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Oceans

evolving concepts

by Guy Jacques, Paul Tréguer, Herlé Mercier

Since the HMS Challenger expedition of 1872–1876, our vision of the ocean has changed completely. We now understand that it plays a key role in biodiversity, climate regulation, and mineral and biological resources, and as such, the ocean is a major service provider for humanity. Oceans draws on data from new oceanographic and satellite tools, acquired through international interdisciplinary programs. It describes the processes that control how the ocean functions, on different spatial and temporal scales. After considering the evolution of concepts in physical, chemical and biological oceanography, the book outlines the future of a warmer, acidified, less oxygenated ocean. It shows how a view of the ocean at different scales changes how we understand it. Finally, the book presents the challenges facing the ocean in terms of the exploitation of biological and mineral resources, in the context of sustainable development and the regulation of climate change.

Fracture Mechanics

by Emmanuel E. Gdoutos

This book discusses the basic principles and traditional applications of fracture mechanics, as well as the cutting-edge research in the field over the last three decades in current topics like composites, thin films, nanoindentation, and cementitious materials. Experimental methods play a major role in the study of fracture mechanics problems and are used for the determination of the major fracture mechanics quantities such as stress intensity factors, crack tip opening displacements, strain energy release rates, crack paths, crack velocities in static and dynamic problems. These methods include electrical resistance strain gauges, photoelasticity, interferometry techniques, geometric and interferometry moiré, and the optical method of caustics. Furthermore, numerical methods are often used for the determination of fracture mechanics parameters. They include finite and boundary element methods, Green’s function and weight functions, boundary collocation, alternating methods, and integral transforms continuous dislocations. This third edition of the book covers the basic principles and traditional applications, as well as the latest developments of fracture mechanics. Featuring two new chapters and 30 more example problems, it presents a comprehensive overview of fracture mechanics, and includes numerous examples and unsolved problems. This book is suitable for teaching fracture mechanics courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. A “solutions manual” is available for course instructors upon request.

Atomic-Scale Dynamics at Surfaces

Theory and Experimental Studies with Helium Atom Scattering

by G. Benedek and J.P. Toennies

ISBN: 978-3-662-56441-7                                                                     Edition: Springer

ISBN (e-book): 978-3-662-56443-1

Otto Stern 1929 helium-atom scattering (HAS) experiments from a crystal surface filled two needs with one deed: proving the quantum particle-wave duality for atoms, as well as the ordered structure of crystal surfaces. The development of supersonic monocromatic beams of He atoms, with an energy spread no larger than 1%, although motivated by other needs in aero- and astronautics, endowed experimentalists with a new tool to investigate the dynamics of solid surfaces on the atomic scale. HAS, besides providing the surface structure from diffraction, was demonstrated to provide, through inelastic scattering, a high-resolution spectroscopy of low-energy elementary excitations of the surface, allowing for the determination of their dispersion curves: more and more needs can nowadays be fulfilled than envisaged by Stern! The book presents the experimental and theoretical fundamentals of HAS spectroscopy up to the most recent achievements.

Dynamic Analysis of Structures

by John T. Katsikadelis

Edition: Elsevier

ISBN: 9780128186435

Description: Dynamic Analysis of Structures reflects the latest application of structural dynamics theory to produce more optimal and economical structural designs. Written by an author with over 37 years of researching, teaching and writing experience, this reference introduces complex structural dynamics concepts in a user-friendly manner. The author includes carefully worked-out examples which are solved utilizing more recent numerical methods. These examples pave the way to more accurately simulate the behavior of various types of structures. The essential topics covered include principles of structural dynamics applied to particles, rigid and deformable bodies, thus enabling the formulation of equations for the motion of any structure.

More information: edition Elsevier website

Solar Cells and light Management

Materials, Strategies and Sustainability

by Francesco Enrichi, Giancarlo Righini

Wave-optical structures have shown amazing possibilities as photonic solutions to improve the performance of photovoltaic technology, allowing the reduction of the devices’ thickness while improving their generated photocurrent, thereby enabling high-efficient, low-cost and mechanically flexible solar cells. Besides, when applied as front coatings in emergent technologies as perovskite solar cells, such structures can also enhance their operational stability.

Find out more about these exciting advances in this book chapter recently published by Manuel J. Mendes and co-workers at CENIMAT-i3N and CEMOP-UNINOVA:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780081027622000094

Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry

by Arben Merkoçi, Elvira Fortunato and Ana Carolina Marques

Desciption of the book on UNINOVA webstite: https://cemop.uninova.pt/news/livro-paper-based-sensors-volume-89-1st-edition-do-prof-arben-merkoci-com-contributo-do-grupo

Translation: 

Book “Paper Based Sensors, Colume 89 1st Edition”, by Prof. Arben Merkoçi with the contribution of activity group directed by Prof. Elvira Fortunato and the strong part of Prof. Ana Carolina Marques.

“Paper Based Sensors, Vol. 89 1st Edition” is the last version of the “Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry” series of Wilson & Wilson. This volume, 89th of the collection, gather the most important questions linked to the conception and application of paper-made sensors together. These economic devices are used in many areas, especially Health & Care, Environment, Security, (Electro) Chemistry, Optics or Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies. Addressed to researchers, PhD students and Professors working in academies or industries, the book has been edited by Prof. Arben Merkoçi, ICREA leader, a group of Nanobioelectronics and biosensors at ICN2. This volume gather contributions of tenth of worldwide experts together, including reaserchers of the group directed by Prof. Elvira Fortunato, putting accent on researcher Ana Carolina Marques, and will be published on June 23rd 2020 by Elsevier.e. 

An Introduction to the Finite Element Method

by Junuthula N. Reddy

Edition: McGraw-Hill Education; 4th edition

ISBN-13 : 978-1259861901

Publication date:  October 8th, 2018

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Proceedings of the International Symposium Superconductivity and Pressure

A Fruitful Relationship on the Road to Room Temperature Superconductivity

by Miguel Angel Alario Franco

The book is free of charge and can be obtained as a PDF Edition in the web page of the Fundación ARECES, which graciously financed both the Symposium and the book edition

You can download the book in PDF via this link

Even more, all the lectures were video recorded and can be freely accessed at the TV channel of the Foundation in this other link.

Metal Oxide Nanostructures

Synthesis, Properties and Applications

by Daniela Nunes, Ana Pimentel, Lidia Santos, Pedro Barquinha, Luis Pereira, Elvira Fortunato, Rodrigo Martins

Editions: Elsevier

ISBN: 978-0128115121

Publication date: November 8th, 2018

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Boundary Elements: Theory and Applications

by John T. Katsikadelis

Editions: Elsevier Science

ISBN : 978-0080441078

Publication date: May 22nd, 2002

Translations:

カチカデーリス Ｊ.Ｔ．著 (2004), 境界要素法―基本と応用 原書名 

Translation into Japanese ( Asakura, Tokyo, Japan)

Кацикаделис  Дж. Т. (2007) “Граничные элементы. Теория и приложения,”

Translation into Russian (Издательство, Publishing House of the Russian Civil Engineering Universities, Moscow)

Katsikadelis, Dž. T. (2011) “Granični Elementi. Teorija i Primene”

Translation into Serbian (Gradjevinska Knjiga, Belgrade)