examples suggesting that the boundaries between life and technology have become fundamentally blurred in the early 21st century.
Light is essential to basically all life on earth; even where the light of the sun doesn't reach, we find plants and creatures which emit their own light.
Cet ouvrage propose une etude approfondie des actifs petroliers non operes, un segment strategique de l'industrie des hydrocarbures qui, bien que souvent meconnu, revet une importance cruciale pour les acteurs economiques et institutionnels.
Als die Philosophin Val Plumwood mit dem Kajak durch den nordaustralischen Kakadu-Nationalpark paddelt, wird sie von einem Leistenkrokodil angegriffen, gepackt und dreimal gewaltsam unter Wasser gerollt, ehe das Raubtier unerklarlicherweise von ihr ablasst und sie schwer verletzt uberlebt.
This innovative take on construction toys explores the development and use of building-inspired playthings between 1830 and 1940 as they became the educational toys par excellence for industrialised and industrialising societies in Europe and elsewhere.
Functional Connectivity of the Human Brain: From Mechanisms to Clinical Applications is a comprehensive review of mechanisms and analysis of methods of functional connectivity to map brain organization in healthy individuals and sick patients.
In a unique fusion of art and pyrotechnic innovation, discover the history of Japanese fireworks in this collection of woodblock illustrations by Jinta Hirayama.
A foundational text in understanding the legacy and ongoing challenges of women in STEM, this volume is one of the earliest comprehensive surveys of women's contributions to science, from astronomy and mathematics to medicine and zoology.
Perfect for the curious mushroom novice, this charming Victorian guide introduces the mysterious world of fungi, with key insights on mushroom identification and habitat.
Shining a light on one of the most overlooked ecologically significant organisms, this practical pocket-guide introduces readers to the species of lichens found around Britain.
This book provides new approaches to the debate on individuality and non-individuality in quantum mechanics, with chapters written by leading experts in the field.
This book provides new approaches to the debate on individuality and non-individuality in quantum mechanics, with chapters written by leading experts in the field.
Chemical data analysis, with aspects of metrology in chemistry and chemometrics, is an evolving discipline where new and better ways of doing things are constantly being developed.
This edited collection of papers explores from an interdisciplinary perspective the role of images and objects in early modern knowledge-making practices with an emphasis on mapping methodological approaches against printed pictures and things.