Materials science includes those parts of chemistry and physics that deal with the properties of materials. It encompasses four classes of material...

Nanosized composite materials are getting more and more important because of their unique properties. In addition, the preparation of nanoparticles...

Manufacturing plays an important role in the nation's economy, employment, and national defence. Accordingly, Congress has maintained a strong inte...

Natural fibres -- both lignocellulosic and protein -- are renewable and biodegradable. They are characterised by good air permeability, hygroscopic...

This book being with an introduction into natural ventilation applications in buildings. It defines the concept of natural ventilation in buildings...

The neutron beam has been applied extensively in scientific studies and in industrial fields. Studies on neutron diffraction have been promoted for...

New Approaches To Polymer Materials

Many fascinating applications of liquid crystals -- a material that possesses behaviour in between the crystalline solid and the liquid phases -- h...

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering...

Materials science includes those parts of chemistry and physics that deal with the properties of materials. It encompasses four classes of material...

Composite materials are made from at least two different materials with significantly different properties and behaviour. When such materials are c...

Fluorite-based oxide materials such as stabilised zriconias, doped cerias, and urania represent a group of the most important key engineering mater...

The authors of this book present and review data on non-destructive testing discussing such topics as: a novel non-contacting thermoelectric method...

The subject of the proposed publication is to study electronic processes in a nonideal heterojunction in order to use this material in a high-quali...

Nonwoven industry plays an important role in economy and society. Nonwoven Fabric: Manufacturing and Applications addresses important data on both ...

The aim of this monography is to summarise the fundamentals and technical approaches in the processing and behavior of nanostructured materials in ...

The most important first premise in science is that mass can be neither created nor destroyed. It is also becoming clear that natural laws dictate ...

This book presents the results of testing and operation experience of Novikov gearing. It gives the grounding, engineering techniques of geometry a...

Numerical Simulation of the Heat Conductivity of Randomly Inhomogeneous Two-Dimensional Composite Materials consists of six sections. The introduct...

Thousands of oil and chemical spills of varying size occur in the United States each year. State and local officials located in proximity to these ...

This is the first time that human organs, such as the heart, liver, kidney, stomach, uterus, skin, lung, pancreas and breast can be manufactured au...

In this compilation, examples of film polymeric composites based on azobenzene polymers and metallic complexes for use in electro-optical modulator...

This book presents topical research in the study of organic semiconductors with a focus on the magnetic and electronic properties of organic polyme...

Organometallic chemistry is the study of chemical compounds containing bonds between carbon and a metal. Since many compounds without such bonds ar...

Palladium is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pd. Palladium is also a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal. The unique properties of pa...

Includes a wonderful circular patio centered around a firepit, to a demonstration walkway that illustrates how to lay basketweave, running brick, a...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the crystallography, chemistry and catalytic performance of perovskites. Topics ...

In this compilation, after considering solid-liquid transition, techniques required to obtain phase change materials are discussed. Various materia...

The discovery of superconductivity behaviour in ceramic materials based on copper oxide suggests that ceramic can be used as an insulator material....

Photonic crystals are periodic optical nanostructures that are designed to affect the motion of photons in a similar way that periodicity of a semi...

Photonic crystals are periodically structured electromagnetic media, possessing photonic band gaps, (ie: ranges of frequency in which light cannot ...

Progress in rocket and space technique required the creation of a new types of materials, heat-shielding ones, which prevent decomposition of const...

The advanced materials and composites based on nanotechnology approaches, modern piezoelectric techniques, and also using the latest achievements o...

Piezoelectric materials and composites and also the devices based on them have found wide applications in the modern technologies. This new book dr...

Piezoelectricity is the ability of certain crystalline materials to develop an electric charge proportional to a mechanical stress. Since its disco...

Piezoelectrics and other related materials and composites have wide applications in modern science and technology. Tremendous interest is also conn...

The results of observations and investigations of a new phenomenon -- changes in the macroscopic characteristics of the plastic deformation of meta...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the compounds, production and applications of platinum. Topics discussed include...

Polycrystalline materials, both dense and porous, are traditionally fabricated from ceramic, metal or composite powders via powder technology route...

Polydimethylsiloxane is a non-conducting, silicone-based elastomer that is of widespread interest due to its flexibility and ease of micromolding f...

In the opening chapter of Polyester: Synthesis, Types and Applications, the authors provide the synthesis, structure, properties and applications o...

Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Biosynthesis, Chemical Structures and Applications opens with an exposé on employing extremophiles as polyhydroxyalkanoate (...

In recent years, many advances have been made in developing surface treatments to alter the chemical and physical properties of polymer surfaces wi...

Polymer film coatings protect metals from the effects of aggressive media. They are used extensively as semi-permeable membranes, electrode materia...