McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2012

9 12 2011

McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & TechnologyMcGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2012

Author: McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 9780071774031 / 0071774033
©2012 | 1st Edition | 464 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: JAN-12
Price: US$ 199.00
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An annual roundup of the amazing breakthroughs in science and technology

The McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2012 continues its tradition of making information on the latest advances in science and technology accessible to the nonspecialist through concise, richly illustrated articles. With entries written by international leaders in their respective fields, this new edition covers a braod range of scientific and technical disciplines from Astronomy to Zoology.

  • 190 experts in science and technology keep you informed about key developments and trends in more than 50 major disciplies
  • Coverage includes forefront topics in areas such as biomedical sciences; cell and molecular biology; computer science; environmental science; genetics; materials science and engineering; neuroscience; polymer chemistry; theoretical physics; and more
  • 300 images, two-color illustrations, and charts complement and enhance the text
  • An extensive index makes finding information easy
  • Features numerous cross-references to the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition, in each article for background reading as well as references to key literature
  • All articles are invited, reviewed, and signed to ensure quality of content, then edited and illustrated to ensure comprehensibility for the nonspecialist reader

 

 

About the Author

The McGraw-Hill Editorial Staff (New York, NY) is also responsible for the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, the world’s premier science reference.

 

 

 

 





Nanobiophotonics

9 06 2010


Nanobiophotonics

Nanobiophotonics

Authors: Popescu, Gabriel
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-173701-2
ISBN-10: 0071737014
©2010 | 1st Edition | 464 pages , Hardcover
Pub Date: July 2010
Price: US$ 150.00

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An in-depth guide to achieving super resolution medical imaging using nanotechnology and optical technology

Nano-Biophotonics reviews the basics and recent developments of this emerging field which is cross-disciplinary among nanoscience and nanotechnology, biology, and photonics. The book covers nanoscale and super resolution imaging and biomedical applications. This unique volume is particularly useful for graduate students and researchers in the field of nanoscience, biomedical engineering, and optical science and engineering who are interested in applying their knowledge in the biomedical engineering field.

Nano-Biophotonics:

  • Covers fundamentals knowledge of three distinct disciplines: optics, biomedicine, and nanotechnology
  • Reviews the most up-to-date research areas of nano-biophotonics
  • Allow you to quickly acquire and familiarize the fundamental knowledge necessary for this emerging field
  • Includes the most recent research by prominent contributors from major universities: University of Chicago, Arizona State University, and Yale Medical School


About the Author


Gabriel Popescu (Urbana, IL)
is an Assistant Professor at Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He and his colleagues started the Nanobiophotonics Summer School at the Beckman Institute in 2009. The school was sponsored by the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN), which is funded by the National Science Foundation. Plans for future Nanobiophotonics Summer School sessions are currently underway.

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