A unique overview of nanotechnology for a general audience. The general span, ranging from biology to quantum computing, makes easy and interesting reading. The authors succeed in conveying essential ideas with the very minimum of mathematics. [X, 204 Pages,...

  Adopting an application-related approach, these three volumes provide both the physics basics as well as the biological and medical background. This handbook collects interdisciplinary contributions, serving as a unique base of common knowledge and mutual...

  The second edition of this textbook is based on the author's extensive teaching and work with students, backed by numerous examples drawn from his own experience as a crewmember of the shuttle mission. With new end-of-chapter examples and problems. [XXVIII, 568...

  Written by industrial experts, this six-volume, full-color handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the calculation, layout and understanding of optical systems, combining for the first time theoretical aspects of optical modeling with practical...

  This first book to focus on this important technique is perfectly structured, making it easy-to-follow for non-AFM specialists, while equally providing an excellent introduction for researchers wishing to use AFM for evaluating biological material and...

  Edited and written by the Who's who in the field, this two-volume reference is a must-have compilation on the topic. All relevant topics are covered, with chapters focusing on different types of polymerization reactions, important classes of polymers, or on...

  Clearly structured according to the type of analytical technique, the chapters contain the most important parameters needed to correctly interpret the spectra, experimental conditions, the steps during chemical reaction, and applications of the main catalysts....