Energy technology and engineering

Principles of Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging: A System Simulation Approach demonstrates the use of image simulation for SAR.

This book presents a passionate first-hand account of the development of the Home Sweet Home (H2S) radar systems during World War II.

From the discovery of fire to that of the atom, the development of human societies has largely been based on the conquest of energy.

Advanced Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Environmental and Sensing Applications provides state-of-the-art progress developments in the design strategies of 2D-based nanomaterials.

This book details the latest developments in sensing technology and its applications in the food industry, profiling the improvements achieved in recent years for better food quality, safety, processing, and control.

Advanced Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Environmental and Sensing Applications provides state-of-the-art progress developments in the design strategies of 2D-based nanomaterials.

Written by international experts, Physics and Applications of Semiconductor Quantum Structures covers the most important recent advances in the field.

Size Up the Short- and Long-Term Effects of GrapheneThe Graphene Science Handbook is a six-volume set that describes graphene's special structural, electrical, and chemical properties.

While several available texts discuss molded plastic optics, none provide information on all classes of molded optics.

Intelligence in Chips: Integrated Sensors and Memristive Computing is an authoritative resource that navigates the exciting landscape of in-memory computing, neuromorphic circuits, and memristive technologies.

A reflection of the intense study of the effects of electromagnetic fields on living tissues that has taken place during the last decades, Advanced Electroporation Techniques in Biology and Medicine summarizes most recent experimental findings and theories related to permeabilization of biomembranes by pulsed electric fields.

Continuously studied since its discovery, graphene offers truly unique opportunities, because unlike most semiconductor systems, its 2D electronic states are not buried deep under the surface and it can be easily accessed directly by tunneling or by other local probes.

This book includes the proceedings of the Symposium and Industry Summit, June 20-21, 2024 at University of WindsorNegativity and pessimism seem to dominate the media in recent years, overshadowing the bright side of our beautiful planet and disheartening its inhabitants.

Nuclear Energy is one of the most popular texts ever published on basic nuclear physics, systems, and applications of nuclear energy.

This book includes the proceedings of the Symposium and Industry Summit, June 20-21, 2024 at University of WindsorNegativity and pessimism seem to dominate the media in recent years, overshadowing the bright side of our beautiful planet and disheartening its inhabitants.

This book presents select peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Innovations in Clean Energy Technologies (ICET 2023) and examines a range of durable, energy-efficient, and next-generation smart green technologies for a sustainable future by reflecting on the trends, advances, and developments taking place across the globe.

This book presents select peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Innovations in Clean Energy Technologies (ICET 2023) and examines a range of durable, energy-efficient, and next-generation smart green technologies for a sustainable future by reflecting on the trends, advances, and developments taking place across the globe.

Calling for ecologically and economically sound wastewater treatment systems, the authors of Natural Wastewater Treatment Systems explore the use of wetlands, sprinkler or deep irrigation, groundwater recharge, and other natural systems as sustainable methods for the treatment and management of wastewater.

Antennas are an important component of every communication systems, including radio, television, satellite, radar, and cellular networks which transmits and receive radio waves over the wireless channel.

This book serves as a foundation to the field of HCI, equipping readers with the necessary knowledge and skills to engage in this field.

Adaptive Optics (AO) is a technique allowing the manipulation of the wavefront of the light benefitting multiple fields like Microscopy, Optical Coherence Tomography, Visual Testing, Optical Communications, and Astronomical Optics, just to mention some examples.

Fuel cell systems have now reached a degree of technological maturity and appear destined to form the cornerstone of future energy technologies.

This book is a comprehensive guide to Linear Algebra and covers all the fundamental topics such as vector spaces, linear independence, basis, linear transformations, matrices, determinants, inner products, eigenvectors, bilinear forms, and canonical forms.

Nuclear Energy is one of the most popular texts ever published on basic nuclear physics, systems, and applications of nuclear energy.

Impedance Spectroscopy is a powerful measurement method used in many application fields such as electrochemistry, material science, biology and medicine, semiconductor industry and sensors.

Since transmitting reactive power over long distances is not feasible, power systems integrate power factor correction capacitors to provide local reactive power compensation.

Blockchain in healthcare is a recent breakthrough and is redefining the information architecture that underpins all healthcare services.

With the advance of semiconductors and ubiquitous computing, the use of system-on-a-chip (SoC) has become an essential technique to reduce product cost.

An international perspective on recent research, Compound Semiconductors 2001 provides an overview of important developments in III-V compound semiconductors, such as GaAs, InP, and GaN; II-VI compounds, such as ZnSe and CdTe; and IV-IV compounds, such as SiC and SiGe.

The technical committee on mechatronics formed by the International Federation for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, in Prague, Czech Republic, adopted the following definition for the term: Mechatronics is the synergistic combination of precision mechanical engineering, electronic control and systems thinking in the design products and manufa

The Internet of Things is the emerging technology which interconnects smart objects using wireless communications.

Maureen Stone's field guide to digital color presents a survey of digital color with special emphasis on those fields important for computer graphics.

Written by two leading researchers from the world-renowned Japan Atomic Energy Agency, the Nuclear Hydrogen Production Handbook is an unrivalled overview of current and future prospects for the effective production of hydrogen via nuclear energy.

In recent years, many new products have emerged in machinery and electronics, necessitating innovative designs.

For many transportation systems, the cost of expanding the infrastructure is too high.

PEM Fuel Cell Diagnostic Tools presents various tools for diagnosing PEM fuel cells and stacks, including in situ and ex situ diagnostic tools, electrochemical techniques, and physical/chemical methods.

This book presents selected extended papers from the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (INCOM 2024), describing recent advances in thermo-fluids engineering research.

This book presents selected extended papers from the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (INCOM 2024), describing recent advances in thermo-fluids engineering research.

This book examines Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and its derivatives Laser Doppler Flowmetry (LDF), Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy (DWS), Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging (LSCI), and Doppler Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) for characterizing particle motion in turbid mediums like suspensions and solutions.

As debates over how relative risk can be used to shape landscape-scale environmental management intensify, Regional-Scale Risk Assessment demonstrates the capabilities of RRM using nine case studies in the Pacific Northwest, Pennsylvania, Brazil, and Tasmania.

Sensors operating on interferometric principles and mounted inside optical fibers have recently been considered for measuring strain and temperature.

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) uses services as the baseline for developing new architectures and applications, as networks are built specifically to satisfy service requirements.

Luminescent Thermometers deals with all aspects of the subject from principles of methods to their applications in different areas.

This book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the processes and technologies utilized for producing hydrogen from renewable sources.

This book is intended to be an introductory reference to green technology and design for the environment (GTDFE) for working professionals as well as a basic text for graduate course work in engineering, covering all facets of GTDFE.