| January
2010
Dear
valued subscriber,
One
would assume that with our various cutting-edge technologies, horrific
presentations are just figments of our imaginations. Unfortunately, it
seems that not even the most brilliant of inventions can save us from
hours of dreary lectures that fail to interest, much less educate, the
audience. Instead, Jean-Luc Lebrun, a professional trainer of
researchers and scientists, has engineered a handbook for scientists
that would make their presentation much less complicated than the
subject itself.
When
the Scientist Presents will make hard-hitting information, agitated
audiences, and lethargic presenters seem as outdated as cave paintings.
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about Scientific
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Scientist Presents - An Audio and Video Guide to Science Talks
today!
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| Book Series Highlight |
| Series
On Photoconversion Of Solar Energy
Published
titles
![]() Nanostructured
And Photoelectrochemical Systems For Solar Photon Conversion
edited by Mary D Archer (Imperial College, UK) & Arthur J Nozik
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA)
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sample chapters:
In this
book, expert authors describe advanced solar photon conversion
approaches that promise highly efficient photovoltaic and
photoelectrochemical cells with sophisticated architectures on the one
hand, and plastic photovoltaic coatings that are inexpensive enough to
be disposable on the other. Their leitmotifs include light-induced
exciton generation, junction architectures that lead to efficient
exciton dissociation, and charge collection by percolation through
mesoscale phases. Photocatalysis is closely related to
photoelectrochemistry, and the fundamentals of both disciplines are
covered in this volume.
![]() Molecular To
Global Photosynthesis
edited by Mary D Archer (Imperial College, UK) & James Barber
(Imperial College, UK)
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sample chapters:
Green
plants and photosynthetic organisms are the Earth's natural
photoconverters of solar energy. In future, biomass and bioenergy will
become increasingly significant energy sources, making a contribution
both to carbon dioxide abatement and to the security, diversity and
sustainability of global energy supplies. In this book, experts provide
a series of authoritative chapters on the intricate mechanisms of
photosynthesis and the potential for using and improving photosynthetic
organisms, plants and trees to sequester carbon dioxide and to provide
fuel and useful chemicals for the benefit of man.
![]() Clean
Electricity From Photovoltaics
edited by Mary D Archer (Imperial College, UK) & Robert Hill
(University of Northumbria, UK)
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sample chapters:
Photovoltaic
cells provide clean, reversible electrical power from the sun. Made
from semiconductors, they are durable, silent in operation and free of
polluting emissions. In this book, experts from all sectors of the PV
community - materials scientists, physicists, production engineers,
economists and environmentalists - give their critical appraisals of
where the technology is now and what its prospects are.
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| Title Highlight |
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![]() Combinatorial
Development Of Solid Catalytic Materials
Design of High-Throughput Experiments, Data Analysis, Data Mining
by Manfred Baerns (Fritz-Haber Institute of Max-Planck
Society, Berlin, Germany) & Martin Holena (Academy of Sciences,
Czech Republic)
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| New & Forthcoming Titles |
- Functional
Properties Of Bio-Inspired Surfaces
Characterization and Technological Applications
edited by Eduardo A Favret (Instituto Nacional de
Tecnologia Agropecuaria, Argentina) & Nestor O Fuentes (Comision
Nacional de Energia Atomica, Argentina)
-
Recent Trends
In Radiation Chemistry
edited by James F Wishart (Brookhaven National
Laboratory, USA) & BSM Rao (University of Pune, India)
- Invitation To
Physical Chemistry
(With CD-ROM)
by G K Vemulapalli (University of Arizona, USA)
- Bioinspired
Intelligent Nanostructured Interfacial Materials
by Lei Jiang (The Chinese Academy of Sciences,
China) & Lin Feng (Tsinghua University, China)
- Specific Ion
Effects
edited by Werner Kunz (University of Regensburg,
Germany)
- 1,1'-Binaphthyl-Based
Chiral Materials
Our Journey
by Lin Pu (University of Virginia, USA)
- Nanomagnetism
And Spintronics
Fabrication, Materials, Characterization and Applications
edited by Farzad Nasirpouri (Sahand University of
Technology, Iran) & Alain Nogaret (University of Bath, UK)
- 4D Electron
Microscopy
Imaging in Space and Time
edited by Ahmed H Zewail and John M Thomas
- Petrochemical
Economics
Technology Selection in a Carbon Constrained World
by Duncan Seddon (Duncan Seddon & Associates Pty
Ltd, Australia)
- Advances In
Multi-Photon Processes And Spectroscopy
(Volume 19)
edited by S H Lin (National Chiao-Tung University,
Taiwan & Arizona State University, USA) , A A Villaeys (Institute
de Physique et Chimie des Matèriaux de Strasbourg, France) , & Y
Fujimura (Tohoku University, Japan)
- Handbook Of
Porphyrin Science
With Applications to Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science,
Engineering, Biology and Medicine
(A 5-Volume Set)
by Karl M Kadish (University of Houston, USA), Kevin
M Smith (Louisiana State University, USA) & Roger Guilard
(Universite de Bourgogne, France)
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| Notable Backlist |
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![]() Molecular
Theory Of Water And Aqueous Solutions
Part 1: Understanding Water
by Arieh Ben-Naim (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Israel)
![]() Catalysis By
Gold
by Geoffrey C Bond (Brunel University, UK) , Catherine
Louis (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France) , & David T
Thompson (Consultant, World Gold Council, UK)
![]() Nanostructured
And Photoelectrochemical Systems For Solar Photon Conversion
edited by Mary D Archer (Imperial College, UK) &
Arthur J Nozik (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA)
![]() Liquid
Crystals, Laptops And Life
by Michael R Fisch (Kent State University, USA)
![]() Energy
Harvesting Materials
edited by David L Andrews (University of East Anglia, UK)
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| General Interest |
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![]() Science
Research Writing For Non-Native Speakers Of English
by Hilary Glasman-Deal (Imperial College London, UK)
This
book is designed to enable non-native English speakers to write science
research for publication in English. It can also be used by English
speakers and is a practical, user-friendly book intended as a fast,
do-it-yourself guide for those whose English language proficiency is
above intermediate. The approach is based on material developed from
teaching graduate students at Imperial College London and has been
extensively piloted. The book guides the reader through the process of
writing science research and will also help with writing a Master's or
Doctoral thesis in English.
Science
writing is much easier than it looks because the structure and language
are conventional. The aim of this book is to help the reader discover a
template or model for science research writing and then to provide the
grammar and vocabulary tools needed to operate that model. There are
five units: Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion/Conclusion
and Abstract. The reader develops a model for each section of the
research article through sample texts and exercises; this is followed
by a Grammar and Writing Skills section designed to respond to
frequently-asked questions as well as a Vocabulary list including
examples of how the words and phrases are to be used.
![]() Youth
Prolonged: Old Age Postponed
by Robert Weale (King's College London, UK)
What
exactly is human ageing? Can it be slowed down? These questions have
puzzled scientists and laymen alike for generations, and continue to do
so today. The author addresses these thought-provoking issues by
challenging pre-conceived notions of age-perception, age-acceptance and
inter-age relations. Pertinent matters of age-related communication are
dealt with, and the reader is treated to a grand tour of the latest
theories of ageing, age-related biological changes and age-related
diseases, such as Alzheimer's Disease. Here, the author's expertise in
age-related eye diseases truly comes into its own.
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| Journal Highlight |
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![]() Functional Materials Letters
(FML)
Functional
Materials Letters is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal
for original contributions to research on the synthesis, behavior and
characterization of functional materials. The journal seeks to provide
a rapid forum for the communication of novel research of high quality
and with an interdisciplinary flavor.
Does
your library have a subscription? If not, click here
to recommend this journal to your library. To request an institutional
trial to the journal, please have your librarian email trial@xxxxxxxx.
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