Artificial intelligence and spectroscopic techniques for gemology applications

This volume highlights the applications of different spectroscopic techniques in gems identification and analysis.

The physics of organic electronics

This reference text provides a comprehensive and concise overview of the field of organic electronics, covering both the theoretical and practical of the materials and devices involved in the technology. It is an invaluable reference for graduate or senior undergraduate students, researchers, and...

3d printing in radiation therapy

3D Printing in Radiation Therapy provides practical and comprehensive guidance for the implementation, quality management, maintenance and safe use of a clinical 3D printing programme in the radiation therapy context. This book is a valuable resource for all radiation therapy staff who are planni...

Non-equilibrium hydromagnetic dynamos

In short, the main aim of this book is to gather the knowledge and explain the effect of generation of large scale magnetic fields by wave interactions in non-equilibrium turbulent wave field. In addition, the book emphasizes the variety of distinct physical mechanisms leading to mean-field dynam...

Advances in modelling and analysis of functionally graded micro- and nanostructures

This book brings together the latest research and developments in the area of bending, buckling and vibration analysis of functionally graded nano and microstructures. It is essential material for graduate students, researchers, and professionals in mechanical & civil engineering, applied mat...

Forecasting with maximum entropy

A unifying framework, based on Information Entropy and its maximization, to connect the phenomenology of evolutionary biology, community ecology, financial economics, and statistical physics, plus a forecasting method for important practical problems in these disciplines,

Microbial fuel cells

This research and reference text explores the electrochemical performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). It provides invaluable coverage of the performance and trends of MFCs as well as a clear explanation of the recent advancements in MFC technology.

High frequency sources of coherent radiation for fusion plasmas

This book presents both the essentials of magnetically confined plasma physics, as well as the powerful sources of high-frequency coherent radiation used for electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH), electron cyclotron resonance current drive (ECRCD), and for plasma ignition, control, and diag...

Carbon dots

This research text presents the latest research on carbon dots and their applications in the biomedical field, including therapeutics, bio-imaging and diagnosis. The book is a valuable reference text for researchers, postgraduates and industry practitioners in the fields of biotechnology, nanotec...

High performance computing for intelligent medical systems

The interface of high-performance computing, computational intelligence and medical science creates intelligent medical systems which offer significant improvements in the quality of life and efficacy of clinical treatment. This book reviews advances and applications of high-performance computing...

An introduction to chaotic dynamics

This book fills the gap between popular accounts of dynamical systems and chaos and textbooks aimed at physicists and mathematicians by covering the preliminary material needed to understand the literature to the broader implications of chaos.

Modern classical optical system design

Modern Classical Optical System Design (MCOSD) shares the author’s “bag of tricks”, knowledge, experience, and interpretation of optical design fundamentals to the development of optical systems in a modern fast-paced product development context. Topics include imaging principles, elements of len...

Astrophysics of red supergiants

Astrophysics of Red Supergiants is the first book of its kind devoted to our current knowledge of red supergiant stars, a key evolutionary phase that is critical to our larger understanding of massive stars. It is accessible to a broad range of experience levels, from graduate students up to seni...

Mott insulators

This text introduces the subject of Mott insulators and reviews present knowledge in the field, enabling students and researchers to get acquainted with this very interesting and emerging area of science and technology.

Composite interfaces in mechanical design

Composite Interfaces in Mechanical Design provides fundamental details on the science and engineering of interfaces in fibre reinforced polymer composites. The book takes a broad approach to understanding the role of the interface on the mechanical performance of composite materials by considerin...

Glass-based materials

Glass-based Materials is a comprehensive guide that delves into the multifaceted world of glass and glass-ceramic materials. The purpose of this book is to provide a thorough understanding of the fundamental properties, recent advancements, and diverse applications of glass-based materials in cri...

Detection systems in lung cancer and imaging, volume 1

Ultra-brief CopyThis book focuses on major trends and challenges in the detection of lung cancer, presenting work aimed at identifying new techniques and their use in biomedical analysis. Volume 1 examines the main applications of computer-aided diagnosis to lung cancer. It is ideal for academics...

Intellectual property for scientists and engineers

Flexible electronics, volume 2

This volume focuses on thin-film transistors (TFTs) and their properties, as well as covering field effect transistors (FETs), including electrolyte-gated field-effect transistors such as EGOFETs and OECFETs.

Model-based approaches in biomedical engineering

This practical guide explores the application of modelling in biomedical engineering and healthcare. The book uses a careful selection of topics that showcase the role of computational modelling in biomedical engineering.

Quantum resource theory

Measurement, uncertainty and lasers

Measurement of values is fundamental in science and technology. Measurement, Uncertainty and Lasers examines the importance of uncertainty, accuracy and precision of measurement, and explains how laser technology has helped improve measurement and redefine standards. This book discusses SI units,...

Diamane

Diamane is a newly discovered carbon nanoallotrope that displays exceptional mechanical, optical, electrical, thermal, and vibrational properties, which can be an asset for new technologies. This book comprehensively covers the physics, synthesis, functionalization, characterization and advanced ...

Flexible electronics, volume 3

This volume focuses on energy devices such as supercapacitors, batteries, energy harvesters, solar cells, and the applications of flexible electronics in displays and light-emission devices, CNT field emitters, sensors, memories, antennas and RFID tags.

Computational physics with r

This book has two primary goals: To introduce the R language to the physics community and to demonstrate its advantages as a simulations’ tool; and to make physics simulations accessible to a wider audience of scientists via the use of the many powerful and ready-to-use R packages and R functions.

Techniques for lithium isotope separation, laser cooling, and scattering

This book explores basics of how to construct a laser isotope separation experiment, as well as a laser cooling magneto optical trap. It describes the minimum quantum mechanical background and fundamentals of optics needed to understand the experiments. The book provides detailed step-by-step tho...

Anthropomorphic phantoms in image quality and patient dose optimization

Anthropomorphic Phantoms in Image Quality and Patient Dose Optimization: A EUTEMPE Network book is invaluable for medical physicists and biomedical engineers, and it is unique in its form and content. The book focuses on the practical applications of anthropomorphic phantoms for research and educ...

Practical collider physics

Practical Collider Physics provides the first self-contained reference guide for the practical know-how involved in hadron collider physics, including both theoretical and experimental topics, and the statistical knowledge required to analyse hadron collider data.

Molecularly imprinted polymers for environmental monitoring

This multidisciplinary book provides a comprehensive overview of the fabrication and development of molecularly imprinted polymer-based devices for various sensing applications.

Separation of variables and superintegrability

Separation of variables methods for solving partial differential equations are of immense importance in mathematical physics and they are the most powerful tool known for obtaining explicit solutions. This book provides an up-to-date presentation of the theory of separation of variables and its r...

Blockchain-based peer-to-peer transactions in energy systems

Blockchain-based Peer-to-Peer Transactions in Energy Systems begins with an introduction to blockchain technology, which covers cryptographic hashing, Merkle trees, types of blockchain and common consensus mechanisms. It discusses selected real-world blockchains and their real-world applications....

Exocytosis: from molecules to cells

This book will provide research students and professionals with a broad understanding for the historical pursuits and contemporary advances that have shaped current conceptions of exocytosis.

Designing hybrid nanoparticles (second edition)

This text provides a concise overview of the technical approaches to the synthesis and characterization of hybrid nanoparticles, with a focus on one of the most promising ‘bottom-up’ techniques for designing tailored hybrid nanoparticles based on the practical magnetron-sputtering inert-gas-conde...

Soft biological shells in bioengineering

Soft Biological Shells in Bioengineering integrates existing experimental data to construct multiscale models of various organs of the human body: the stomach, gravid uterus, urinary bladder, the small intestine and the large intestine. These models are used as in silico platforms to study intric...

Ahead of the curve

This unique book is a compendium of carefully curated published papers in the biosciences, which have (or will) precipitate a profound change in prevailing paradigms and research programs. A mix of new and classic papers, it shows the limitations of current thought or identifies novel vistas for ...

Molecular theory of electric double layers

The focus is the application of modern liquid state theories to the electric double layer, where it demonstrates the ability of statistical mechanical approaches to enable a better and more quantitative understanding of electric double layers. Essential for students and researchers in interfacia...

Nanobiotechnology and artificial intelligence in gastrointestinal diseases

This book is broadly focused on recent developments in nanotechnology and artificial intelligence-based drug delivery systems, diagnosis, and the role of various nanomaterials in the management of gastrointestinal diseases, such as abdominal pain, bowel obstruction, diarrhoea, pancreatitis, celia...

Imaging modalities for biological and preclinical research: a compendium, volume 1

This compendium is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of currently available biological and preclinical imaging methods, including their benefits and limitations. Volume 1 covers ex-vivo imaging techniques.

Principles of biophotonics, volume 2

Principles of Biophotonics, volume two describes detection and statistical representation of optical fields. Beginning by placing the visible spectrum in the context of the electromagnetic frequency range, this presentation stresses how thin of a sliver is normally called the optical spectrum. In...

A multidisciplinary approach to quantum field theory, volume 1

This book is a multidisciplinary introduction to quantum field theory. The first volume introduces wide ranging topics from topics including free (noninteracting) fields, field quantization, interacting fields, Feynman diagrams, scattering, cross sections and decay rates; renormalization; symmetr...

Cold atoms and molecules

Cold Atoms and Molecules introduces the preparation, measurement, properties and applications of ultra-cold atoms and molecules at a level accessible to advanced undergraduate students or for researchers approaching the subject from different specialities.

Optical cryptosystems

Optical Cryptosystems introduces the subject of optical cryptography and provides up-to-date coverage of optical security schemes. Optical principles, approaches, and algorithms are discussed as well as applications, including image/data encryption–decryption, watermarking, image/data hiding, and...

The golden gift of red giants

This book reveals how red giants have become prime targets of modern asteroseismology, unlocking unprecedented insights into stellar and galactic evolution.

Great mysteries in astrophysics

This book explores the biggest gaps in our understanding of the universe. It describes how astronomers see and gather information and covers topics where knowledge is incomplete. Topics include dark matter, the Hubble constant/tension, deaths of massive stars, mysteries associated with black hole...

Gas-phase chemistry in space

Gas-Phase Chemistry in Space is written by a collection of experts in the field of astrochemistry. The book introduces essential concepts that govern the formation, excitation and destruction of molecules at postgraduate and research levels. A broad range of topics are covered; from early univers...