Current theories fail to adequately account for energy dissipation in modern materials. Based on a new theory, this book solves problems of minimizing energy dissipation, reducing vibrations in machines, and preventing resonances, with applications in geophysics and beyond.
Smarter Air Pollution Monitoring for Sustainable Cities
Explore the global concern over air pollution and its impact on urban health. Discover smarter monitoring solutions driven by technologies like IoT and AI. This volume provides insights into policy, collaborative initiatives, and the future of sustainable air quality management.
Explore the synthesis, characterization, and applications of advanced polymeric materials. Written by renowned experts, this book bridges the gap between fundamental research and industry, covering innovations in energy storage, biomedical technology, and electronic materials.
This book presents a groundbreaking approach to estimating the state of charge (SOC) of lithium-ion batteries. This method combines neural networks and Kalman filtering to enhance accuracy and adapt to battery aging, paving the way for improved battery management systems.
Growing Large Crystals of Diamonds
This guide shows how to grow large CVD diamond crystals for gems and industrial applications. For experts and newcomers, it covers the technology, details difficulties encountered during growth and their resolutions, and explains how to identify CVD diamonds from simulants.
Explore Boltzmann’s probabilistic theory of heat, covering entropy, the Gibbs distribution, fluctuations, and dissipation. With applications from phase transitions to earthquakes, this book is for students and researchers seeking new ways of investigation in Thermodynamics.
A first-of-its-kind guide to 3D printing PLA-based Self-Reinforced Polymer Composites (SRPC). Learn how Fused Deposition Model process parameters affect a composite’s mechanical properties. This is an easy-to-read guide for students and hobbyists using desktop 3D printers.
This overview of innovations in fire-retardant coatings covers advanced polymer formulations, multifunctional benefits, and sustainable solutions. Explore real-world industrial applications and future trends. An essential resource for researchers, engineers, and professionals.
Founded by Dr Cho Han Kyu, Natural Farming is a nature-respecting alternative to chemical-intensive agriculture that assures high yield and good quality for lower costs. Now used in over 15 countries, it provides tools to improve livelihoods and conserve the environment.
Plasma instabilities are a major obstacle in achieving stable confinement in fusion devices. This book combines rigorous analysis with advanced simulations to uncover their dynamics and present practical strategies for mitigation, paving a path toward viable fusion energy.
Principles and Analysis of Historical Masonry Structures
This book explores how structures stand, endure, and fail. It explains the mechanics of arches, vaults, and domes, connecting historic construction techniques with today’s analytical approaches for evaluating safety and ensuring responsible conservation.
High-Temperature, Drying Shrinkage, and Environmental Impact Assessment of Alkali-Activated Concrete
This book explores Alkali-activated Concrete (AAC), a sustainable substitute for Portland cement. It focuses on AAC’s long-term performance advantages, addressing uncertainties and offering practical recommendations to pave the way for its wider use in construction.
Step into the world where art and artificial intelligence converge. This book explores AI’s profound impact, delving into its role as both a tool and collaborator. It challenges our understanding of creativity, authorship, and the nature of art itself.
Harnessing Generative AI to Combat Cyberbullying in Industry
This ground-breaking book explores how Generative AI can combat cyberbullying. Going beyond mere description, it offers realistic, AI-powered solutions and in-depth analysis of online harassment. A perceptive guide for all who want to use AI to make digital spaces safer.
As the world faces pressing issues like climate change, chemistry is central to overcoming these global challenges. This book explores advanced, interdisciplinary research, showing how to transform challenges into opportunities for a sustainable world.
Everything You Need to Know About Black Holes
What are black holes? They may hold the key to unifying Einstein’s gravity and quantum mechanics. Are they the final stage of a collapsing star? Or do primordial black holes reveal a different origin? This book presents the latest insights into these enormous challenges.
Intelligent and Smart Computing
Explore the latest advances in intelligent computing and their application to real-life problems like energy management, healthcare, and autonomous vehicles. Case studies reveal the effectiveness of smart solutions, making this book valuable for researchers and practitioners.
Plasticity in solids is determined not by defects, but by the distribution of valence electrons. An isotropic distribution causes lattice instability, making solids more plastic but less strong. This work introduces a novel model of a plastic crystal based on this concept.
Disruptive Creativity with Generative AI
Generative AI is profoundly reshaping creativity. This book explores how AI acts as both a tool and a collaborator, enabling innovations that challenge traditional boundaries. Discover how this disruptive force will shape the future of innovation across all industries.
This book provides an in-depth description of the why and how of offset QPSK. Topics move from time-domain descriptions and benefits to detection, synchronization, equalization, and offset QPSK’s relationship to continuous phase modulations, illustrated with detailed examples.