Wilhelm Ostwald 
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The CRC Handbook of Solubility Parameters and Other Cohesion Parameters, Second Edition , which includes 17 new sections and 40 new data tables, incorporates information from a vast amount of materia …

Creep and Creep Rupture of Metals is devoted to the fundamental description of the phenomenon of creep which occurs widely in high-temperature deformation of metals. Special attention is paid to the …

Among the various nanomaterials, inorganic nanoparticles are extremely important in modern technologies. They can be easily and cheaply synthesized and mass produced, and for this reason, they can al …

The intention was to produce a book which perforce would never be far from the laboratory, although CRC‘s use of Handbook in another connection precludes our use of that word in the title. …

It is estimated that there are about 10 million organic chemicals known, and about 100, 000 new organic compounds are produced each year. Some of these new chemicals are made in the laboratory and so …

This book introduces the key concepts of nanoscale spectroscopy methods used in nanotechnologies in a manner that is easily digestible for a beginner in the field. It discusses future applications of …

Biomimetics is an innovative paradigm shift based on biodiversity for sustainability. Biodiversity is not only the result of evolutionary adaption but also the optimized solution of an epic combinato …

Polymer-based smart materials have become attractive in recent years due to the fact that polymers are flexible and provide many advantages compared to inorganic smart materials: they are low cost, t …

This new book covers the synthetic as well application aspects of functional polymers. It highlights modern trends in the field and showcases the recent characterization techniques that are being emp …

The need to address the energy problem and formulate a lasting solution to tame climate change has never been so urgent. The rise of various renewable energy sources, such as solar cell technologies, …