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This book is a compilation of papers presented at Symposium 4, Materials Characterization, held at the XVIII International Materials Research Congress 2009 in Cancun, Mexico. The symposium was co-organized by the Sociedad Mexicana de Materiales...

For many years it has been recognized that engineering materials that are-tough and ductile can be rendered susceptible to premature fracture through their reaction with the environment. Over 100 years ago, Reynolds associated hydrogen with detrimental...

This book examines the synthetic approaches, properties, applications, and recyclability of bio-based superabsorbent polymers (SAP) in depth. It describes and compares bio-based SAPs with petro-based SAPs. Additionally, it explores the structure–property...

This open access book presents a thorough look at tortuosity and microstructure effects in porous materials. The book delivers a comprehensive review of the subject, summarizing all key results in the field with respect to the underlying theories,...

Detector materials include semiconductors and scintillators, which are represented by a variety of binary molecular compounds such as lanthanum halides (LaX3), zinc oxide (ZnO) and mercuric iodide (HgI2). Ideally, these materials possess appropriate...

The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.Book InformationISBN 9781605112473Author Venkat BommisettyFormat HardbackImprint Materials Research SocietyPublisher Materials...

Increased production of photovoltaic (PV) energy and its rapidly growing market have resulted in reduced costs, as well as improved conversion efficiencies and reliabilities for solar systems. Much of this rapid progress has occurred because of materials...

This book systematizes data on the heterophase states and their evolution in perovskite-type ferroelectric solid solutions. It also provides a general interpretation of heterophase and domain structures on changing temperature, composition or electric...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783039281602Author Eric GentyFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 295g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783038423829Author Eugene A OlevskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 422g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783038977964Author Miran MozetičFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 170g

The gas-particle flow problem is formulated with the gas and solid particles out of equilibrium with respect to momentum and thermodynamical slip, as well as mass loss from the particle phase. The nonlinear effects are illustrated by the normal shock...

In an attempt to meet the demand for new ultra-high strength materials, the processing of novel material configurations with unique microstructure is being explored in systems which are further and further from equilibrium. One such class of emerging...

This book is intended as an introductory lecture in material physics, in which the modern computational group theory and the electronic structure calculation are in collaboration. The first part explains how to use computer algebra for applications in...

This book covers the development of biotechnology based on carbon nanostructures, with a focus on nanotubes, addressing also fullerenes and amorphous carbons. The book is divided into 7 chapters, addressing tissue engineering, genetic engineering and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783039285341Author Ana María Diez-PascualFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 209g

This book covers the development of biotechnology based on carbon nanostructures, with a focus on nanotubes, addressing also fullerenes and amorphous carbons. The book is divided into 7 chapters, addressing tissue engineering, genetic engineering and...

This book provides a short and concise introduction to Bayesian optimization specifically for experimental and computational materials scientists. After explaining the basic idea behind Bayesian optimization and some applications to materials science in...

It is the objective of the series IIMaterials Research and Engineeringll to publish information on technical facts and pro cesses together with specific scientific models and theories. Fundamental considerations assist in the recognition of the origin of...

Because of the sheer size of the plastics industry, the title Developments in Plastics Technology now covers an incredibly wide range of subjects or topics. No single volume can survey the whole field in any depth and so what follows is therefore a...

This book covers state-of-the-art technologies, principles, methods and industrial applications of electronic waste (e-waste) and waste PCB (WPCB) recycling. It focuses on cutting-edge mechanical separation processes and pyro- and hydro-metallurgical...

This book provides comprehensive coverage of smart biomaterials and their potential applications, a field that is developing at a very rapid pace. Because smart biomaterials are an emerging class of biomaterials that respond to small changes in external...

Increasing concern with fuel consumption leads to widespread interest in lightweight structures for transportation vehicles. Several competing technologies are available for the structural connections of these structures, namely welding, mechanical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783540636717Author Wolfgang GrellmannFormat HardbackPage Count 532Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KPublisher Springer-Verlag Berlin...

To meet the demands of exponentially growing global energy consumption, extensive research is necessary for future fusion and Generation IV fission reactor power plants; however, structural material performance is a limiting factor. Conventional...

Assessing the quality of textiles using textile microscopy remains one of the important instruments for permanent process improvement in the fiber, textile and apparel industries. The degree of international interlinking in the textile producing and...

The state of development of composite materials is quite unique in the scientific world with simultaneous advances being made both in their usage and basic understanding. The complexity and high technology required in manufacturing structural parts with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632402691Author Nathan PaulFormat HardbackImprint Clanrye InternationalPublisher Clanrye InternationalWeight(grams) 408g

The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.Book InformationISBN 9781107410343Author R. D. BringansFormat PaperbackPage Count 502Imprint Cambridge University PressPublisher...

The overarching theme of this book is the critical importance of microstructure and defects on the physical and mechanical properties of ordered intermetallics. These compounds have great promise for a variety of diverse and important applications such...

An increased focus on educational transformation in STEM disciplines has led to a burgeoning field of materials education research. This book details the Symposium PP, Materials Education - detailing the inspirational story of Marni Goldman - a pioneer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781475748451Author V. H. DodsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 211Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc.Publisher Springer-Verlag New York Inc.Weight(grams) 334g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632384638Author Howard CurrantFormat HardbackImprint NY Research PressPublisher NY Research PressWeight(grams) 771g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789844016Author Hosam El-Din SalehFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpen

This book guides readers through the systematic analysis of Arc Spraying: one of the most widespread and important thermal spraying methods. Along the way, readers from industry and research laboratories become familiar with the features of the process...

For the past four decades, geometric scaling of silicon CMOS transistors has enabled not only an exponential increase in circuit integration density -Moore's Law - but also a corresponding enhancement in the transistor performance. Simple MOSFET...

Oxide materials are emerging as potential candidates for a variety of existing and new optoelectronic and microwave applications. Critical to enabling this development is the need to have high-quality materials and to be able to construct viable...

The material covered in the manuscripts published herein was subjected to public inquiry during the Japan-US Joint Seminar on Materials for Severe Service Conditions during 19-23 May 1986 at the Toranomon Pastral Guest House in Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan...

J. IIONEYMAN The second textile and clothing research and development programme (1982-1985) supported by the EEC was undertaken with the prime objective of strengthening the competitiveness of the Community textile industries by stimulating innovation...

Continued and systematic analysis of the mechanics of flexible fibre assemblies dates from about 1945, although the growth of research into textiles after 1920 had included studies of fabric structure and the measurement of mechanical properties. The...