Other technologies and applied sciences

This book provides an overview of the latest R&D advancements in the field of ICT technologies inherent to a New Space vision.

According to recent reports, the United States currently accounts for less than one-third of global research and development spending, and it is projected that this fraction will decline to 18% by 2050.

This vintage book is a complete guide to string work, with information on knotting, netting, looping, plaiting, and macrame.

Long used in undergraduate and introductory graduate courses, Astrophysical Techniques, Seventh Edition provides an accessible yet comprehensive account of the innovate instruments, detectors, and techniques employed in astronomy and astrophysics.

This book describes the most complex machine ever sent to another planet: Curiosity.

The mid-infrared domain is a promising optical domain because it holds two transparency atmospheric windows, as well as the fingerprint of many chemical compounds.

This report contains information from more than sixty shipyards from around the world, and gives a unique inventory of the different aspects of welding mechanization and automation used in building large, middle and small-sized ships.

This book offers an essential guide for postgraduates, obstetricians and gynaecologists (including teaching faculty), helping them develop workflows for the early detection and assessment of high-risk pregnancies & pregnancy with IUGR using colour Doppler applications and transfontenellar cranial sonography in premature new-borns during routine ultrasonography.

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted increasing interest from researchers due to their superb power conversion efficiencies.

Written by experts in the ship design field, this book provides a comprehensive approach to evaluating ship resistance and propulsion.

E-FAST (extended focused assessment by sonograpy for trauma) represents the basic ultrasonographic approach to any trauma patient.

This book presents selected papers from the International Conference of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 2019 (AeroMech 2019), held at the Universiti Sains Malaysia's School of Aerospace Engineering.

Residual Stress, Thermomechanics & Infrared Imaging, Hybrid Techniques and Inverse Problems, Volume 7 of the Proceedings of the 2018 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the seventh volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

This volume, The Sun to the Earth-and Beyond: Panel Reports, is a compilation of the reports from five National Research Council (NRC) panels convened as part of a survey in solar and space physics for the period 2003-2013.

"e;Shoe and Leather Encyclopedia by The Shoe & Leather Gazette"e; is a collection of vintage articles on the subject of leather shoe and boot manufacturing.

This technical book focuses on the acoustic analysis of weak points in a comprehensible manner.

The first edition of this definitive text ran to 24 chapters.

This proceeding is a collection of selected papers presented at Symposium O of Compound Semiconductor Photonics in the International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technology (ICMAT), which was held in Singapore from 28 June to 3 July 2009.

This book Computer Modelling of Seas and Coastal Regions is the first volume of the two volume proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Modelling of Seas and Coastal Regions and Boundary Elements and Fluid Dynamics, held in Southampton, U.

Este libro enseña los procesos y técnicas de un oficio tradicional, la forja, empleando las técnicas de ayer y de hoy.

The manipulation of light at the nanometer scale is highly pursued for both fundamental sciences and wide applications.

The book provides a detailed approach to the physics, fluid dynamics, modeling, experimentation and numerical simulation of cavitation phenomena, with special emphasis on cavitation-induced instabilities and their implications on the design and operation of high performance turbopumps and hydraulic turbines.

This new volume will help materials scientists and engineers fully comprehend the principles of optics and optical phenomena and effectively utilize them for the design and fabrication of optical materials and devices.

Image processing and image analysis are typically important fields in information science and technology.

Praise for the first edition:"e;A terrific blend of the science and the history.

This book derives physical models from basic principles, studies the effect of equivalent models on the dynamic characteristics of phononic crystals and acoustic metamaterials, and analyzes the physical mechanisms behind vibration and noise reduction.

China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC 2022) Proceedings presents selected research papers from CSNC 2022 held during 25th-27th May, 2022 in Beijing, China.

Computer Vision & Laser Vibrometry, Volume 6: Proceedings of the 42nd IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2024, the sixth volume of ten from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

In the past ten years the science of Polyconjugated Organic Materials has grown rapidly and is now experiencing the uncorrelated explosive development typical of a new science.

Presents a unified framework of far-field and near-field array techniques for noise source identification and sound field visualization, from theory to application.

This book covers the principles, concepts, and applications of artificial intelligence in medical imaging technologies, specifically in the context of diagnostic imaging, such as radiography and radiological technology.

Beginning with the basic elements that differentiate space programs from other management challenges, Space Program Management explains through theory and example of real programs from around the world, the philosophical and technical tools needed to successfully manage large, technically complex space programs both in the government and commercial environment.

What are the physical mechanisms that underlie the efficient generation and transfer of energy at the nanoscale?

Die transvaginale Ultraschalldiagnostik mit hochauflösenden Real-time-Schallköpfen eröffnet neue diagnostische Möglichkeiten der morphologischen und funktionellen Entwicklung des lebenden menschlichen Embryos, ohne dabei seine Integrität zu beeinträchtigen.

Because of the Moon's unique place in the evolution of rocky worlds, it is a prime focus of NASA's space exploration vision.

This book addresses the recent trends in thermal and environmental barrier coatings and their applications in extreme environments.

The Magnesium Technology Symposium, the event on which this collection is based, is one of the largest yearly gatherings of magnesium specialists in the world.

This book presents up-to-date information on promising indications for ultrasound in contemporary periodontics and implant therapy with the aim of assisting researchers and dental practitioners to use this novel imaging modality to advance research and patient care.

The first book to summarize the applications of CAFM as the most important method in the study of electronic properties of materials and devices at the nanoscale.

Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging provides a comprehensive introduction to and a state-of-the-art review of the essential science and signal processing principles of diagnostic ultrasound.

Many of us dream of owning a treehouse, whether it's a tree fort or playhouse for the children, a secret retreat or just a unique space for relaxing and reconnecting with nature.

Dieses Buch bietet eine umfassende und dennoch prägnante Darstellung der Rechenmethoden des Leichtbaus im Rahmen der Statik der Stab- und Balkentragwerke und ist in vier Abschnitte unterteilt.

This book attempts to provide readers with an overall idea of various types of offshore platform geometries.

This book de-emphasizes the formal mathematical description of spacecraft on-board attitude and orbit applications in favor of a more qualitative, concept-oriented presentation of these topics.

Although several books cover the coding theory of wireless communications and the hardware technologies and coding techniques of optical CDMA, no book has been specifically dedicated to optical coding theory-until now.

Sustainable economic development is necessary to improve the standard of liv- ing and quality of life in the developing countries.

With a focus on China, the United States, and India, this book examines the economic ambitions of the second space race.

Addressing its technical evolution as well as its military and social impact, this comprehensive reference shows how historic leaders such as Dionysus of Syracuse, the Ottoman sultan Mohammad II, Oliver Cromwell, and Napoleon Bonaparte were successful in battle because of their innovative use of artillery.