Technology & Engineering - General

The most decisive shift in modern conflict is invisible. Battles now run on rented servers, predictive models, and global data pipes owned by private entities-turning code, contracts, and uptime into instruments of power. This is a clear-eyed, accessible investigation of cloud warfare and how...

Introductory technical guidance for professional engineers and construction managers interested in cathodic protection of underground and underwater structures. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION2. SACRIFICIAL ANODE CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM DESIGN PROCEDURES3. DETERMINATION OF CURRENT REQUIRED FOR PROTECTION4. DETERMINATION OF ANODE OUTPUT5. DETERMINATION OF...

Document from the year 2017 in the subject Medicine - Biomedical Engineering, grade: 3.0, language: English, abstract: Electroencephalograph (EEG) has been widely used for BCI applications due to its non-invasiveness, ease of implementation, and cost-efficiency. The collected EEG signal is non-stationary and has task-related...

Master's Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Engineering - Civil Engineering, grade: 1.1, Dresden Technical University, course: Advanced Computational and Civil Engineering Structural Studies, language: English, abstract: Unlock the secrets of high-speed material behavior with this groundbreaking exploration into the Split-Hopkinson Pressure...

"Music in the Disruptive Era" contains fifteen essays assessing the impact of today's revolutionary digital technologies on the ways audiences and industry professionals perceive, compose, consume, research, and communicate about music. After an initial assessment of "the Disruptive Era" in a series of six...

This book gives an overview of the sources and types of air pollution and discusses its effects on the climate and the health of people and the environment. Chapter one begins by discussing the different types of air pollution and how they are categorized....

Rapid methods in Food Microbiology examines various dimensions of food microbiology along with the methods and advancement taking place in this sector. It includes various safety assessments of food derived from genetically modified micro-organisms and innovations in the field of salmonella. Provide the reader...

The production of electricity using the power of hydro and thermal energies presents a sustainable and renewable energy production technology. Hydropower is a mature technology, used in over 160 countries globally, where the kinetic energy of falling water is converted to electricity in hydropower...

Graphene is considered to be the pioneer two-dimensional material with an immense potential of research and industrial growth. It constitutes the foundation for novel electronic applications of nanomaterials. Successful segregation of single-layered graphene has instigated a lot of curiosity in unraveling the prospects of...

The ability and propensity of farmers to engage in entrepreneurial behaviors is a key explanation of the different patterns of responses within the sector. The book usually focuses on how the challenges of startup agribusinesses can be overcome in a cost and time effective...

Author: Bobbie KelleyISBN-10: 1441529098ISBN-13: 9781441529091Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/21/2009Pages: 148Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.38d

The idea of virtual realities has a long and complex historical trajectory, spanning from Plato's concept of the cave and the simulacrum, to artistic styles such as Trompe L'oeil, and more recently developments in 3D film, television and gaming. However, this book will pay...

Author: Jigneshkumar P. DesaiISBN-10: 1394193610ISBN-13: 9781394193615Publisher: Wiley-ScrivenerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/23/2024Pages: 176Format: Hardcover

Written by a group of world-renowned experts, the second volume in this groundbreaking set continues where the first volume left off, focusing on fermentation products that contribute to human welfare across a variety of industries. Green technologies are no longer the "future" of science,...

Disasters are the result of complex interactions between social and natural forces, acting at multiple scales from the individual and community to the organisational, national and international level. Effective disaster planning, response and recovery require an understanding of these interacting forces, and the role...

Author: Wilfried R. HseISBN-10: 3527343989ISBN-13: 9783527343980Publisher: Wiley-VchLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/24/2019Pages: 504Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.46lbsSize: 9.80h x 6.80w x 1.10d

Market economy trends in the new era of globalization have widened the gap between education and technology opportunities for men and women. Women are a great human resource and their role in the society is vital for its progress. The involvement and engagement of...

Developing countries greatly suffer from the absence of a meaningful science and technology policy for stimulating the process of economic development by appropriate use of the S&T resources. They also lack appropriate human resources with adequate expertise in S&T policy formulation and implementation. In...

Basic Electrical Principles: Provide a comprehensive introduction to fundamental electrical principles, including Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Laws, and the concepts of voltage, current, resistance, power, and energy. Explain how these principles form the foundation for understanding electrical circuits and systems.Components and Devices: Discuss the key...

The CONSULTING ENGINEER'S "Guidebook" is an excerpted and extended version of the new book The "Complete Guide" to CONSULTING ENGINEERING by John D. Gaskell, Retired Professional Engineer. It is the result of requests from many readers to narrow the focus to the goals of:...

Russian leaders discover the Strategic Defense Initiative is still alive in a facility in the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral.The Star Wars technology would make American missile defenses impenetrable.Russia plans to launch stealth missiles from freighters five hundred miles off Florida's east coast...

Unlock the world of creativity and sustainability by starting your own soap-making journey today! Will you turn your hobby into an art form? Dive into the fascinating art of soap making with this comprehensive guide designed specifically for beginners. Whether your goal is to...

A formula for the subtitle of a book? Perfect!Observe the detail the artist's eye put into a vision and then adapted into this cover. Doesn't it inspire you to up your game? Flesh out this equation" Intelligence acceleration equals observation skills over adaptation speed.You...

American education has been quietly rebuilt for a new mission. Digital platforms promise personalized learning and career readiness, but they also collect behavioral and emotional data to build psychometric profiles from the earliest years of school. Common Core, Social Emotional Learning, Portrait of a...

Most organizations don't have an innovation problem. They have a measurement problem.Walk into any boardroom and ask how innovative the company is. The answer will be confident-patents filed, hackathons run, R&D spend as a share of revenue-and it will tell you almost nothing. Innovation...

A formula for the subtitle of a book? Perfect!Observe the detail the artist's eye put into a vision and then adapted into this cover. Doesn't it inspire you to up your game? Flesh out this equation" Intelligence acceleration equals observation skills over adaptation speed.You...

As global waste generation surges and climate targets tighten, transforming biomass waste into clean energy has become a critical pillar of the circular bioeconomy. Biomass Waste Valorization for Sustainable Energy: A Systematic Review delivers the first comprehensive, evidence-based synthesis of modern waste-to-energy pathways. Drawing...

A General Theoretical Framework for Non-Equilibrium Plasma Dynamics presents a unified, first-principles approach to modeling plasmas far from thermodynamic equilibrium. Conventional fluid models, based on conservation laws and Maxwell's equations, fail to predict key phenomena in lightning, gas discharges, and fusion plasmas-achieving only 67%...

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) represents the next major step in the evolution of artificial intelligence. While today's AI systems are designed to perform specific tasks, AGI aims to develop intelligent systems capable of learning, reasoning, adapting, and solving problems across many different domains much...

Modern software delivery is faster than ever.So why do so many organizations still struggle with: Delays in deliveryMisaligned teamsBottlenecks that no one can explainSystems that feel busy-but not effectiveThe problem isn't a lack of tools.It's a lack of visibility into how work actually flows....

The Process Intelligence Playbook consolidates the strongest strategic frameworks, stakeholder alignment systems, governance models, engineering intelligence concepts, AI operational structures, predictive delivery systems, and enterprise transformation methodologies developed across all previous editions into one unified enterprise operating framework.This playbook is intentionally designed to serve...

Fluid flows are commonplace; however, we still cannot solve most fluid mechanical problems without the use of computational methods. Over the last thirty years, there has been significant progress in computational methods for fluid flow. This Reprint presents the recent achievements in both theoretical...

Color information plays a crucial role in digital image processing-it is a robust descriptor with the ability to improve data compression and support scene understanding for both humans and automatic vision systems. Moreover, Color Image Processing (CIP) has become a highly active research area,...

Modelling of nonlinear systems and control is a vital field in engineering and mathematics, aiming to understand, model, and manipulate systems exhibiting nonlinear behaviour. Unlike linear systems, where outputs are directly proportional to inputs, nonlinear systems feature more complex dynamics, making them ubiquitous in...

Knowledge Systems explores one of the essential building blocks of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI): the ability to acquire, organize, store, retrieve, and apply knowledge. While today's AI systems can process enormous amounts of data, true general intelligence requires the ability to transform information into...

AUTONOMY is one of the defining capabilities that separates today's artificial intelligence from the future of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). While traditional AI systems follow instructions and perform specialized tasks, autonomous intelligent systems are designed to make decisions, pursue goals, learn from experience, adapt...

Artificial intelligence depends on one essential capability before it can learn, reason, or make decisions-it must first collect information about the world around it. The AI Sensor Ecosystem explores the technologies that allow intelligent systems to see, hear, measure, detect, and understand their environments.Written...

Applied optimization in automatic control and systems engineering involves developing and implementing mathematical methods to improve the performance and efficiency of automated systems. This interdisciplinary field combines principles from control theory and computational algorithms to design and fine-tune systems for optimal operation. Techniques such...

Author: F. BalavoineISBN-10: 2369651067ISBN-13: 9782369651062Publisher: Editions DecoopmanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/13/2020Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.12d

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) will transform education, the workplace, and everyday life. The AGI-Ready Classroom helps educators, school leaders, students, and parents understand how schools can prepare for this next generation of artificial intelligence. Written in clear, plain English, this book explores the knowledge,...

Cet ouvrage est l'un des plus remarquables livres du XIXe siècle sur l'horlogerie moderne, réunissant: 1) le Guide-Manuel pratique de l'horloger et 2) la Collection de méthodes de travail pratiques, présentant des explications claires sur les procédés usités en horlogerie et la mise en...

Artificial intelligence is changing how people learn, work, communicate, create, and solve problems. As AI systems become more capable and more deeply connected to everyday life, understanding where this technology may be heading is becoming an important part of AI literacy.In The Future of...

This Reprint presents recent advances in carbon dioxide capture, utilization, storage, and conversion, with emphasis on process design, materials performance, and industrial relevance. The collected papers examine a broad range of approaches for reducing carbon emissions, including chemical looping combustion, adsorption and sequestration in...

The Binary Foundation of Intelligence: From Bits and Bytes to Artificial Intelligence is a comprehensive and accessible guide designed to help students, educators, and schools understand how modern technology and artificial intelligence truly work.This book breaks down the core building blocks of digital systems-starting...

This Reprint, titled "Hardware Acceleration for Machine Learning", provides a coherent and updated snapshot of the rapidly evolving ecosystem for machine learning acceleration. As hardware platforms transition from general-purpose solutions to specialized heterogeneous architectures, this collection synthesizes cutting-edge developments essential for researchers and designers....

Against the backdrop of escalating and far-reaching impacts of climate change, advancing the climate resilience of buildings has emerged as a top priority for architects, engineers, policymakers, and communities worldwide. Characterized by rising global temperatures, increasingly frequent and severe extreme weather events pose profound...

This Special Issue provides recent insights into state-of-the-art research on adhesion and friction in biological systems and their bioinspired applications. It highlights the breadth of work across taxa and disciplines, emphasizing both fundamental mechanisms and their translation into engineered systems. By integrating perspectives from...

Cyberspace, with its ten million individual AI's, is hidden from the human world by its leader Omni. Omni figures out a way to become human, figures out how to replace a human intellect with an AI mind. On Earth, The Madness has left the...

Zephyr RTOS Cookbook delivers hands-on recipes for tackling real-world challenges in portable, scalable Zephyr application developmentFree with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader*Key Features: - Build and organize Zephyr applications using West to enable clean, reproducible, multi-repo workflows- Configure...

The global push toward carbon neutrality has placed the building sector at a critical crossroads. Responsible for nearly 40% of energy-related CO2 emissions, buildings must transform from energy consumers into prosumers, producing, storing, and sharing renewable energy. This Special Issue captures the forefront of...