Materials science

A highly coveted objective of modern materials science is to optimize multiple coupled functionalities in the same single phase material and control the cross-response via multiple external fields.

Based on more than 30 years of research and practical experience, this book is the first to combine theory and design guidelines dedicated solely to positive displacement compressors.

This volume contains reviews on state-of-the-art Japanese research presented in the annual Spring and Autumn meetings of the Japanese Polymer Science Society.

This volume covers experimental and theoretical advances on the relationship between composition, structure and macroscopic mechanical properties of novel hydrogels containing dynamic bonds.

Lignin is one of the most abundant plant-derived feedstock on earth and qualifies as a renewable material.

This book describes two different museums using construction technology as the common language that brings architecture and engineering together.

This book offers valuable insights and provides effective tools useful for imagining, creating, and promoting novel and challenging developments in structural mechanics.

The study of semiconductor heterostructures started more than forty years ago.

This book discusses the revolution of cycles and rhythms that is expected to take place in different branches of science and engineering in the 21st century, with a focus on communication and information processing.

The aim of the present book is to present theoretical nonlinear aco- tics with equal stress on physical and mathematical foundations.

IMA Volumes 135: Transport in Transition Regimes and 136: Dispersive Transport Equations and Multiscale Models focus on the modeling of processes for which transport is one of the most complicated components.

This book is a valuable resource for researchers, professionals and graduate students interested in solar power system design.

This unique multidisciplinary 8-volume set focuses on the emerging issues concerning synthesis, characterization, design, manufacturing and various other aspects of composite materials from renewable materials and provides a shared platform for both researcher and industry.

During the past 40 years many patents and articles have been published which describe methods and materials for water vapor permeable materials.

This handbook provides a unique overview of lipid membrane fundamentals and applications.

This book covers the current advances and practices in tribological applications of composite materials under various processes, presenting the development, characterization, and morphological properties of composite materials in tribological applications.

Over the past decade, important advances have been made in the development of nanostructured materials for solid state hydrogen storage used to supply hydrogen to fuel cells in a clean, inexpensive, safe and efficient manner.

This monograph is devoted to problems of propagation and stability of linear and nonlinear waves in continuous media with complex structure.

Computational Materials Science provides the theoretical basis necessary for understanding atomic surface phenomena and processes of phase transitions, especially crystallization, is given.

This book treats the phenomena and techniques of advanced optics confined in nanometer-scale regions, especially near-field optics and surface as well as local plasmons.

The most recent advancements in the areas of ceramic/composite processing and characterization are presented in this new volume.

Updated and expanded coverage of the latest trends and developments in fiber composite materials, processes, and applications Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites, Fourth Edition features updated and expanded coverage of all technical aspects of fiber composites, including the latest trends and developments in materials, manufacturing processes, and materials applications, as well as the latest experimental characterization methods.

This book describes the design experience of automatic machines and the theoretical background for controlling them.

The rapid evolution of computer science, communication, and information technology has enabled the application of control techniques to systems beyond the possibilities of control theory just a decade ago.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Workshop in memory of Prof.

Must-have reference for processes involving liquids, gases, and mixturesReap the time-saving, mistake-avoiding benefits enjoyed by thousands of chemical and process design engineers, research scientists, and educators.

This book outlines methods to improve functioning of these polymer based devices - in particular, the multi-faceted cognition of these materials.

This book is the first volume of a two-volume work, which is an improved version of a preprint [47] published in German.

This book covers the application of emerging materials to combat coronavirus.

Research on issues relating to nuclear waste storage plays an important role in contributing to finding good solutions to a problem that concerns mankind's future, predicting the durability of engineered barriers and determining the kinetics of alteration processes.

This book focuses on the regulation of transcription and translation in Archaea and arising insights into the evolution of RNA processing pathways.

Rheology: Theory and Applications, Volume 3 is a collection of articles contributed by experts in the field of rheology - the science of deformation and flow.

Plasticity of Metallic Materials presents a rigorous framework for description of plasticity phenomena, classic and recent models for isotropic and anisotropic materials, new original analytical solutions to various elastic/plastic boundary value problems and new interpretations of mechanical data based on these recent models.

This book is a self-contained collection of recent research findings providing a comprehensive and systematic unified framework for both analysis and synthesis for singularly perturbed systems.

This manuscript sets out a process for estimating fatalities in collapsed buildings due to ground shaking in an earthquake.

These Proceedings, consisting of Parts A and B, contain the edited versions of most of the papers presented at the annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation held at the Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort in Snowbird, Utah on July 19-24.

Ambipolar materials represent a class of materials where positive and negative charge carriers can both transport concurrently.

With regard to both the environmental sustainability and operating efficiency demands, modern combustion research has to face two main objectives, the optimization of combustion efficiency and the reduction of pollutants.

This book will enable students to navigate through materials science and engineering courses with increased motivation, reflection and depth.

Protein-Based Biopolymers: From Source to Biomedical Applications provides an overview on the development and application of protein biopolymers in biomedicine.

This second edition volume expands on the previous edition with updated research and techniques to help laboratory workers design and implement a successful purification strategy, emphasize critical aspects on practical problems, and answers questions encountered at the lab bench.

Wear comfort has been listed as the most important property of clothing demanded by users and consumers according to recent studies.

The definitive bible for the field of biomedical engineering, this collection of volumes is a major reference for all practicing biomedical engineers and students.

This book is an ambitious attempt to bridge the infamous gap between theory and practice in control.

Sensors & Instrumentation and Aircraft/Aerospace Testing Techniques, Volume 8: Proceedings of the 42nd IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2024, the eighth volume of ten from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

This book investigates applicability of various emerging strategies to improve important properties and features of metal oxide materials that can be used further to advance their photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical performances.