Heat engines that use gases as the working fluid in a closed system model were discussed in this book. Otto cycle, Diesel, Miller, and Dual cycle a...

Nikola Tesla has been credited for the creation of much of the technology that we take for granted today. Without the genius of Tesla we would not ...

Gelatine has been the focus of many scientific studies recently published, as it is widely used not only in foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals b...

Glass in the common sense refers to soda-lime glass, or any similar substance: a hard, brittle, transparent solid made by fusing soda with lime and...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the synthesis, optical properties and applications for cancer treatment of gold ...

Graphene is an ultimately monolayer material with single-atom thickness. It possesses many fascinating properties including massless Dirac electron...

This book describes initial efforts, as part of the new Strategic Technology Institute (STI) on carbon electronics, to model and simulate the perfo...

Graphene is a nanomaterial combining very simple atomic structure with intriguingly complex and largely unexplored physics. Since its first isolati...

Green composites can be prepared by conventional blending wheat gluten (WG) and other organic or inorganic components using conventional plastic pr...

Grid electrified vehicles or plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) are gaining attention world-wide as a potential low carbon technology. Because it is s...

In the first chapter of Gyroscopes: Types, Functions and Applications, the operating principle, types and applications of fiber-optic gyroscopes ar...

This book reviews the four classes of materials science, the study of each of which are also considered separate fields: metals, ceramics, polymers...

Photocatalysis is the acceleration of a photoreaction in the presence of a catalyst. In catalysed photolysis, light is absorbed by an adsorbed subs...

Handbook Of Photon Interaction Coefficients In Radioisotope-Excited X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis

Boron is a naturally-occurring element. It is typically combined with other substances to form borates, including boric acid, salts of borates, and...

For those uninitiated into the 21st century world of concrete, this book will serve as a real eye-opener. For those in the concrete, landscaping, a...

Heat pipes are efficient passive devices that can transfer large amounts of heat over long distances with small temperature differences between the...

Heat treatment is a method used to alter the physical, and sometimes chemical, properties of a material. Heat treatment involves the use of heating...

This book is concerned with heavy metals, which are considered to be the most hazardous pollutants present in the water system. Heavy metals are ex...

Ternary Mn-based Heusler alloys often exhibit a ferromagnetic shape memory effect,which is best studied in Ni2MnGa, a prototype of Heusler alloys. ...

The book "High Performance Coating for Automotive and Aerospace Industries" is both a reference and a tutorial for understanding the most advanced ...

Intermetallic compounds can be simply defined as ordered alloy phases formed between two or more metallic elements. These materials have different ...

High strength steels cover a broad spectrum of applications and are being increasingly used in different areas due to their distinguished features,...

Following the discovery of the oxide superconductors in 1986 by Bednorz and Müller, a number of new superconducting compounds was found exhibiting ...