Data storage on hard disk has been advancing rapidly. Many new developments have taken place in the emerging perpendicular recording technology, especially in the field of recording media and heads. With contributions from experts worldwide, Developments in...

  Written by internationally recognized chemists, this book is the first of its kind to reflect upon the intense and rapidly growing interest in buckybowls, or fullerene fragments, specifically focusing on their synthesis and reactivity in metal binding...

  This book comprehensively reviews rubber-clay nanocomposites in a handbook format for R&D professionals. Along with valuable details on synthesis, processing, and mechanics, the book includes applications of rubber-clay nanocomposites in automotive tires and as...

  Covers important aspects of today's knowledge on nonlinear laser dynamics, starting from nonlinear dynamical phenomena of semiconductor lasers and leading to the use of optical chaotic sources for synchronizing large laser networks and the application to chaos...

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  Presenting the work of pioneering experts in this exciting field, this monograph covers an extensive range of applications, including drug delivery and catalysis. A must-have for all chemists, biologists and material scientists interested in this field. [XVIII,...

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  Engineering education is currently on the verge of a major transformation. However, while the need has been much discussed and several proposals for change have been put forward, relatively little focus has been put on actual implementation of the proposed...

  This book describes advances in synthesis, processing, and technology of environmentally friendly polymers generated from renewable resources. With contents based on a wide range of functional monomers and contributions from eminent researchers, this volume...

  This book addresses an issue of current importance to plastics and manufacturing industry readers, and also to society as a whole. Its guiding question concerns the production, consumption, use, and disposal of plastic products, and how our cultural practice of...