Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science
Author: London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science
Author: The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science
Author: Natural Photonics and Bioinspiration
Author: Olivier DeparisPublisher: Artech House
ISBN: 1630817988
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Photonic structures occurring in biological tissues such as butterfly wings, beetle elytra or fish scales are responsible for a broad range of optical effects including iridescence, narrow-band reflection, large solid-angle scattering, polarization effects, additive color mixing, fluid-induced color changes, controlled fluorescence. Studies have provided understanding of the underlying optical mechanisms and the biological functions as well as inspiration for the design and development of novel photonic devices, also called bioinspiration. In this forward-thinking book, the research related to photonic structures in natural organisms is reviewed with a main foPhotonic structures occurring in biological tissues such as butterfly wings, beetle elytra, or fish scales are responsible for a broad range of optical effects including iridescence, narrow band reflection, large solid-angle scattering, polarization, additive color mixing, fluid induced color changes, and controlled fluorescence. This book reviews research of biological photonic devices in accordance with the fundamental aspects of physical optics and environmental biology. It provides readers with an understanding of numerical modelling based on morphological and optical characterizations as well as the quantitative treatment of color vision. This forward-thinking book ties these concepts to the design and synthesis of bioinspired photonic devices and opens the door to the applications of nature’s lessons in the technical world. This resource introduces a methodology for working with and utilizing bioinspiration. It includes the experimental and numerical tools necessary for the characterization and simulation of photonic structures and uses original concepts as examples, with a focus on bioinspired hygrochromatic materials. Professionals are brought up to speed on a variety of fabrication techniques and methods of synthesis all following a straightforward bottom-up or top-down approach. The reader will gain an understanding of the capability of bioinspiration to meet human needs. This book’s explanation of how natural photonics structures behave as efficient solar absorbers or thermal management devices makes it a useful resource for technical professionals in the field of energy and environment, and the concepts presented in this book also have applications in the designs of optical coatings, sensors, and light sources.
Ionizing Radiations
Author: Quartermaster Food and Container Institute for the Armed Forces (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Food
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Bibliographic Series
Author: Ionizing Radiations; Their Production, Effects, and Utilization
Author: Quartermaster Food and Container Institute for the Armed Forces (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Ionizing radiation
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
The London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science ; Conducted by Sir David Brewster, Richard Taylor, and Richard Phillips
Author: David BrewsterPhilosophical Magazine
Author: Energy in American History
Author: Jeffrey B. WebbPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1315
Book Description
Contextualizes and analyzes the key energy transitions in U.S. history and the central importance of energy production and consumption on the American environment and in American culture and politics. Focusing on the major energy transitions in U.S. history, from the pre-industrial era to the present day, this two-volume encyclopedia captures the major advancements, events, technologies, and people synonymous with the production and consumption of energy in the United States. Expert contributors show how, for example, the introduction of electricity and petroleum into ordinary American life facilitated periods of rapid social and political change, as well as profound and ongoing impacts on the environment. These developments have in many ways defined and accelerated the pace of modern life and led to vast improvements in living conditions for millions of people, just as they have also brought new fears of resource exhaustion and fossil-fuel induced climate change. Today, as America begins to move beyond the use of fossil fuels toward a greater reliance on renewables, including wind and solar energy, there is a pressing need to understand energy in America's past in order to better understand its energy future.