Science and Technics / Technology & engineering

Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures

by Mic Patterson

A comprehensive guide to structural glass facades for architects, engineers, and builders

Once an experimental building form, structural glass facades have matured into a fully robust technology. Structural Glass...

Barley: Production, Improvement, and Uses

by Steven E. Ullrich

Barley is one of the world's most important crops with uses ranging from food and feed production, malting and brewing to its use as a model organism in molecular research. The demand and uses of barley continue...

Confectionery and Chocolate Engineering: Principles and Applications

by Ferenc Mohos

Confectionery and chocolate manufacture has been dominated by large-scale industrial processing for several decades. It is often the case, though, that a trial and error approach is applied to the development...

Convergence of Mobile and Stationary Next-Generation Networks

by Krzysztof Iniewski

The Only Resource to Cover Wireless, Wireline, and Optical Networks in One Volume

Mobile and stationary next-generation networks that access the photonic core are destined to become as ubiquitous as traditional...

Practical Food Rheology: An Interpretive Approach

by Ian Norton

Rheology is fundamentally important in food manufacturing in two major senses. Understanding the way in which a substance moves and behaves is essential in order to be able to transport and mix it during processing....

Chemical Engineering in the Pharmaceutical Industry: R&d to Manufacturing

by David J. am Ende

This book deals with various unique elements in the drug development process within chemical engineering science and pharmaceutical R&D. The book is intended to be used as a professional reference and potentially...

All New Electronics Self-Teaching Guide

by Harry Kybett & Earl Boysen

For almost 30 years, this book has been a classic text for electronics enthusiasts. Now completely updated for today?s technology with easy explanations and presented in a more user-friendly format, this third...

Asian Noodles: Science, Technology, and Processing

by Gary G. Hou

In Asian Noodles: Science, Technology and Processing, international experts review the current knowledge and offer comprehensive cutting-edge coverage on Asian noodles unmatchable in any publication. The authors...

Formulas and Calculations for Drilling Operations

by Robello Samuel

Presented in an easy-to-use format, Formulas and Calculations for Drilling Operations is a quick reference for day-to-day work out on the rig. It also serves as a handy study guide for drilling and well control...

Engineering Money: Financial Fundamentals for Engineers

by Richard Hill & George Solt

There are many text books about engineering design and some include project evaluation techniques. There are text books on accounting methods and yet others on business management. This book does not aim to...

Polymer Physics: From Suspensions to Nanocomposites and Beyond

by Leszek A. Utracki & Alexander M. Jamieson

Providing a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art advanced research in the field, Polymer Physics explores the interrelationships among polymer structure, morphology, and physical and mechanical behavior....

Telecom For Dummies

by Stephen P. Olejniczak

• Worldwide telecom spending was over $4 trillion in 2004, and virtually all 12 million businesses in the U.S. buy phone and other telecom services
• Our book shows people at small and medium-sized businesses how...

Audel Pumps and Hydraulics

by Rex Miller, Mark Richard Miller & Harry L. Stewart

Pull up what you need to know

Pumps and hydraulic equipment are now used in more facets of industry than ever before. Whether you are a pump operator or you encounter pumps and hydraulic systems through your...

Color Drawing: Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers

by Michael E. Doyle

The Third Edition of Michael Doyle's classic Color Drawing remains the ultimate up-to-date resource for professionals and students who need to develop and communicate design ideas with clear, attractive, impressive...

Problem Solving and Critical Thinking for Designers

by Christine M. Piotrowski

The essential guide to decision making and problem solving for the interior designer

The interior design profession requires effective problem solving and critical thinking, as they impact all phases of the design...

Residential Interior Design: A Guide to Planning Spaces

by Maureen Mitton & Courtney Nystuen

The completely revised room-by-room guide to home interior design

Residential Interior Design, Second Edition teaches the fundamental skills that are needed to plan interior spaces for all types of homes, regardless...

Practical Lighting Design with LEDs

by Ron Lenk & Carol Lenk

This book covers all of the information needed to design LEDs into end-products.  It is a practical guide, primarily explaining how things are done by practicing engineers.  Equations are used only for practical...

Engineered Carbohydrate-Based Materials for Biomedical Applications: Polymers, Surfaces, Dendrimers, Nanoparticles, and Hydrogels

by Ravin Narain

This book addresses the need for a comprehensive book on the design, synthesis, and characterization of synthetic carbohydrate-based polymeric materials along with their biological applications. The first two...

Audel HVAC Fundamentals: Volume 3: Air Conditioning, Heat Pumps and Distribution Systems

by James E. Brumbaugh

Keep it cool or heat things up

This third volume of Audel's HVAC Library gives you a comprehensive, hands-on guide to installing, servicing, and repairing all basic air-conditioning systems in both new and older...

Skype for Dummies

by Loren Abdulezer, Susan Abdulezer & Howard Dammond

See how to use Skype for secure chats and connect SkypeOut and SkypeIN. Here's the fun and easy way (r) to understand all the hype about Skype and make this cool alternative communication system work for you!...