Materials for the 21st Century

What does cotton candy, which dissolves at the touch, have in common with Kevlar, used for bullet-proof vests? How can our understanding of such materials help us to tackle essential problems of the 21st century?Materials play a key role in our search for solutions to many pressing issues. They underpin many industries, are critical for the development of consumer goods, are essential components of medical diagnostic techniques, offer hope for the treatment of currently incurable diseases, and provide answers to environmental problems. This handbook is a guide to the materials we rely on for the future. Materials for the 21st Century serves as a useful resource for undergraduate and high school students preparing for a career in physical sciences, life sciences,or engineering, by helping them to identify new areas of interest. It is also an excellent reference for readers interested in learning more about the diverse range of materials that underlie key aspects of our economy and everyday lives.

Science & Math

Segal, David

Physics

Oxford University Press

What does cotton candy, which dissolves at the touch, have in common with Kevlar, used for bullet-proof vests? How can our understanding of such materials help us to tackle essential problems of the 21st century? Materials play a key role in our search for solutions to many pressing issues. They underpin many industries, are critical for the development of consumer goods, are essential components of medical diagnostic techniques, offer hope for the treatment of currently incurable diseases, and provide answers to environmental problems. This handbook is a guide to the materials we rely on for the future. Materials for the 21st Century serves as a useful resource for undergraduate and high school students preparing for a career in physical sciences, life sciences,or engineering, by helping them to identify new areas of interest. It is also an excellent reference for readers interested in learning more about the diverse range of materials that underlie key aspects of our economy and everyday lives.

What would our world today be like without inventions like tarmac, aspirin, liquid crystals, and barbed wire? This guide shows how patents and the inventions they describe have shaped the 21st century. It gives us insights into the inventions, big and small, that have had huge impacts, many unexpected, on multiple spheres of our lives, from popular culture and entertainment, to global health, to transportation, to the waging of war. It features patent documentsthat date from the mid-19th century to the present. Patent documents describe inventions and represent an accurate and rich source of information about the history and current state of moderntechnology, as patents are examined and their accuracy can be challenged.The subject matter covers many technical areas. Patents discussed include, for example, Morse code, the diode, triode, transistors, television, frozen foods, ring-pull for soft drink cans, board games such as Monopoly, gene editing, metamaterials, MRI, computerised tomography, insulin, and monoclonal antibodies such as Herceptin. The text is illustrated with drawings adapted from the original patentdocuments. Patent numbers are included to allow interested readers to trace the documents. Inventions described in the patents are placed in historical perspective.

One Hundred Patents That Shaped the Modern World

History & Philosophy

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Urban economics (Irwin series in economics)

Business & Money

Economics

R.D. Irwin

Chemical Synthesis of Advanced Ceramic Materials (Chemistry of Solid State Materials, Series Number 1)

Devoted to the role of chemical synthetic techniques in the development of advanced ceramic materials, this is the first book to bridge the gap between existing volumes concerned with properties of ceramic materials, such as mechanical properties, and those on chemistry. The author describes the variety of advanced ceramics and their conventional synthesis and fabrication. This is followed by a description of the range of nonconventional synthetic methods. The basic chemistry of the synthesis is described and well illustrated by reference to ceramics made on both laboratory and industrial scales.

Chemistry

Cambridge University Press

Devoted to the role of chemical synthetic techniques in the development of advanced ceramic materials, this is the first book to bridge the gap between existing volumes concerned with properties of ceramic materials, such as mechanical properties, and those on chemistry. The author describes the variety of advanced ceramics and their conventional synthesis and fabrication. This is followed by a description of the range of nonconventional synthetic methods. The basic chemistry of the synthesis is described and well illustrated by reference to ceramics made on both laboratory and industrial scales.

Take your therapeutic practice with children, youth, and families out into nature  The number of children, youth, and families seeking help for a wide range of mental health concerns is growing at an alarming rate, and many struggle to thrive despite well-intentioned interventions from skilled helpers. Unplugging from technology and reconnecting with the web of life is a powerful antidote to the highly technological and fast-paced realities of so many.  Nature-Based Therapy  addresses this underlying disconnection between humans and their ecological home, exploring theories and therapeutic practices undertaken with children, youth, and families, including:  Developing sensory awareness of outer and inner landscapes  Navigating risk in play  Case examples with a diverse range of settings, intentions, and interventions.  Nature-Based Therapy  is for counselors, therapists, youth and social workers, educators, and parents working in educational and therapeutic settings who want to take their practice beyond the office walls and into the powerful terrain of the wild, partnering with nature as a co-facilitator to create lasting change.

Nature-Based Therapy: A Practitioner’s Guide to Working Outdoors with Children, Youth, and Families

Rose, Kathryn

Harper, Dr. Nevin J.

Religion & Spirituality

New Society Publishers

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Quick Reference Guide dBASE III Plus: IBM PC

Computers & Technology

Underwood, Lynn

Software

D D C Pub

MS-PC DOS: Version 2-4 IBM PC (Quick Reference Guide)

Berg, Albert M.

Reference

Many advances in technology are due to the development of new materials and by using patent literature we can monitor how technological has advanced. Exploring Materials through Patent Information describes how different technologies have evolved through the development of their patents, providing students with a guide on how to use patents as a source of information in their research and studies. 
 The first chapter provides practical advice on searching for patents and using patents, followed by individual chapters covering different material systems where the technical information in the patent literature demonstrates the developments in the technology. The materials discussed includes light-emitting diodes, quantum dots, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), liquid crystals and liquid crystal displays, 3d printing, healthcare, block copolymers, aerogels, ionic liquids, flame retardants, graphene, hydrogels, and superhydrophobic materials.
 The book is aimed at students in chemistry, materials science and engineering to show how patent information as an important source of information alongside other sources of information.

Exploring Materials through Patent Information

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Materials for the 21st Century

Materials for the 21st Century

One Hundred Patents That Shaped the Modern World

Urban economics (Irwin series in economics)

Chemical Synthesis of Advanced Ceramic Materials (Chemistry of Solid State Materials, Series Number 1)

Chemical Synthesis of Advanced Ceramic Materials (Chemistry of Solid State Materials, Series Number 1)

Nature-Based Therapy: A Practitioner’s Guide to Working Outdoors with Children, Youth, and Families

Quick Reference Guide dBASE III Plus: IBM PC

MS-PC DOS: Version 2-4 IBM PC (Quick Reference Guide)

Exploring Materials through Patent Information