Written and edited by top fuel cell catalyst scientists and engineers from both industry and academia, this is the first book to provide a complete overview of this hot topic. It covers the synthesis, characterization, activity validation and modeling of different non-noble metal electrocatalysts, a[...]

"Power Grid Complexity" introduces the complex system theory known as self-organized criticality (SOC) theory and complex network theory, and their applications to power systems. It studies the network characteristics of power systems, such as their small-world properties, structural vulnerability, [...]

In today's design, the role played by folding techniques has gained in visibility and polyvalence, as this book perfectly illustrates, showing designs by creators all around the world, using diverse materials (paper, plastic, textiles) applied to very different areas of creation, such as fashion, je[...]

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En liten by i Kina, inklämd på den lilla slätten mellan bergen och havet. Människorna lever av vad jorden ger och har föga kontakt med omvärlden - det enda tecknet på en ny tids ankomst är kolgruvan som anläggs strax utanför byn. Den är en värld i sig själv, med sina egna myter och sago[...]

The interaction between IPRs and standards has lately raised growing concerns in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry. These highly controversial issues include industry standards embracing proprietary technologies, excessive royalties for the use of proprietary technologies, [...]

Illustrates the commercial struggles & censorship pressures faced by one of China's most successful and prolifi c fi lm directors, whose diverse work features everyday people and problems in post-socialist popular culture.[...]

This text provides a detailed presentation of modern quantum theories for treating the reaction dynamics of small molecular systems. Its main focus is on the development of successful quantum dynamics theories and computational methods for studying the molecular reactive scattering process, with spe[...]

Graphs, networks and agent-based modeling are the most thriving and attracting sciences used in ecology and environmental sciences. As such, this book is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject in the areas of ecology and environmental sciences. From this integrated and self-contained book,[...]