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  • National Innovation Systems

    A Comparative Analysis

    Edited by Richard R. Nelson ...
    The slowdown of growth in Western industrialized nations in the last twenty years, along with the rise of Japan as a major economic and technological power (and enhanced technical sophistication of Taiwan, Korea, and other NICs) has led to what the authors believe to be a "techno-nationalism." This combines a strong belief that technological capabilities of a nation;s firms are a key source of ... Read more

    $202.99 USD

  • Hysteresis in Magnetism

    For Physicists, Materials Scientists, and Engineers

    Series series Electromagnetism
    This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the physics of hysteresis in magnetism and of the mathematical tools used to describe it. Hysteresis in Magnetism discusses from a unified viewpoint the relationsof hysteresis to Maxwells equations, equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, non-linear system dynamics, micromagnetics, and domain theory. These aspects are then applied to the ... Read more

    $206.99 USD

  • Applications in Industry

    by A. Dabrowski ...
    Volume I contains a brief review of adsorption history and its development for practical purposes up until now. It also presents some important information on adsorbents and catalysts as well as on the methods of their characterization. The part of this volume dealing with practical industrial applications includes chapters presenting advanced technical tools for high capacity adsorption ... Read more

    $229.99 USD

  • Crime Science

    Methods of Forensic Detection

    This comprehensive guide to forensic investigation “delivers the goods for the educated layperson . . . readers will be hard-pressed to put it down” (USA Today).Forensic experts Joe Nickell and John Fischer introduce readers to the work of firearms experts, document examiners, fingerprint technicians, medical examiners, and forensic anthropologists. These topics are explained in clear terms ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cumulative Subject Index Volumes 1-32

    This volume is the cumulative subject index for volumes 1-32 of Experimental Methods in Physical Sciences. ... Read more

    $211.99 USD

  • A Fever in Salem

    A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials

    This new interpretation of the New England Witch Trials offers an innovative, well-grounded explanation of witchcraft's link to organic illness. While most historians have concentrated on the accused, Laurie Winn Carlson focuses on the afflicted. Systematically comparing the symptoms recorded in colonial diaries and court records to those of the encephalitis epidemic in the early twentieth century ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Light Scattering by Nonspherical Particles

    Theory, Measurements, and Applications

    There is hardly a field of science or engineering that does not have some interest in light scattering by small particles. For example, this subject is important to climatology because the energy budget for the Earth's atmosphere is strongly affected by scattering of solar radiation by cloud and aerosol particles, and the whole discipline of remote sensing relies largely on analyzing the ... Read more

    $211.99 USD

  • Electronic Structure

    This book is the second volume in the Handbook of Surface Science series and deals with aspects of the electronic structure of surfaces as investigated by means of the experimental and theoretical methods of physics. The importance of understanding surface phenomena stems from the fact that for many physical and chemical phenomena, the surface plays a key role: in electronic, magnetic, and optical ... Read more

    $494.99 USD

  • Introduction to Relativity

    For Physicists and Astronomers

    by John B. Kogut ...
    Series series Complementary Science
    Introduction to Relativity is intended to teach physics and astronomy majors at the freshman, sophomore or upper-division levels how to think about special and general relativity in a fundamental, but accessible, way. Designed to render any reader a "master of relativity", everything on the subject is comprehensible and derivable from first principles. The book emphasizes problem solving, contains ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Physics Of Solar Cells, The

    This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physics of the photovoltaic cell. It is suitable for undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers new to the field. It covers: basic physics of semiconductors in photovoltaic devices; physical models of solar cell operation; characteristics and design of common types of solar cell; and approaches to increasing solar cell efficiency. The ... Read more

    $41.99 USD

  • Radiative Heat Transfer

    The most comprehensive and detailed treatment of thermal radiation heat transfer available for graduate students, as well as senior undergraduate students, practicing engineers and physicists is enhanced by an excellent writing style with nice historical highlights and a clear and consistent notation throughout. Modest presents radiative heat transfer and its interactions with other modes of heat ... Read more

    $125.99 USD

  • Fusion

    The Energy of the Universe

    Unraveling the role of fusion in the universe has taken almost a century since Einstein's proof of the equivalence of energy and matter in 1905. The discovery that fusion reactions are responsible for the building of the light elements in the "Big Bang" and the subsequent development of the heavier elements in the stars and in exploding supernovae is one of the field's most exciting successes. In ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Molecular Gastronomy

    Exploring the Science of Flavor

    by Hervé This ...
    Series series Arts and Traditions of the Table Perspectives on Culinary History
    “Taking kitchen science to a whole new (molecular) level, Hervé This is changing the way France---and the world—cooks.”—GourmetBringing the instruments and experimental techniques of the laboratory into the kitchen, Hervé This—international celebrity and founder of molecular gastronomy—uses recent research in the chemistry, physics, and biology of food to challenge traditional ideas about cooking ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Design-inspired Innovation

    When an innovation is inspired by design, it transcends technology and utility. The design delights the user, seamlessly integrating the physical object, a service, and its use into something whole. A design-inspired innovation is so simple that it becomes an extension of the user. It creates meaning and a new language.Design-Inspired Innovation takes a unique look at the intersection between ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Making Time

    Why Time Seems to Pass at Different Speeds and How to Control it

    by Steve Taylor ...
    Why does time seem to speed up as we get older? Why does it seem to drag when we're bored or in pain, or to go slowly when we're in unfamiliar environments? Why does it slow down dramatically in accidents and emergency situations, when sportspeople are 'in the zone', or in higher states of consciousness?Making Time explains why we have these different perceptions of time, suggesting that there are ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Principles of Environmental Physics

    Environmental Physics concerns the description and analysis of physical processes that establish the conditions in which all species of life survive and reproduce. The subject involves a synthesis of mathematical relations that describe the physical nature of the environment and the many biological responses that environments evoke. Environmental Physics provides a basis for understanding the ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Kitchen Mysteries

    Revealing the Science of Cooking

    by Hervé This ...
    Series series Arts and Traditions of the Table Perspectives on Culinary History
    “This’s molecular gastronomy is garnished with [his] own rich philosophy of food and flavor” in a book that reveals the science behind everyday cooking (Nature).In Kitchen Mysteries, Hervé This—international celebrity and founder of molecular gastronomy—offers a second helping of his world-renowned insight into the science of cooking, answering such fundamental questions as what causes vegetables ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Open Innovation

    Researching a New Paradigm

    Open Innovation describes an emergent model of innovation in which firms draw on research and development that may lie outside their own boundaries. In some cases, such as open source software, this research and development can take place in a non-proprietary manner. Henry Chesbrough and his collaborators investigate this phenomenon, linking the practice of innovation to the established body of ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • The Management of Technological Innovation

    Strategy and Practice

    The management of technological innovation (MTI) is one of the most important challenges facing businesses today. Innovation has become the fundamental driver of competitiveness for firms of all sizes in virtually all business sectors and nations. The first edition of this book has become one of the most popular texts for students of innovation and technology management. This new edition sees ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Bleaching and Purifying Fats and Oils

    Theory and Practice

    Edited by Gary R. List ...
    Since the original publication of this book in 1992, the bleaching process has continued to attract the attention of researchers and the edible-oil industry. In this 2nd edition, the reader is directed to more modern techniques of analysis such as flame-atomic adsorption, graphite furnace atomic adsorption, and atomic emission spectrometry involving direct current plasma (DCP) and inductively ... Read more

    $206.99 USD

  • Nanomagnetism and Spintronics

    Edited by Teruya Shinjo ...
    Spintronics is a newly developing area in the field of magnetism, in which the interplay of magnetism and transport phenomena is studied experimentally and theoretically. This book introduces the recent progresses in the research relating to spintronics.Presents in-depth analysis of this fascinating and technologically important new branch of nanoscienceEdited text with contributions from ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Studying Kinetics with Neutrons

    Prospects for Time-Resolved Neutron Scattering

    Series Book 161 - Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences
    Neutrons are extremely versatile probes for investigating structure and dynamics in condensed matter. Due to their large penetration depth, they are ideal for in-situ measurements of samples situated in sophisticated and advanced environments. The advent of new high-intensity neutron sources and instruments, as well as the development of new real-time techniques, allows the tracking of ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Radiometric Temperature Measurements

    II. Applications

    This book describes the practice of radiation thermometry, both at a primary level and for a variety of applications, such as in the materials processing industries and remote sensing. This book is written for those who will a) apply radiation thermometry in industrial practice b) use radiation thermometers for scientific research, c) the radiation thermometry specialist in a national measurement ... Read more

    $211.99 USD

  • The New Atheism

    Taking a Stand for Science and Reason

    In recent years a number of bestselling books have forcefully argued that belief in God can no longer be defended on rational or empirical grounds, and that the scientific worldview has rendered obsolete the traditional beliefs held by Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The authors of these books—Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and Victor J. Stenger—have come to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD