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This book deals with functional materials that are in the frontiers of current materials science and technology research, development and manufacture. The first of its kind, it deals with three classes of materials, (1) magnetic semiconductors, (2) multiferroics, and (3) graphene. Because of the wide popularity of these materials there is a strong need for a book about these materials for graduate students, new researchers in science and technology, as well as experienced scientists and technologists, technology based companies and government institutes for science and technology. The book

Materials sciences --- Materials. --- Semiconductors.

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There have been important developments in materials and therapies for the treatment of spinal conditions. Biomaterials for spinal surgery summarises this research and how it is being applied for the benefit of patients.After an introduction to the subject, part one reviews fundamental issues such as spinal conditions and their pathologies, spinal loads, modelling and osteobiologic agents in spinal surgery. Part two discusses the use of bone substitutes and artificial intervertebral discs whilst part three covers topics such as the use of injectable biomaterials like calcium phosphate f

Human biochemistry --- Materials sciences --- Biomedical materials. --- Spine --- Bioartificial materials --- Biocompatible materials --- Biomaterials (Biomedical materials) --- Hemocompatible materials --- Medical materials --- Medicine --- Biomedical engineering --- Materials --- Biocompatibility --- Prosthesis --- Surgery.

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This book presents an attempt to understand the nature of technical artefacts and the way they come into being. Its primary focus is the kind of technical artefacts designed and produced by modern engineering. In spite of their pervasive influence on human thinking and doing, and therefore on the modern human condition, a philosophical analysis of technical artefacts and engineering design is lacking. Among the questions addressed are: How do technical artefacts fit into the furniture of the universe? In what sense are they different from objects from the natural world, or from the social world? What kind of activity is engineering design and what does it mean to say that technical artefacts are the embodiment of a design? Does it make sense to consider technical artefacts to be morally good or bad by themselves because of the way they influence human life? The book advances the thesis that technical artefacts, conceived of as physical constructions with a technical function, have a dual nature; they are hybrid objects combining physical and intentional features. It proposes a theory of technical functions and technical artefact kinds that does justice to this dual nature, analyses engineering design from the dual nature point of view, and argues that technical artefacts, because of their dual nature, have inherent moral significance.

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Nanofibers are a flexible material with a huge range of potential applications in such areas as technical textiles. Functional nanofibers and their applications summarises key trends in the processing and applications of these exciting materials.Part one focuses on the types and processing of nanofibers. Beginning with an overview of the principles and techniques involved in their production, it goes on to review core-shell, aligned, porous and gradient nanofibers. The processing and application of composite functional nanofibers, carbon and polymer nanofiber reinforcements in polymer

Mechanical properties of solids --- Materials sciences --- Nanofibers. --- Nanostructured materials. --- Nanotechnology. --- Textile fabrics. --- Textile industry. --- Nanoelectronics. --- Nanoscale electronics --- Nanoscale molecular electronics --- Electronics --- Nanotechnology --- Textile industry and fabrics --- Textiles industry --- Manufacturing industries --- Cloth --- Fabrics --- Textiles --- Decorative arts --- Dry-goods --- Weaving --- Textile fibers --- Molecular technology --- Nanoscale technology --- High technology --- Nanomaterials --- Nanometer materials --- Nanophase materials --- Nanostructure controlled materials --- Nanostructure materials --- Ultra-fine microstructure materials --- Microstructure --- Fibers --- Nanostructured materials

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The capability approach of Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen places human capabilities at the centre stage of discussions about justice, equality, development and the quality of life. It rejects too much emphasis on mere preference satisfaction or resource provision and highlights the importance of human agency and freedom. This approach has already significantly influenced different fields of application, like economics and development studies. Only recently have scholars started to explore its relevance for and application to the area of technology and design, which can be crucial factors in the expansion of human capabilities. How does technology influence human capabilities? What difference could a capability approach make to policies and practices of applying ICT in development processes in the South? How can we criticize and improve the design of technology from the perspective of the capability approach? The authors of this volume explore the implications of the capability approach for technology & design and together create the first volume on this emerging topic.

Multidisciplinary collective works --- Philosophy --- General ethics --- Materials sciences --- Engineering sciences. Technology --- Production management --- interdisciplinair onderzoek --- DFMA (design for manufacture and assembly) --- ethiek --- filosofie --- ingenieurswetenschappen --- Engineering design. --- Ethics. --- Humanities. --- Interdisciplinary Studies. --- Philosophy (General). --- Philosophy of Technology. --- Philosophy. --- Sciences humaines. --- Sciences sociales. --- Technology -- Philosophy. --- Technology --- Social aspects. --- Engineering Design. --- Deontology --- Ethics, Primitive --- Ethology --- Moral philosophy --- Morality --- Morals --- Philosophy, Moral --- Science, Moral --- Values --- Design, Engineering --- Engineering --- Industrial design --- Strains and stresses --- Mental philosophy --- Humanities --- Design --- Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics. --- Technology and civilization