Offers a review of progress in the use and exploitation of soil bacteria to improve crop and plant growth. This book presents ideas on how to grow better, more successful crops, in an environmentally sound way. It is suitable for those working in the pharmaceutical, biotechnological and agricultural[...]

Sir Joseph Rotblat (1908 2005), British physicist and one of the most prominent critics of the nuclear arms race, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995. This work is dedicated to the life of this scientist and humanist. It also provides five articles on Rotblat's biography, the impact of his work o[...]

There is interest in the field of thermodynamic properties of solids due to the development of advanced experimental and modeling tools. This book covers various experimental and theoretical techniques relevant to the subject.[...]