In August, 1996, the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering hosted a symposium on Interfacial Aspects of Multicomponent Polymer Materials at the Orlando, Florida, American Chemical Society meeting.
This volume is prepared from lecture notes for the course "e;Intercalation in Layered Materials"e; which was held at the Ettore Majorana Centre for Scientific Culture at Erice, Sicily in July, 1986, as part of the International School of Materials Science and Tech- nology.
to the Second Edition Since the first (1986) edition of this book, the numbers of installations, researchers, and research publications devoted to electron energy-loss spec- troscopy (EELS) in the electron microscope have continued to expand.
'A comprehensive review of the current state of the theoretical development in this important area of potential application of conducting polymers, and is very timely.
The science and art of crystal growing continue to flourish; even with increasing understanding of the science, "e;feel"e; and skill continue to play their vital part, as was so clearly evidenced at the recent Boston International Conference on Crystal Growth.
Porous and Complex Flow Structures in Modern Technologies represents a new approach to the field, considering the fundamentals of porous media in terms of the key roles played by these materials in modern technology.
This Volume 13 of the Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics series constitutes the th Proceedings of the 7 International Symposium on the fracture mechanics of ceramics held at the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia on July 20 to 22, 1999.
Chemical Vapor Deposition Polymerization - The Growth and Properties of Parylene Thin Films is intended to be valuable to both users and researchers of parylene thin films.
As the utilization of ceramic materials is developing at a great pace, so too is the science of ceramics improving the understanding we have about these high-technology materials.
Optical Metrology for Fluids, Combustion and Solids is the first practical handbook that presents the assemblage of the techniques necessary to provide a basic understanding of optical measurement for fluids, combustion, and solids.
Fractal analysis has rapidly become an important field in materials science and engineering with broad applications to theoretical analysis and quantitative description of microstructures of materials.
EMATs for Science and Industry comprises the physical principles of electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) and the applications to scientific and industrial ultrasonic measurements on materials.
Sample Controlled Thermal Analysis gives a short presentation of the spirit and history of SCTA and then focuses on: basic SCTA techniques, applications of SCTA in kinetic studies and applications in the study of ceramics, adsorbents and catalysts.
Convective flow in the liquid phase is always present in a realistic process of freezing and melting and may significantly affect the dynamics and results of the process.
A physics book that covers the optical properties of quantum-confined semiconductor nanostructures from both the theoretical and experimental points of view together with technological applications.
Multiwavelength Optical Networks systematically studies the major research issues in WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) optical networks, such as routing and wavelength assignment, QoS multicast routing, design of logical topologies, and placement of wavelength converters.
This monograph deals with the behavior of essentially nonlinear heterogeneous materials in processes occurring under intense dynamic loading, where microstructural effects play the main role.
Metrology and Properties of Engineering Surfaces provides in a single volume a comprehensive and authoritative treatment of the crucial topics involved in the metrology and properties of engineering surfaces.
Scanning Probe Lithography (SPL) describes recent advances in the field of scanning probe lithography, a high resolution patterning technique that uses a sharp tip in close proximity to a sample to pattern nanometer-scale features on the sample.
Device and Circuit Cryogenic Operation for Low Temperature Electronics is a first in reviewing the performance and physical mechanisms of advanced devices and circuits at cryogenic temperatures that can be used for many applications.
In recent years the importance of extruded alloys has increased due to the decline in copper extrusion, increased use in structural applications, environmental impact and reduced energy consumption.
Theoretical and experimental work on solids with low-dimensi- onal cooperative phenomena has been rather explosively expanded in the last few years, and it seems to be quite fashionable to con- tribute to this field, especially to the problem of one-dimensional metals.
In the last decade or so the growth of single crystals has assumed enormous importance for both academic research, and technology (particu- larly in the field of 'electronics').
This book contains the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute entitled "e;Characterization of Crystal Growth Defects by X-ray Methods' held in the University of Durham, England from 29th August to 10th September 1979.
Electron microscopy has revolutionized our understanding the extraordinary intellectual demands required of the mi- of materials by completing the processing-structure-prop- croscopist in order to do the job properly: crystallography, erties links down to atomistic levels.
Ceramics always was a broad field and now as the Like my predecessor I have provided only defini- boundaries continue to expand it is one of the truly tions.
The field of single charge tunneling comprises of phenomena where the tunneling of a microscopic charge, usually carried by an electron or a Cooper pair, leads to macro- scopically observable effects.
This book is intended as a general introduction to the uses of artificial materials in the human body for the purposes of aiding healing, correcting deformities, and restoring lost function.
This unique resource details the theory, working methods, and applications of electron tomographic techniques for imaging asymmetric, noncrystalline biological specimens.
The 1984 Advanced Study Institute on "e;Electronic Structure, Dynamics and Quantum Structural Properties of Condensed Matter"e; took place at the Corsendonk Conference Center, close to the City of Antwerpen, from July 16 till 27, 1984.
HIS FIRST EDITION OF Electronic Properties of Force Materials Laboratory, where Air Force respon- T Materials: A Guide to the Literature initiates a sibility for these contracts has resided.
This volume contains the proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Band Structure Engineering in Semiconductor Microstructures held at Il Ciocco, Castelvecchio Pascali in Tuscany between 10th and 15th April 1988.
