Other technologies and applied sciences

This book is a comprehensive work on utilization of overburden waste, ash, tailings, and other processed waste produced by mining industry.

This book is a comprehensive work on utilization of overburden waste, ash, tailings, and other processed waste produced by mining industry.

Semiconductors with optical characteristics have found widespread use in evolving semiconductor photovoltaics, where optical features are important.

Semiconductors with optical characteristics have found widespread use in evolving semiconductor photovoltaics, where optical features are important.

This book focuses on developing small weapons, following the lifecycle of a firearm from design to manufacture.

This book focuses on developing small weapons, following the lifecycle of a firearm from design to manufacture.

Aural Diversity addresses a fundamental methodological challenge in music and soundscape research by considering the nature of hearing as a spectrum of diverse experiences.

Aural Diversity addresses a fundamental methodological challenge in music and soundscape research by considering the nature of hearing as a spectrum of diverse experiences.

Flexible Batteries highlights the key advances in flexible batteries, a booming new direction in the energy storage field.

Flexible Batteries highlights the key advances in flexible batteries, a booming new direction in the energy storage field.

Focusing on passive intermodulation (PIM), a common instance of distortion in high-power multi-channel communication systems, the book introduces the concepts and technology of PIM.

Focusing on passive intermodulation (PIM), a common instance of distortion in high-power multi-channel communication systems, the book introduces the concepts and technology of PIM.

Introduction to Container Ship Operations and Onboard Safety is an introduction for students and professionals involved in the maritime industry.

Introduction to Container Ship Operations and Onboard Safety is an introduction for students and professionals involved in the maritime industry.

This book is unique in covering most of the developments on optical holographic techniques since holography's invention in 1947 by Dennis Gabor.

This book is unique in covering most of the developments on optical holographic techniques since holography's invention in 1947 by Dennis Gabor.

Detection of Optical Signals provides a comprehensive overview of important technologies for photon detection, from the X-ray through ultraviolet, visible, infrared to far-infrared spectral regions.

Detection of Optical Signals provides a comprehensive overview of important technologies for photon detection, from the X-ray through ultraviolet, visible, infrared to far-infrared spectral regions.

This book will explore the fundamentals of spacecraft charging: why it occurs, when it occurs, where it occurs, how to measure it, and its side effects.

This book will explore the fundamentals of spacecraft charging: why it occurs, when it occurs, where it occurs, how to measure it, and its side effects.

Cathodic protection (CP) mitigates the high cost of steel and other alloys corroded in seawater and seabed sediments.

Cathodic protection (CP) mitigates the high cost of steel and other alloys corroded in seawater and seabed sediments.

This cutting-edge volume explores how technological tools can be designed, engineered and implemented to assess and support individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders from diagnosis through to rehabilitation.

This cutting-edge volume explores how technological tools can be designed, engineered and implemented to assess and support individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders from diagnosis through to rehabilitation.

Over the past two decades, the use of fiber lasers in engineering applications has gradually become established as an engineering discipline on its own.

Over the past two decades, the use of fiber lasers in engineering applications has gradually become established as an engineering discipline on its own.

Principles of Adaptive Optics describes the foundations, principles, and applications of adaptive optics (AO) and its enabling technologies.

This book introduces acoustic wave theories using a reader-friendly matrix-based linear algebra approach.

This book introduces acoustic wave theories using a reader-friendly matrix-based linear algebra approach.

The content of this book includes a variety of nondestructive testing (NDT) methods, with many introductions to testing and application cases.

The content of this book includes a variety of nondestructive testing (NDT) methods, with many introductions to testing and application cases.

When combined with artificial intelligence, advanced computing architectures and enhanced communications, sensor technologies can monitor vessel performance and the adjacent environment to detect conditions that may hinder voyage completion.

Have you ever wondered how NASA designs, builds, and tests spacecrafts and hardware for space?

This volume discusses the emergence of space exploration as a new pivot of the global space economy in the decade of 2020s.

This volume discusses the emergence of space exploration as a new pivot of the global space economy in the decade of 2020s.

Secrets of the Moon: Understanding and Analysing the Lunar Surface provides a unique account of the origin of key features on the lunar surface.

Secrets of the Moon: Understanding and Analysing the Lunar Surface provides a unique account of the origin of key features on the lunar surface.

Have you ever wondered how NASA designs, builds, and tests spacecrafts and hardware for space?

Aviation safety and astronautics safety are taught as technical subjects informed, for the most part, by quantitative methods.

Aviation safety and astronautics safety are taught as technical subjects informed, for the most part, by quantitative methods.

Assistive Technology in Special Education presents a wealth of practical, well-organized information to help families, teachers, and therapists find effective solutions for students with learning, literacy, and cognitive challenges.

Assistive Technology in Special Education presents a wealth of practical, well-organized information to help families, teachers, and therapists find effective solutions for students with learning, literacy, and cognitive challenges.

Nanohertz Gravitational Wave Astronomy explores the exciting hunt for low frequency gravitational waves by using the extraordinary timing precision of pulsars.

Nanohertz Gravitational Wave Astronomy explores the exciting hunt for low frequency gravitational waves by using the extraordinary timing precision of pulsars.

Offshore platforms face many risks, including a hostile ocean environment, extreme temperatures, overpressure loads, fire risks, and hydrocarbon explosions, all of which pose unique challenges in designing their topside platforms.

Offshore platforms face many risks, including a hostile ocean environment, extreme temperatures, overpressure loads, fire risks, and hydrocarbon explosions, all of which pose unique challenges in designing their topside platforms.

Silicon photonics is beginning to play an important role in driving innovations in communication and computation for an increasing number of applications, from health care and biomedical sensors to autonomous driving, datacenter networking, and security.

Silicon photonics is beginning to play an important role in driving innovations in communication and computation for an increasing number of applications, from health care and biomedical sensors to autonomous driving, datacenter networking, and security.

Rope guidance of conveyances is commonly used in shafts of underground mines in numerous countries on almost every continent.