Books published by Imperial College Press

Covers the structure and physical properties of the protein envelopes that encapsulate and hence protect the delicate viral genome, their assembly and disassembly, the organization of the viral genome, infection, evolution, as well as applications of viruses in Biomedical Nanotechnology. This title is suitable for scientists working in virology.

A collection of essays on the moral description, understanding, and evaluation of values within the regional (Europe, North America and Asia) and global setting in stem cell science. It focuses on therapy and translation of stem cell research into the clinic.

Concentrates on process behavior of economic systems and building models that stem from Haken's, Prigogine's, Taylor's work as well as from nuclear physics models.

Contains key articles by Eric Scerri, one of the leading authority on the history and philosophy of the periodic table of the elements. This book explores a range of topics such as the historical evolution of the periodic system as well as its philosophical status and its relationship to modern quantum physics.

Summarises approaches and current practices in actinide immobilisation using chemically-durable crystalline materials such as ceramics and monocrystals. This book intends to provide information based on the authors' experience and studies in nuclear material management and actinide immobilisation.

Presents an account of significant energy sources, evaluated according to their capacity, reliability, cost, safety and effects on the environment. This book considers non-renewable sources (for example, coal, oil, gas and nuclear fuel) together with renewable sources like wood, hydro, biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, ocean thermal, and tidal.

Provides a review of research on single-electron devices and circuits in silicon. This book focuses on the design, fabrication, and characterization of single-electron transistors, single-electron memory devices, few-electron transfer devices such as electron pumps and turnstiles, and single-electron logic devices.

MicroRNAs have emerged as key regulators of gene expression during development and are frequently misexpressed in human disease states, in particular cancer. This book discusses how microRNAs represent a paradigm shift in thinking about gene regulation during development and disease.

Describes the synthesis and characterization of diverse materials based on the chiral, 1, 1'-binaphthyl structure. This book discusses the applications of these materials in various fields. It is suitable for graduate students as well as professionals working in the related fields.

Details the research and development initiatives in nano-biomedical engineering. This title deals with four groups of nano-biomedical engineering such as nano-biomechanics, nano-bioimaging, nano-biodevices and nano-biointervention.

Focuses on what can be learned about protein-protein interactions from the analysis of protein-protein complex structures and interfaces. This book includes review chapters on the characterization of protein-protein interfaces, structure determination of protein complexes (by NMR and X-ray), and theory of protein-protein binding.

Delves into one of the greatest riddles perplexing modern science: Why are humans so smart? This title investigates the origins of human intelligence, starting with classical Darwinian concepts. It concludes with a speculative epigenetic theory of intelligence that does not require DNA mutations as a source of evolution.

Contains papers presented at the 19th International Conference on Genome Informatics (GIW 2008) held at the Marriott Surfers Paradise Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia from December 1 to 3, 2008. This title includes a total of 18 contributed papers that were selected for the presentation at GIW 2008.

Design for prevention or remediation of indoor air pollution requires expertise in optimizing geometrical configurations; knowledge of HVAC systems, perceived or expected contaminants and source locations; and economics. This title describes a series of numerical models that run in MATLAB.

Contains papers based on the presentations at the 8th Annual International Workshop on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology held at the Teikyo Hotel, Berlin, from June 9 to June 10, 2008. This workshop started in 2001 as an event for doctoral students to present and discuss their research results and approaches in bioinformatics and systems biology.

Presents an original approach to the history of the field of computer science. This title covers various aspects of computer science, going from the theory of computation, the theory of programming, and the theory of computer system performance, all the way to computer hardware and to major numerical applications of computers.

Traces through the formation of matter, of stars and planets, the Earth itself, and then through to the beginnings of life and the evolution of man. This book does not solve the mysteries of what initiated the Big Bang or how life evolved from inanimate matter, but it does make clear the nature of those problems.

The year 2007 marked not only the centenary of Imperial College London but also the 50th anniversary of the late Nobel Laureate Professor Abdus Salam's arrival at the College. Accordingly, a conference entitled "Salam + 50" organized by the Theoretical Physics Group was held at Imperial College on 7 July 2007.

Investigates the origins and implications of securitization crisis. This book offers an integrated series of case studies drawn from the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. It charts what went wrong within the investment houses and why the regulatory systems failed.

Taking the discovery of the electron, the formulation of Maxwellian electromagnetism and Einstein's elucidation of Brownian motion as its starting point, this title provides a comprehensive presentation of the three seminal ideas of 20th century physics: Special and General Relativity, Quantum Theory and the Nuclear Atom.

Provides a comprehensive overview of fracture mechanics of conservative and dissipative materials, as well as a general formulation of nonlinear field theory of fracture mechanics and a rigorous treatment of dynamic crack problems involving coupled magnetic, electric, thermal and mechanical field quantities.

Fully updated, this revised edition describes the statistical aspects of both the design and analysis of trials, with particular emphasis on the more recent methods of analysis.About 8000 clinical trials are undertaken annually in all areas of medicine, from the treatment of acne to the prevention of cancer. Correct interpretation of the data from such trials depends largely on adequate design and on performing the appropriate statistical analyses. This book provides a useful guide to medical statisticians and others faced with the often difficult problems of designing and analysing clinical trials.

A practical guide to the analysis of materials, including a description of the underlying theories and instrumental aberrations caused by real experiments. The main emphasis concerns the analysis of thin films and multilayers, primarily semiconductors, although the techniques are very general.

Shows how various optimization techniques are used in the novel anti-optimization technique, and how the structural optimization can be exponentially enhanced by incorporating the concept of worst-case scenario, thereby increasing the safety of the structures designed in various fields of engineering.