Science

Current mathematical models are notoriously unreliable in describing the time evolution of unexpected social phenomena, from financial crashes to revolution. Can such events be forecast? Can we compute probabilities about them? Can we model them? This book investigates and attempts to answer these questions ...

Super-Resolution imaging refers to modern techniques of achieving resolution below conventional limits. This book gives a comprehensive overview of mathematical and computational techniques used to achieve this, providing a solid foundation on which to develop the knowledge and skills needed for practical ...

This book showcases the innovative research of Professor Skovgaard, by providing in one place a selection of his most important and influential papers. Introductions by colleagues set in context the highlights, key achievements, and impact, of each work.This book provides a survey of the field of asymptotic ...

This book investigates the development of sorption enhanced reaction processes (SERPs) with detailed modelling and simulation, design and operation of units. SERPs are processes intensified by combining adsorption and reaction, reaction and membranes or reaction/adsorption/membranes in a single unit ...

Cryptands were introduced by Jean-Marie Lehn in 1969 as cage-shaped selective ligands for alkali and alkaline-earth metal ions, which lie at the heart of supramolecular chemistry. This book reports on much of the research in the field since the '70s, and looks at, amongst other topics, metal coordination ...

This book gives comprehensive information on the design, preparation and application of organic-inorganic composite membranes that are used for molecular separation. Various membrane types with different materials are highlighted, including polymer/ceramic composite membranes, mixed matrix membranes, ...

Jon Beach, a biologist and entrepreneur has combined the two fields to write a truly mind-boggling book about what our future could be that is both optimistic and disturbingly apocalyptic. In an easily accessible style, Beach outlines the beginning of a revolution that will forever change the way that ...

'... a chill-cabinet of curiosities: hot stuff, and deeply cool ...'

Heat and fire have been at humanity's command for at least 100,000 years, but we've been in control of the cold for barely one hundred. Why it took so long is quite a story. Figuring out the cold would involve some gnomes, a fake perpetual ...

Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher is a publishing first. This set couples a book containing the six easiest chapters from Richard Feynmans landmark work, Lectures on Physics specifically designed for the general, non-scientist readerwith the actual recordings ...

Acclaimed science communicator and editor Jon Turney presents the first book-length account of a new realm of human biology that will make you think again about this machine we call ourselves.

Provides a tutorial on the relevant physical phenomena governing the operation and design of microrobots, as well as a survey of existing approaches to microrobot design and control. The book also provides a detailed practical overview of actuation and control methods that are commonly used to remotely power these designs.

Cloning and genetic engineering are here now and cannot be stopped. Far from being terrified we should celebrate these new technologies for making a better future. They are the best hope for the next generation.

Provides a global overview of the state and uses of freshwater, critical water-related problems, and societies' coping mechanisms. This volume proposes a more integrated vision of water resources management to respond to changing environmental and socio-economic conditions. It also includes a CD-ROM.

For more than thirty years, scientists from various disciplines have warned that the constant increase in world population and exponential world economic growth are seriously threatening our ecosystems. This book presents a vision that is based on an ongoing, adaptable societal process which leads the world down the path towards sustainability.

By the age of 11, Taylor Wilson had mastered the science of rocket propulsion. At 13, his grandmother's cancer diagnosis drove him to investigate medical uses for radioactive isotopes. And at 14, Wilson became the youngest person in history to achieve nuclear fusion.

This book outlines for the first time in a single volume the theoretical and methodological tools for a study of human remains resulting from episodes of mass violence and genocide. Despite the highly innovative and contemporary research into both mass violence and the body, the most significant consequence ...

Global warming is reality; it is no longer a theory. Practical people faced with the job of countering the threats of potentially dramatic climate surprises, melting icecaps, and sea-level rises are seeking solutions to lower and hold constant the emission of greenhouse gases. We will need to reduce ...

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A uniquely accessible way of looking at recent major advances in the science of embryonic development