"Version: 20251201"--Title page verso.Revised edition of: Ultrasonic techniques for liquids characterization.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 2. Wave propagation in homogeneous and inhomogeneous materials / Megan J. Povey ; with contributions by Valerie J. Pinfield -- 3. Rheology, acoustics, elasto-dynamics, and the complex moduli / Megan J. Povey ; with contributions by D…
"Version: 20210205"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to general health and safety -- 1.1. The beginnings of cryogenics -- 1.2. Cultural perceptions of cryogenics technology -- 1.3. Health and safety principles -- 1.4. The importance of safety when using cryogenic technology -- 1.5. Safety management systems -- 1.6. United Kingdom health and safety legislatio…
"Version: 20190701"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. The flexible electronics paradigm -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Traditional versus flexible electronics -- 1.3. Three-pronged approach to flexible electronics -- 1.4. Defining flexible electronics -- 1.5. Broad scope of flexible electronics -- 1.6. Organization of the book -- 1.7. Discussion and conclusionspart I. Mecha…
"Version: 20191201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Electrospinning : an advanced nanofiber production technology -- 1.1. Introduction to electrospinning -- 1.2. Electrospinning basis -- 1.3. Nozzle electrospinning -- 1.4. Needleless electrospinning -- 1.5. Nanofiber collection -- 1.6. Summary and outlook2. Introduction to piezoelectricity and electrospun piezoelectric …
"Version: 20210201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to superconductivity, superconducting materials and their usefulness -- 1.1. Brief introduction to the phenomenon of superconductivity -- 1.2. Does the resistance in the superconducting state really become zero? -- 1.3. Flow of charge carriers in a metal, an insulator and a superconductor -- 1.4. Meissner …
"Version: 20201101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Atomic considerations -- 1.1. Isotopes -- 1.2. Nuclear stability and radioactive decay -- 1.3. Alpha-decay ([alpha]-decay) -- 1.4. Beta-decay ([beta]-decay) -- 1.5. Beta+/positron emission or electron capture -- 1.6. Gamma-emission -- 1.7. How do the mechanisms relate to each other? -- 1.8. Radioactive half-life -- 1.9…
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Why this book?2. Amorphous materials via atomic-scale modeling -- 2.1. The inspiring role of Glass Science -- 2.2. From experiments to modelling : toward a connection with atomic-scale tools -- 2.3. Accessing properties : direct and reciprocal space -- 2.4. Describing the network topology -- 2.5. C…
"Version: 20190701"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Amorphous Si TFT -- 1.1. Thin-film transistor (TFT) -- 1.2. TFT configurations and structures -- 1.3. a-Si TFTs on polyimide foil substrates -- 1.4. Effects of uniaxial and biaxial strain on TFTs -- 1.5. TFTs on stainless steel foil substrates -- 1.6. TFTs on clear plastic (CP) foil substrates -- 1.7. Minimizing the sh…
"Version: 20190701"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Energy devices. 1. Supercapacitors -- 1.1. Types of capacitors -- 1.2. Graphene supercapacitor -- 1.3. Fiber supercapacitor -- 1.4. Two-ply yarn supercapacitor -- 1.5. Discussion and conclusions2. Batteries -- 2.1. Electrical battery -- 2.2. Lithium-ion microbattery -- 2.3. Lithium-ion paper battery with free-stan…
"Version: 20201201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Biochar : feedstocks, production, and characterization. 1. Introduction to the biochar world with a focus on new possible applications / Thomas R. Miles -- 2. Controlling the conversion of biomass to biochar / Paola Giudicianni, Raffaele Ragucci and Ond?erej Ma?esek -- 3. Large scale biochar production and activat…