The Crystal Shell


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Innocence doesn’t matter. With the evidence stacked against him, Joey is going to prison. But the universe takes a detour before he gets to the courthouse. A strange purple alien named Fursdohr uses the power of The Crystal Shell to transport Joey halfway across the galaxy to the planet Levari, where war is brewing between the tiny thimdalun and the warlike hanori. The hanori have one objective, genocide. To protect themselves, the thimdalun built a huge fort-city named Walsdon. With both species still in the bow and arrow stage, the city seems safe until the hanori arrive at the gates with over half a million warriors. With that many invaders, Walsdon is a potential blood bath. And Fursdohr drags Joey right into the middle of the budding war. Facing the possibility of a painful death at almost every turn, Joey is led into life-threatening situations that make prison on Earth look like a cakewalk. His very survival is in serious doubt, let alone his dream of returning to Earth. But life seems to take unscripted turns when you least expect them. As he travels the planet, Joey encounters secrets and surprises. Then a single event changes everything for him. Everything!







Smart Materials for Drug Delivery


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Smart Materials for Drug Delivery brings together the recent findings in the area and provides a critical analysis of the different materials available and how they can be applied to advanced drug delivery systems.




Crystallography and Surface Structure


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A valuable learning tool as well as a reference, this book provides students and researchers in surface science and nanoscience with the theoretical crystallographic foundations, which are necessary to understand local structure and symmetry of bulk crystals, including ideal and real single crystal surfaces. The author deals with the subject at an introductory level, providing numerous graphic examples to illustrate the mathematical formalism. The book brings together and logically connects many seemingly disparate structural issues and notations used frequently by surface scientists and nanoscientists. Numerous exercises of varying difficulty, ranging from simple questions to small research projects, are included to stimulate discussions about the different subjects. From the contents: Bulk Crystals, Three-Dimensional Lattices - Crystal Layers, Two-Dimensional Lattices, Symmetry - Ideal Single Crystal Surfaces - Real Crystal Surfaces - Adsorbate layers - Interference Lattices - Chiral Surfaces - Experimental Analysis of Real Crystal Surfaces - Nanoparticles and Crystallites - Quasicrystals - Nanotubes




The Emeryville Shellmound


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Structure of Crystals


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Modern Crystallography provides an encyclopedic exposition of the field in four volumes written by Russian scientists. Structures of Crystals considers the ideal and real atomic structure of crystals as well as their electronic structures, the fundamentals of chemical bonding between atoms, geometric representations in the theory of crystal structure and crystal chemistry, as well as lattice energy. The important classes of crystal structures in inorganic compounds as well as structure polymers, liquid crystals, biological crystals, and macromolecules are treated. This second edition is complemented by recent data on many types of crystal structures - fullerenes, high-temperature superconductors, minerals, liquid crystals, etc.










Encyclopedia of Modern Optics


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The Encyclopedia of Modern Optics, Second Edition, Five Volume Set provides a wide-ranging overview of the field, comprising authoritative reference articles for undergraduate and postgraduate students and those researching outside their area of expertise. Topics covered include classical and quantum optics, lasers, optical fibers and optical fiber systems, optical materials and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Articles cover all subfields of optical physics and engineering, such as electro-optical design of modulators and detectors. This update contains contributions from international experts who discuss topics such as nano-photonics and plasmonics, optical interconnects, photonic crystals and 2D materials, such as graphene or holy fibers. Other topics of note include solar energy, high efficiency LED’s and their use in illumination, orbital angular momentum, quantum optics and information, metamaterials and transformation optics, high power fiber and UV fiber lasers, random lasers and bio-imaging. Addresses recent developments in the field and integrates concepts from fundamental physics with applications for manufacturing and engineering/design Provides a broad and interdisciplinary coverage of specialist areas Ensures that the material is appropriate for new researchers and those working in a new sub-field, as well as those in industry Thematically arranged and alphabetically indexed, with cross-references added to facilitate ease-of-use




Quanto-Geometry


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Quanto-Geometric Theory is a new modern-physics theoretical model aimed at the interpretation of physical matter beyond Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity. In a surprising turn, it affords a natural and simple path to the long-sought effective unification of Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity. In doing so, the Theory stunningly derives the fundamental Quantum parameters and gravity from one single mathematical formalism. Furthermore Quanto-Geometry stands for the first and only Theory able to deliver on a long-time elusive goal of modern physics: the computation from first principles of the host of known fundamental physical physical constants, both dimension-less and dimensional. By eliciting the conceptual and philosophical implications of the mathematics governing the hierarchy of universal physical constants, Quanto-Geometric Theory proposes a novel vision and true insight into the essential structure of matter and organization of life. Its impact therefore promises to outgrow the world of academic physics to positively alter human consciousness and, consequently, our relationship with our living medium otherwise called matter. This book addresses academicians as well as the avid amateur physicists who will all find refreshing enjoyment in witnessing the unraveling of a handful of physics conundrums of all time in a clear, simple but effective and unequivocal manner. In the tradition of non-speculative, effective and falsifiable physics!