Technology & Engineering - General

In order to make quantum information science applicable to the real world, it is necessary to change direction to focus on engineering technology based on quantum communication theory. Consequently, we can expect the following abilities: the possibilities of ultrahigh-speed optical communication, the feasibility of...

The innovative coating and surface hardening technologies developed in recent years allow us to obtain practically any physical-mechanical or crystal-chemical complex properties of the metalworking tool surface layer. Today, the scientific approach to improving the operational characteristics of the tool surface layers produced from...

Phone Warriors exposes the telecom wars of the 1970s. For most of the 20th Century, one name presided over the American telephone industry. Ma Bell, a behemoth monopoly that ruled telecom like a Cold War dictator, was a sophisticated network of AT&T companies that...

Flooding is widely recognized as a global threat, due to the extent and magnitude of damage it causes around the world each year. Reducing flood risk and improving flood resilience are two closely related aspects of flood management. This book presents the latest advances...

In recent years, power electronics have been intensely contributing to the development and evolution of new structures for the processing of energy. They can be used in a wide range of applications ranging from power systems and electrical machines to electric vehicles and robot...

This book is one of the first to explore aviation and aircraft leasing and its values establishing it as a standalone investable asset class within the larger real assets industry. Airplanes are a crucial but capital-intensive component of the global economy. The author, as...

This book has been prepared by three world leaders in the field of robotics, mechatronics and automation - The Royal Institute of Mechatronics, American Mechatronics Institute and The Society of Robotics International. This book would be extremely useful in preparing for certified courses in...

The financial meltdown resulting from the subprime mortgage fiasco culminated in the most dramatic economic slowdown since the Great Depression. The global economic crisis raised the debate about the role of financial institutions and the role of regulators in an increasingly interconnected and rapidly...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This book focuses on new advances and developments in the topic of vibration control and structural health monitoring.In order to reduce the adverse impact of vibration on structures, vibration control and structure health monitoring have become increasingly important. In this book, frontier research topics...

"THE MIND OF MACHINES" by Michael J. Town is a fascinating exploration of the visionary world of Geoffrey Hinton's artificial intelligenceIn this book, Town takes readers on a journey through the mind-boggling advances made in the field of AI in recent years, particularly those...

History is constantly changing. What we know of past events is based on someone's interpretation. Even first-person accounts can vary widely and, in fact, did in the reports of Benedict Arnold's conduct at the second Battle of Saratoga in 1777. The conventional histories were...

The Expo Book: A Guide to the Planning, Organization, Design & Operation of World ExpositionsAuthor: Gordon LindenISBN-10: 055764416XISBN-13: 9780557644162Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2010Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.80lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.80d

Ideal for undergraduate students in philosophy and science studies, Philosophy of Technology offers an engaging and comprehensive overview of a subject vital to our time. An up-to-date, accessible overview of the philosophy of technology, defining technology and its characteristics. Explores the issues that arise...

This book is a printed version of the papers published in the Special Issue "DC & Hybrid Microgrids" of Applied Sciences. This Special Issue, co-organized by the University of Pisa, Italy and stfold University College in Norway, has collected nine papers and the editorial,...

Despite the enormous technical progress seen in the past few years, the maturity of indoor localization technologies has not yet reached the level of GNSS solutions. The 23 selected papers in this book present the recent advances and new developments in indoor localization systems...

Achieving the goal of green and environmentally friendly energy systems is not possible without the concept of energy storage. Such storage should charge when renewable generation, e.g., photovoltaics and wind farms, is abundant and discharge during periods of its scarcity. Although pumped hydropower plants...

Nowadays, power electronics is an enabling technology in the energy development scenario. Furthermore, power electronics is strictly linked with several fields of technological growth, such as consumer electronics, IT and communications, electrical networks, utilities, industrial drives and robotics, and transportation and automotive sectors. Moreover,...

The Industry 4.0 paradigm has led to the creation of new opportunities for taking advantage of a set of diverse technologies in the manufacturing domain. This book touches on a series of advanced technologies and research fields, including Internet of Things, Augmented and Virtual...

This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural...

Modern industrial facilities, such as oil refineries, chemical factories, electric power generation plants, etc. are large, complex, distributed systems. These systems are monitored and controlled by networks of special purpose embedded computing devices such as sensors, actuators, and PLCs. These industrial control networks are...

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Engineering - Computer Engineering, Flinders University (School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Engineering), course: Master of engineering by research, language: English, abstract: In this paper active vibration control (AVC)...

America's Pastime with its foreign taproot origination evolved into the game as we know it. Baseball is traced from its European roots plus much deeper sources including Adam and Eve (ballplayers) and the Olympic Games (competitive sport). Baseball beats to the rhythm of the...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Percival MarshallISBN-10: 1446525910ISBN-13: 9781446525913Publisher: Merz...

Marion Neil's 1921 cookbook provides a history of Crisco as well as a variety of recipes using the product.Author: Marion Harris NeilISBN-10: 1429011599ISBN-13: 9781429011594Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)Language: EnglishPublished: 01/07/2008Pages: 236Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 9.05h x 6.00w x 0.59d

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

The use of a good security policy and the implementation of different protection mechanisms against different attacks have become, for a few years, essential solutions to network security. In this end-of-study project, we studied the case of the GEC'S firm's computer park and we...

The reprint provides a comprehensive review of various topics related to sustainable building design and operation, with a particular focus on energy efficiency and environmental impact. It covers a wide range of topics, including visual comfort assessment, decision-making processes of residents, low-cost devices for...

Mankind is in the midst of an enormous transition...Human evolution has always been a function of our strength, our smarts, and our ability to attract a mate. But modern technologies are now so advanced that we no longer need any of these things to...

There's a resurgent labor movement in the tech industry. Tech workers-designers, engineers, writers, and many others-have learned that when they stand together, they're poised to build a better version of the tech industry. They haven't stopped there: at companies from Kickstarter to Google, workers...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

In recent years, microfluidic devices with a large surface-to-volume ratio have witnessed rapid development, allowing them to be successfully utilized in many engineering applications. A smart control process has been proposed for many years, while many new innovations and enabling technologies have been developed...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

A handbook for professional home inspectors when inspecting manufactured/mobile homes, with extensive details of site installation requirements and HUD standards. Includes information on Florida Override of HUD standards.Author: Greg Madsen, Richard M. McGarryISBN-10: 0988665158ISBN-13: 9780988665156Publisher: McGarry and MadsenLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2023Pages: 70Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 9.00h...

Machine learning and computational intelligence have been applied to various areas and witnessed many successes. The research in this publication explorse many intelligent algorithms which are characterized by computational adaptability, robustness, and high performance. These algorithms facilitate intelligent behavior in complex and dynamic environments...

The condition of the fuel and energy sector reflects the state of the economy around the world. New technologies in the energy sector and management of its development, together with a dynamically changing environment, as well as care for sustainable development and energy security,...

This book includes five articles and a technical note recently published in the Special Issue "Rainfall-Induced Landslides Hazard" from the journal Hydrology. Its main objective is to describe the latest developments and applications of the use of new numerical and analytical methods to improve...

Recycling is a process of collection and segregation, processing and remanufacturing, purchase and use. Textile recycling is the process by which old clothing and other textiles are recovered for reuse or material recovery. It is the basis for the textile recycling industry. The necessary...

The advent of additive manufacturing (AM) processes applied to the fabrication of structural components creates the need for design methodologies supporting structural optimization approaches that take into account the specific characteristics of the process. While AM processes enable unprecedented geometrical design freedom, which can...

Graphene oxide (GO) have been a special attention in current research from the discovered as a new carbon material. It also provides an alternative path to graphene. The structure of GO is often simplistically assumed to be a graphene sheet bonded to oxygen in...

"Animatronics"is a combination of animations and electronics.It is simply construction of robots in the animations form.It is basically a mechanized form of puppets.Mainly all the cartoons published by the Disney Land was based on this Animatronics concept only.Most of the dinosaur Animatronics used in...

This book is concerned with synchronization in communications systems. Synchronization failure may have catastrophic effects on the performance of a communication system. The Kalman filter has a great potential as a tool for synchronization. Although not widely used in the field of communications, the...

brittle fracture; property degradation; mechanical properties; failure analysis; 55NiCrMoV7; corrosion; cable wires; hydrogen-induced cracking; hierarchical Bayesian inference; correlation model; maintenance interventions; HSLA steel; API X52; gas pipeline; microstructure; neutron diffraction; strength; stress corrosion cracking; atmospheric corrosion; weathering steel; experimental tests; corrosion losses; deposition rate...

This publication provides introductory technical guidance for architectural engineers and other professional engineers, architects and construction managers interested in utilizing natural ventilation for occupant comfort conditioning in buildings. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. SITE SELECTION AND PLANNING, 3. LANDSCAPING, 4. BUILDING...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many classics that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Richard BitmeadISBN-10: 1518655033ISBN-13: 9781518655036Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/17/2015Pages:...