Weaving together vivid storytelling and groundbreaking science, The Body Builders explores the current revolution in human augmentation, which is helping us to triumph over the limitations and constraints we have long accepted as an inevitable part of being human
For millennia, humans have triedand often failedto master nature and transcend our limits. But this has started to change. The new scientific frontier is the human body: the greatest engineers of our generation have turned their sights inward, and their work is beginning to revolutionize mankind.
In The Body Builders, Adam Piore takes us on a fascinating journey into the field of bioengineeringwhich can be used to reverse engineer, rebuild, and augment human beingsand paints a vivid portrait of the people at its center.
Chronicling the ways new technology has retooled our physical expectations and mental processes, Piore visits people who have regrown parts of their fingers and legs in the wake of terrible traumas, tries on a muscle suit that allows him to lift ninety pounds with his fingertips, dips into the race to create Viagra for the brain, and shadows the doctors trying to give mute patients the ability to communicate telepathically.
As science continues to lay bare the mysteries of human performance, it is helping us to seeand existabove our expectations. The Body Builders will take readers beyond the headlines and the hype to introduce them to the inner workings and the outer reaches of our bodies and minds, and explore how new developments are changing, and will forever change, what is possible for humankind.
Автор: Jelena Milisavljevic-Syed; Janet K Allen; Sesh Com Название: Architecting Networked Engineered Systems ISBN: 3030386090 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030386092 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 21953.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this monograph, the authors demonstrate how the integration of adaptability, operability, and re-configurability in the design of complex systems is indispensable for the further digitization of engineering systems in smart manufacturing.
Автор: Christophe Tournassat Название: Natural and Engineered Clay Barriers,6 ISBN: 0081000278 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780081000274 Издательство: Elsevier Science Рейтинг: Цена: 20380.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Clays are used as barriers for the isolation of landfills and contaminated sites. They are envisioned as long-term storage media for hazardous materials and radioactive wastes, and as seals in the case of geological CO2 sequestration or energy storage. Clay properties greatly influence the integrity, efficiency, and safety of these applications.
Natural and Engineered Clay Barriers provides a clear view of the fundamental properties of clay materials and how these properties affect their engineering applications. This volume focuses on how the mass transfer properties (hydraulic permeability, gas fluxes, molecular diffusion, semi-permeable membrane properties), geochemical reactivity (adsorption, dissolution) and mechanical properties of clay barriers at the macroscale are influenced by phenomena that occur at clay mineral - water interfaces.
Автор: Heslehurst Название: Engineered Repairs Of Composite Str ISBN: 1498726267 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498726269 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 25265.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book provides a detailed discussion, analysis, and procedure for effective and efficient repair design. It discusses identifying damage types and the effect on structural integrity in composite structures. This leads to the design of a repair scheme that suits the restoration of the structural integrity and damage tolerance.
Engineered to Speak: Helping You Create and Deliver Engaging Technical Presentations
Technical expertise alone is not enough to ensure professional success. Twenty-first century engineers and technical professionals must master making the complex simple and the simple interesting. This book helps engineers do what they love most: take a complicated system and create a stronger solution. You will learn tips and strategies that help you answer one essential question, "How can I get better at sharing my ideas with a variety of audiences?"
In Engineered to Speak, Alexa Chilcutt and Adam Brooks combine their expertise in messaging and public speaking with research that illustrates how effective communication contributes to career advancement. Each chapter contains inspiring stories from practicing engineers around the world as well as useful examples, exercises and repeatable processes for creating compelling messages.
This book helps technical talent become better speakers, better communicators, and ultimately better leaders. This helpful guide demystifies the art of oral communication by breaking it down into ten easy-to-follow-processes that can improve the ability of professionals at any level. By the end of Engineered to Speak, you'll understand how to gain buy-in, identify and expand your Sphere of Influence, amplify your message, deliver compelling presentations, and learn from those who've embrace these skills and enjoyed professional success.
Автор: Victor C. Li Название: Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) ISBN: 3662584379 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783662584378 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 24392.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: This is the first book on Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC), an advanced concrete material attracting world-wide attention in both the academic community and in industry. The book presents a comprehensive coverage of the material design methodology, processing methodology, mechanical and durability properties, smart functions, and application case studies. It combines effective use of illustrations, graphical data, and tables. It de-emphasizes mathematics in favor of physical understanding. The book serves as an introduction to the subject matter, or as a reference to those conducting research in ECC. It will also be valuable to engineers who need to quickly search for relevant information in a single comprehensive text.
Автор: Jennifer Druhan, Christophe Tournassat Название: Reactive Transport in Natural and Engineered Systems ISBN: 1946850012 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781946850010 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Рейтинг: Цена: 8359.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Open system behavior is predicated on a fundamental relationship between the timescale over which mass is transported and the timescale over which it is chemically transformed. This relationship describes the basis for the multidisciplinary field of reactive transport (RT). In the 20 years since publication of Review in Mineralogy and Geochemistry volume 34: Reactive Transport in Porous Media, RT principles have expanded beyond early applications largely based in contaminant hydrology to become broadly utilized throughout the Earth Sciences. RT is now employed to address a wide variety of natural and engineered systems across diverse spatial and temporal scales, in tandem with advances in computational capability, quantitative imaging and reactive interface characterization techniques. The present volume reviews the diversity of reactive transport applications developed over the past 20 years, ranging from the understanding of basic processes at the nano- to micrometer scale to the prediction of Earth global cycling processes at the watershed scale.??Key areas of RT development are highlighted to continue advancing our capabilities to predict mass and energy transfer in natural and engineered systems.
Автор: by S Snigdha; Sabu Thomas; Название: Engineered Antimicrobial Surfaces ISBN: 9811546290 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811546297 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 18294.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume looks at the different aspects involved in controlling microbial growth and the techniques employed in obtaining sterile surfaces. It covers research on coatings, nano-materials, herbal materials, naturally occurring antimicrobials in designing antimicrobial surfaces. It discusses issues of antibiotic resistance, synthesis techniques, toxicity, and current and potential applications of antimicrobial surfaces, and this book will serve as a useful reference to a broad range of scientists, industrial practitioners, graduate and undergraduate students, and other professionals in the fields of polymer science and engineering, materials science, surface science, bioengineering and chemical engineering.
Автор: Jeffrey E. Green; Thomas Ried Название: Genetically Engineered Mice for Cancer Research ISBN: 1489991255 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781489991256 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 20516.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book reviews state-of-the-art methods for generating, analyzing and validating genetically-engineered mouse models for studying human cancer biology. Coverage includes the use of mouse models in the process of selecting compounds for clinical trials.
Описание: Making innovative products for energy generation that decreases carbon footprints are the need of the hour. Innovations in Engineered Porous Materials for Energy Generation and Storage Applications describes innovations in porous materials for energy generation and storage applications that can have applications in developed as well as developing countries. It provides a comprehensive account of porous materials for potential new applications, such as catalysts for gas storage and energy efficient transformations, which engineers and scientists working in the areas of solar cells, batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, etc. will find to be of immense interest.
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