Mechanical engineering and materials

Carbon nanotubes are exceptionally interesting from a fundamental research point of view.

Future high-tech applications such as nanotechnology require a deep understanding of the physics of mesoscopic systems.

This landmark book deals with nonlinear normal modes (NNMs) and nonlinear mode localization.

A fascinating introduction to the basic principles of orbital mechanics It has been three hundred years since Isaac Newton first formulated laws to explain the orbits of the Moon and the planets of our solar system.

Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) plays an important role in today's microelectronics industry.

Linking physics fundamentals to modern technology-a highly applied primer for students and engineers Reminding us that modern inventions-new materials, information technologies, medical technological breakthroughs-are based on well-established fundamental principles of physics, Jasprit Singh integrates important topics from quantum mechanics, statistical thermodynamics, and materials science, as well as the special theory of relativity.

Presents the fundamental principles governing levitation of material bodies by magnetic fields without too much formal theory.

This is the first book to discuss the correlation between the performance of industrial processes and practice-relevant properties, such as strength and optical properties.

Microstructures, electronics, nanotechnology - these vast fields of research are growing together as the size gap narrows and many different materials are combined.

Microstructures, electronics, nanotechnology - these vast fields of research are growing together as the size gap narrows and many different materials are combined.

Fractal geometry is revolutionizing the descriptive mathematics of applied materials systems.

Derived from the highly acclaimed series Materials Science and Technology, this book provides in-depth coverage of STM, AFM, and related non-contact nanoscale probes along with detailed applications, such as the manipulation of atoms and clusters on a nanometer scale.

High purity, thin metal coatings have a variety of important commercial applications, for example, in the microelectronics industry, as catalysts, as protective and decorative coatings as well as in gas-diffusion barriers.

With applications ranging from asymmetric catalysis to magnetic materials, ferrocene is one of the most versatile building blocks in synthesis.

Who killed Napoleon?

Derived from the highly acclaimed series Materials Science and Technology, this book covers the properties as well as the present and emerging applications of intermetallics.

Electrochromic devices have a number of important commercial applications, for instance in displays, as optical shutters, and as modulators for mirrors, windows, and sun-glasses.

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) are powerful tools for surface examination.

Research on metal-containing liquid crystals is a rapidly expanding, multidisciplinary field with new materials continually being synthesized and novel applications being developed.

A book on the role of rheokinetics in polymer technology This book looks at rheokinetics as a subject that can be taught to university students as part of a chemistry, rheology, hydrodynamics or related course.

Over the past two decades, thermal spraying of metallic, ceramic and composite coatings has emerged as a powerful tool for surface engineering, with many new applications and markets continually being developed.

Exciting reading for anyone with a curious mind!

Written by leading experts in the field, this practical reference handbook offers an up-to-date, critical survey of the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of nonmetals, a key technology in semiconductor electronics, finishing, and corrosion protection.

Chemical growth methods of electronic materials are the keystone of microelectronic device processing.

Derived from the successful three-volume Handbook of Microscopy, this book provides a broad survey of the physical fundamentals and principles of all modern techniques of electron microscopy.

With more than 20 contributions from leading research groups, this book provides essential information for chemists and materials scientists working with molecular clusters.

This handbook is a unique compendium of knowledge on all aspects of the physics of liquid crystals.

The ability of condensation polymers to undergo additional chemical reactions, so-called transreactions, is really fascinating.

The production of high-purity ceramic materials from low-molecular weight, inorganic or organoelement precursors is a topic of increasing relevance within materials science.

Linking of materials properties with microstructures is a fundamental theme in materials science, for which a detailed knowledge of the modern characterization techniques is essential.

This book describes the electrochemical behavior of supramolecular systems.

The study of ferroelectricity is a branch of solid state physics which has shown rapid growth during the recent years.

It was often felt as a shortcoming that there was no dictionary of lubrication engineering English-German and German-English on the market, since many terms of tribology are not contained in standard or technical dictionaries.

New organic compounds with interesting and improved electronic and photonic properties are being reported on a daily basis, with new light-triggered materials being designed for molecular and bioelectronic devices.

Adhesion is among the oldest technologies known to mankind, but the technology of adhesives began to boom with the developments in chemistry in the early 1900s.

Several ceramic parts have already proven their suitability for serial application in automobile engines in very impressive ways, especially in Japan, the USA and in Germany.

Surface Characterization provides an authoritative guide to the wide range of powerful techniques that are used to characterize the surfaces of materials.

Over the last ten years vast efforts were made in the research and development of intermetallic compounds to attain improved high temperature strength and low temperature ductility.

This is the first book to present both classical and quantum-chemical approaches to computational methods, incorporating the many new developments in this field from the last few years.

Carbon-carbon bond forming reactions are arguably the most important processes in chemistry, as they represent key steps in the building of complex molecules from simple precursors.

Hype, hope, or horror?

In this concise handbook leading experts give a broad overview of the latest developments in this emerging and fascinating field of nano-sized materials.

Electroactive oligomers form an important class of advanced materials for the development of new devices such as thin-film, flexible batteries; semiconductors; large-area optical displays; and sensors.

Rechargeable Batteries with high energy density are in great demand as energy sources for various purposes, e.

With its assessment and linking of study reports into a coherent narrative, this book accurately describes the technological and economic opportunities of nanotechnology in all important sectors of industry affected.

This first concise handbook on this important new class of organic conducting materials gives a broad survey over this emerging field of research.

A comprehensive and substantial source of information on the properties, production, processing and applications of copper and copper alloys, of interest to metallurgical, development, design and testing engineers in the automotive and other industries using copper.

This up-to-date review closes an important gap in the literature by providing a comprehensive description of the Mossbauer effect in lattice dynamics, along with a collection of applications in metals, alloys, amorphous solids, molecular crystals, thin films, and nanocrystals.

With this handbook, the distinguished team of editors has combined the expertise of leading nanomaterials scientists to provide the latest overview of this field.

The combined results from an international research project involving 40 interdisciplinary groups, providing the latest knowledge from the past few years.