Applied Physics Books

New and Published Books

1. Ultra-Realistic Imaging

   Advanced Techniques in Analogue and Digital Colour Holography

   By Hans Bjelkhagen, David Brotherton-Ratcliffe

   Ultra-high resolution holograms are now finding commercial and industrial applications in such areas as holographic maps, 3D medical imaging, and consumer devices. Ultra-Realistic Imaging: Advanced Techniques in Analogue and Digital Colour Holography brings together a comprehensive discussion of...

   Published May 19th 2013 by CRC Press
2. Single-Atom Nanoelectronics

   Edited by Enrico Prati, Takahiro Shinada

   Single-Atom Nanoelectronics covers the fabrication of single-atom devices and related technology, as well as the relevant electronic equipment and the intriguing new phenomena related to single-atom and single-electron effects in quantum devices. It also covers the alternative approaches related to...

   Published April 16th 2013 by Pan Stanford Publishing
3. Projectile Dynamics in Sport

   Principles and Applications

   By Colin White

   How can we predict the trajectory of a baseball from bat to outfield? How do the dimples in a golf ball influence its flight from tee to pin? What forces determine the path of a soccer ball steered over a defensive wall by an elite player? An understanding of the physical processes involved in...

   Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge
4. Optochemical Nanosensors

   Edited by Andrea Cusano, Francisco J. Arregui, Michele Giordano, Antonello Cutolo

   Series: Series in Sensors

   Nanosized sensors enable the study of chemical and biochemical processes at a level and in dimensions that may not have been envisioned some 20 years ago. Fueled by their inherent small size and the unusual optical, magnetic, catalytic, and mechanical properties of nanoparticles, remarkable...

   Published November 19th 2012 by Taylor & Francis
5. Medical Imaging

   Principles and Practices

   Edited by Mostafa Analoui, Joseph D. Bronzino, Donald R. Peterson

   The discovery of x-ray, as a landmark event, enabled us to see the "invisible," opening a new era in medical diagnostics. More importantly, it offered a unique undestanding around the interaction of electromagnetic signal with human tissue and the utility of its selective absorption, scattering,...

   Published November 7th 2012 by CRC Press
6. Electrical Impedance

   Principles, Measurement, and Applications

   By Luca Callegaro

   Series: Series in Sensors

   Electrical Impedance: Principles, Measurement, and Applications provides a modern and much-needed overview of electrical impedance measurement science and its application in metrology, sensor reading, device and material characterizations. It presents up-to-date coverage of the theory, practical...

   Published November 5th 2012 by Taylor & Francis
7. Advances in Thin-Film Solar Cells

   Edited by I M Dharmadasa

   This book concentrates on the latest developments in our understanding of solid-state device physics. The material presented is mainly experimental and based on CdTe thin-film solar cells. It extends these new findings to CIGS thin-film solar cells and presents a new device design based on graded...

   Published September 16th 2012 by Pan Stanford Publishing
8. Microelectronics to Nanoelectronics

   Materials, Devices & Manufacturability

   Edited by Anupama B. Kaul

   Composed of contributions from top experts, Microelectronics to Nanoelectronics: Materials, Devices and Manufacturability offers a detailed overview of important recent scientific and technological developments in the rapidly evolving nanoelectronics arena. Under the editorial guidance and...

   Published August 23rd 2012 by CRC Press
9. Fundamentals and Applications of Ultrasonic Waves, Second Edition

   By J. David N. Cheeke

   Written at an intermediate level in a way that is easy to understand, Fundamentals and Applications of Ultrasonic Waves, Second Edition provides an up-to-date exposition of ultrasonics and some of its main applications. Designed specifically for newcomers to the field, this fully updated second...

   Published June 24th 2012 by CRC Press
10. High-Pressure Physics

    By John Loveday

    Series: Scottish Graduate Series

    High-pressure science has undergone a revolution in the last 15 years. The development of intense new x-ray and neutron sources, improved detectors, new instrumentation, greatly increased computation power, and advanced computational algorithms have enabled researchers to determine the behavior of...

    Published June 5th 2012 by Chapman and Hall/CRC