Books in Physical sciences and engineering

Phytochemical Analysis by Modern Techniques

1st Edition
December 10, 2025
Deepak Kasote + 3 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Phytochemical Analysis by Modern Techniques: Recent Trends and Future Perspectives offers cutting-edge qualitative and quantitative methods. Beginning with an overview of conventional and modern extraction strategies used in phytochemical analysis, the book builds upon this knowledge by outlining state-of-the art modern techniques including vibrational spectroscopy and hyphenated HPLC-MS. The book emphasizes detailed, reproducible methods and real-world case studies, making the techniques accessible to readers from neighboring scientific fields. In addition to extraction strategies and modern techniques, the book covers metabolomics and diverse analytical tools to enhance holistic understanding of phytochemical analysis. It is an ideal resource for researchers, students, and professionals in analytical chemistry, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, natural product research, ethnopharmacology, and food chemistry.

Net ZERO

1st Edition
December 8, 2025
Farooq Sher
English

Net Zero: A Blueprint for Global Sustainability is a profound exploration of the crucial journey toward achieving net-zero emissions to combat climate change and global warming. It serves as an essential guide in climate action literature, delving into the complexities of climate change mitigation and emphasizing the necessity of global net-zero emissions. The book examines both the technological advancements, such as renewable energy and carbon capture, and the socio-economic and ethical implications of this endeavor.It further explores the significance of achieving net-zero emissions across various industries including business, chemicals, manufacturing, aviation, heat, electricity, building, and power sectors, emphasizing the collective effort needed for sustainability.

The History of Composites

1st Edition
December 2, 2025
Ignaas Verpoest + 3 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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The History of Composites: People, Science, Technology and Society introduces the reader to key milestones in the discovery and technological development of composite materials, including their processes and applications. Sections give a “bird’s eye view” that surveys the basic concept of composites from ancient times right through to the crucial inventions of glass fibers and manmade plastics in the 1930’s. Further content explores the revolution of carbon fibers and their nano-descendants graphene and carbon nanotubes while also analyzing the dynamics of innovations to further illustrate how fundamental discoveries have led to the creation of new products or improved existing ones.By presenting these fundamental discoveries, the authors hope to inspire both researchers and engineers in their quest to develop further innovations in composite materials in the future, including both their processes and applications.

Power Electronics for Solar and Wind Energy Conversion Systems

1st Edition
December 1, 2025
Felix Rojas Lobos + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Power Electronics for Solar and Wind Energy Conversion Systems is a comprehensive compilation of important developments from a holistic viewpoint that considers power electronics, machines, control and mechanical systems. The study of power electronics and its integration in different applications is covered through tutorials, exercises and simulation examples that help identify real-time, solution-based models on the proposed converter and controller designs for renewable energy sources. A comprehensive chapter is devoted to explaining controller design for power electronics systems and power converters design, providing engineers and researchers in all areas of power and renewable engineering the most advanced knowledge needed.

Rubber Technology

1st Edition
December 1, 2025
Sabu Thomas + 3 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Rubber Technology: Manufacture, Processing, Properties, and Applications brings together detailed and comprehensive information on rubber types and processes, guiding the reader from fundamentals through to the latest innovations in the field. Sections introduce structure-property relationships, compounding, processing, testing, and mechanics, and provide methodical discussions on rubber by type, covering natural rubber, synthetic rubbers, liquid rubbers, rubber composites, nanocomposites, and rubber-based blends, as well as major properties such as self-healing, shape memory, and functionalization. The penultimate section covers key aspects in the engineering and industrial utilization of rubber, including modeling and simulation, product manufacture, quality management, and applications.Finally... the book examines themes relating to the recycling and lifecycle of rubber-based products. This is a valuable resource for academic researchers and advanced students across materials science and engineering, and those from other disciplines who are looking to understand rubber, as well as industrial scientists, R&D, and engineers.

The Trans-Atlantic Research and Development Interchanges on Sustainability

1st Edition
December 1, 2025
Heriberto Cabezas + 4 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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The Trans-Atlantic Research and Development Interchanges on Sustainability is a comprehensive foundational look at sustainability science, developed directly from the outcomes and learnings of the Trans-Atlantic Research and Development Interchanges on Sustainability (TARDIS) workshop that has been ongoing since 2004. The book brings together the most thorough recent advances in concepts, theories, methods, models and applications to steer the course towards a sustainable and resilient future. It provides a source of information on sustainability science directly from the experiences of global sustainability scientists and their research data not found elsewhere.This book will be an all-encompassing source of information on all aspects of sustainability science for academics, researchers and students in sustainability science and any applicable science that takes sustainability into account.

Handbook of MRI Pulse Sequences

2nd Edition
December 1, 2025
Xiaohong Joe Zhou + 4 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Handbook of MRI Pulse Sequences, Second Edition includes 92 self-contained sections, with each section focusing on a single subject. A new section on detailing the advanced pulse sequence techniques covers a variety of basic and advanced image reconstruction methods. The extensive topic coverage and cross-referencing makes this book ideal for beginners learning the building blocks of MRI pulse sequence design, as well as for experienced professionals who are seeking deeper knowledge of a particular technique.This book is among the most important medical imaging techniques available today. Each of these scanners is capable of running many different "pulse sequences." These sequences are governed by physics and engineering principles and implemented by software programs that control the MRI hardware.

Modern Energy Storage

1st Edition
December 1, 2025
Huaiguang Jiang
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Modern Energy Storage: The Key to Energy System Transformation is a unique reference designed to give students and researchers the most advanced information on technologies in energy storage systems. Compiled by global experts and considering latest advances related to full recyclable process, second use, pollution reduction, and low-carbon industry & economy, this book addresses the current challenges of energy storage technologies and potential solutions. It includes comprehensive information on algorithms, methods, and programs as a technical-encycloped... for energy-storage-relat... areas such as Electric vehicles, Intelligent Transportation, Environment, and smart cities.Designed to inform, advise, and create discussion about the energy transition, climate, low carbon power and economy, the book's contributors provide abundant and valuable materials and references for students, researchers, engineers, and professors in energy, engineering, and environmental areas.

Spaceflight Mechanics and Control

1st Edition
December 1, 2025
Houman Hakima + 1 more
English

Spaceflight Mechanics and Control introduces readers to both the classical theories and cutting edge techniques used to simulate orbital and attitude motion. The theories discussed are connected to real world applications such as space debris removal, asteroid deflection and redirection, spacecraft solar sailing, and control of spacecraft manipulator systems. The book covers orbital trajectory specification and design, orbital maneuvers including both impulsive and low thrust approaches, and spacecraft formation flying. Also included is access to a companion website hosting Python scripts, STK simulations, and more.

Integrated Systems Analysis of Ecosystems

1st Edition
December 1, 2025
Gang Wang
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Integrated Systems Analysis of Ecosystems: The Land, Water, Food, and Climate Nexus focuses on the interface between soil sciences, hydrology, economy, ecology, agronomy, and environmental sciences. The book cuts across disciplinary boundaries and addresses broad issues impacting soil, water, food, and energy security, as well as the operation of agricultural and ecological processes. It will summarize important advances in cutting-edge models in ecology and agro-ecology, including biophysical process-oriented models and land use integrated models, along with their implications at various spatiotemporal scales.

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