Institute Of Physics Publishing: 98 books
Time and Time Again
Determination of longitude at seain the 17th Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
Determination of one’s longitude at sea has perplexed sailors for many centuries. The significant uptake of world trade in the 17th and 18th Centuries rendered the increasingly urgent need to solve the ‘longitude problem’, an issue of strategic national importance. Historical accounts of these...
Effective Science Communication
A practical guide to surviving as a scientist
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Effective Science Communication: A practical guide to surviving as a scientist is devoted to the variety of ways that scientists are expected to communicate in their day-to-day professional lives. This book discusses why communication is key to being a successful scientist in the 21st century and...
Bias in Science and Communication
A field guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Includes introductory reader quiz
Sun Protection
A risk management approach
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
Accompanying author webinar available
Introduction to Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Volume 3
Animal tissue culture and biopharmaceuticals
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2019
This third volume in the Introduction to Pharmaceutical Biotechnology trilogy looks at the fundamental knowledge related to animal tissue culture science such as organ culture, stem cell culture, culture media, animal tissue culture facilities, stem cell culture and current advancements in biopharmaceuticals....
by Dawood Parker, Dr Surya Raghu, Richard Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2018
Through patenting and commercialization, scientists today can develop their work beyond a publication in a learned journal. Indeed, universities and governments are encouraging today’s scientists and engineers to break their research out of the laboratory and into the commercial world. However,...
by Leonid P Yaroslavsky
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
The first edition of this text book focussed on providing practical hands-on experience in digital imaging techniques for graduate students and practitioners keeping to a minimum any detailed discussion on the underlying theory. In this new extended edition, the author builds on the strength of the...
by Sioe T Mak
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2015
As power generation and demand develops, adopting and integrating communication and information technology to improve the reliability, efficiency and sustainability of power networks becomes essential. With the US smart grid market having doubled in size between 2009 and 2014, this succinct book,...
Flexible Electronics, Volume 2
Thin-film transistors
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2019
Flexible electronics is an emerging field with the potential for huge industrial importance. Comprising of three volumes, this work offers a cohesive, coherent and comprehensive overview of the subject. Themes covered include mechanical theory, materials science aspects, fabrication technologies,...
Balancing Green Power
How to deal with variable energy sources
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Renewable energy sources are large but some are variable and intermittent. The widescale use of renewable energy sources for energy supply will require the adoption of ways to compensate for their variability. This book reviews the technical options looking at their pros and cons and how they might...
Renewables
A review of sustainable energy supply options
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2013
Renewable energy is a fast-expanding field, welcomed by many as part of the answer to climate change and energy security concerns; but can renewables deliver enough energy reliably and economically? Rapid expansion continues in the area of renewable energy, with wind capacity expected to double over...
Ahead of the Curve
Hidden breakthroughs in the biosciences: Volume 1
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
This unique book is a compendium of carefully curated published papers in the biosciences, which have (or will) precipitate a profound change in prevailing paradigms and research programs. A mix of new and classic papers, it shows the limitations of current thought or identifies novel vistas for investigations...
Ahead of the Curve: Volume 2
Hidden breakthroughs in the biosciences
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2018
The popular conception of science is of a steady, upward climb of progress. The reality is not that simple. Significant discoveries often stay unrecognized for decades, particularly if they conflict with the current paradigm or extend it in ways hard to imagine at the time.
Ahead of the Curve:...
by Twalib Ngoma, Dr Wilfred Ngwa
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
In response to the growing global health challenge in the fight against cancer, there is now a greater need for radiation oncology health professionals across institutions to collaborate and be more globally engaged. Emerging Models for Global Health in Radiation Oncology is a response to the need...