Many of the newest developments in solar energy science and technology are covered in this Second Edition. There is a thorough up-to-date review of solar energy principles and the functioning, design and economics of solar thermal processes. Convection and radiation, properties of materials, components, systems and applications to active space and water heating are discussed. Includes examples and problems of tabulated radiation data and conversion factors.

Most books on transmission and distribution electrical engineering are student texts that focus on theory, brief overviews, or specialised monographs. Colin Bayliss and Brian Hardy have produced a unique and comprehensive handbook aimed squarely at practising engineers and planners involved in all aspects of getting electricity from the power plant to the user via the power grid.

The field of macromolecular engineering has grown very large indeed, too large to be covered in detail in a single book. This volume focuses on advances in one of the most important areas of polymer research today. The book is essentially divided into two parts that are interrelated in many respects, first examining starbranched polymers and then hyperbranched polymers. Information on new star polymers, hyperbranched polymers, dendritic polymers, and so on, is systematically provided. The strength of this book is in the design strategies that it offers for working with these important polymers, their characterization, properties, and application. The architecture and properties of dendrimers, starburst polymers, multi-arm star polymers, and comb polymers are discussed.

Kuala Lumpur floods. Fed up with the devastating damage of the 1999 and 2003 flooding, the Malayan government gave the go-ahead for an unprecedented solution: a six-mile-long, 20-foot-high storm drain tunnel drilled directly under the city, feeding from the airport to a holding pond out of town. The wrinkle? To make the $525 million project affordable, the tunnel will do double duty as a three-mile-long double-decker toll road, creating the only fast way into and out of the choking capital city traffic.

Desktop Engineering (DE) magazine is for engineering professionals in all major manufacturing and process industries who use and purchase computer software and systems.

Broadcast Engineering Magazine offers a comprehensive mix of products to deliver your message to the right professionals at every angle.

Genomics and Proteomics Engineering in Medicine and Biology presents a well-rounded, interdisciplinary discussion of a topic that is at the cutting edge of both molecular biology and bioengineering.