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This book highlights the outstanding role of hydrogen in energy processes, where it is the most functional element due to its unique peculiarities that are highlighted and emphasized in the book. The first half of the book covers the great natural hydrogen processes in biology, chemistry, and physics, showing that hydrogen is a trend that can unite all natural sciences. The second half of the book is devoted to the technological hydrogen processes that are under research and development with the aim to create the infrastructure for hydrogen energetics. The book describes the main features of hydrogen that make it inalienable player in processes such as fusion, photosynthesis, and metabolism. It also covers the methods of hydrogen production and storage, highlighting at the same time the exclusive importance of nanotechnologies in those processes.

This handbook provides students with the communication skills they will need to further their careers. It provides self-assessments, a structure for planning, and the skills required for starting a career. The handbook highlights the main issues that have to be taken in consideration when planning a career. More essentially, it provides directions on how to acquire the skills and competences that are needed after completing education at the university.

The convergence of two powerful technologies¿wireless and the Internet¿through IPv4/v6 protocol has led to emergence of next-generation networks (NGNs). NGN is no more a network of mere computers but a connected conglomeration of varied networks with diverse physical properties, with a plethora of network elements, along with a variety of real-time multimedia applications. This book covers the entire gamut of technology challenges from physical layer to application layer including security from both academic and industrial perspectives.

With an emphasis on the newer technologies in development, this book covers a spectrum of topics in the diagnostics and monitoring of viral ailments. The book emphasizes optical fiber and electrochemical immunosensors, reverse genetics, and luminescent molecular imprints of neutrophil biomarkers. The contributors comprise experts from the fields of epidemiology, biotechnology, virology, industry, technologists, and the clinics. With coverage of viruses ranging from influenza to emerging Ebola virus, this text provides readers with a survey of various aspects of the field as well as a glimpse of future possibilities.

Research in adsorption of gases by carbon nanomaterials has experienced considerable growth in recent years, with increasing interest for practical applications. Many research groups are now producing or using such materials for gas adsorption, storage, purification, and sensing. This book provides a selected overview of some of the most interesting scientific results regarding the outstanding properties of carbon nanomaterials for gas adsorption and of interest both for basic research and technological applications. Topics receiving special attention in this book include storage of H, purification of H, storage of rare gases, adsorption of organic vapors, gas trapping and separation, and metrology of gas adsorption.

This book focuses on new microspheres and microcapsules specifically designed and prepared for application in the fields of biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals involving bioreaction, bioseparation, bioformulation, biodetection, and other new bioapplications. It provides a deep knowledge about the principles of design, preparation methods, and application results of new microspheres and microcapsules for each bioapplication area. The book also presents problems that need to be studied further and comments on the future prospects of microspheres and microcapsules.

This book concentrates on the various fields related to the development of a nanobiosensor and presents the latest information from renowned experts. It focuses on the enhanced spectroscopy, including SERS, SEIRA/SEIRS, and near-field optics, and the related physical processes (optical properties of metallic nanoparticles, plasmon resonance, field enhancement, etc.). Some applications in the biological and medical field are presented to show the potential of such techniques as sensors if combined with functionalization.

This book focuses on the recent research progress on the fundamental understanding of the materials degradation phenomena in PEFC, for automotive applications. On a multidisciplinary basis, through contributions of internationally recognized researchers in the field, this book provides a complete critical review on crucial scientific topics related to PEFC materials degradation, and ensures a strong balance between experimental and theoretical analysis and preparation techniques with several practical applications for both the research and the industrial communities.

Nanoporous materials are widely used in numerous energy and environmental industrial applications. This book offers a coverage to a wide selection of subjects ranging from modelling and material design to the preparation and use of nanoporous catalysts, adsorbents and membranes.

DRAM together with NAND Flash is driving semiconductor technologies with wide spectrum of usage ranging from PC, mobile phone and digital home appliances to solid-state disk (SSD). This book describes FBC (floating body cell), that is, a single transistor DRAM cell without capacitor which stores data in a floating body of a MOS transistor.

Covers the basic principles and main applications of Nanobiotechnology as an emerging field at the frontiers of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology. This volume introduces the Stanford Series on Nanobiobiotechnology by defining and reviewing the major sectors of Nanobiotechnology and Nanobiosciences with respect to various developments.

A reference guide to the interdisciplinary fields of nanomaterials, sensors and biotechnology. It demonstrates functional applications of nanotechnology in diverse areas such as environmental sensing and space habitation, to medical diagnostics and tissue regeneration.

Progress in nanotechnology has resulted in the design and synthesis of many new types of nanoparticles. This book describes reviews on the application of these nanoparticles for in vivo medical imaging and drug delivery. It covers the research on the use of nanoparticles for in vivo diagnostic medical imaging and therapy.

Explores the enormous diversity of social perspectives in the emergence of nanotechnologies. It has been designed for use in interdisciplinary teaching and discussions about nanoethics with natural science students, but will also be of interest to researc

This book focuses on the basic electrochemical applications of DNA in various areas, from basic principles to the most recent discoveries. The book comprises theoretical and experimental analysis of various properties of nucleic acids, research methods, and some promising applications. The topics discussed in the book include electrochemical detection of DNA hybridization based on latex/gold nanoparticle and nanotubes; nanomaterial-based electrochemical DNA detection; electrochemical detection of microorganism-based DNA biosensors; gold nanoparticle-based electrochemical DNA biosensors; electrochemical detection of the aptamer-target interaction; nanoparticle-induced catalysis for DNA biosensing; basic terms regarding electrochemical DNA (nucleic acids) biosensors; screen-printed electrodes for electrochemical DNA detection; application of field-effect transistors to label free electrical DNA biosensor arrays; and electrochemical detection of nucleic acids using branched DNA amplifiers.

Focuses on presenting the possible applications of nano-sized materials in different environmental processes, providing the most reliable guideline for selection of nano-materials to improve efficiency of environmental process, and designing specific nanomaterials for given environmental process and pollutants.

A guide for practicing engineers, researchers and students interested in MEMS devices using biomaterials and biomedical applications that use these devices. It highlights various features and issues of biomaterials that have been used in the MEMS and biomedical areas.

Defines and reviews the major sectors of nanobiotechnology and nanobiosciences with respect to various developments. This book covers the basic principles and main applications of nanobiotechnology as a field at the frontiers of biotechnology and nanotechnology.