Subject(s): Biomedical engineering | Biomedical materials Summary: "The second edition of this popular introductory undergraduate textbook uses examples, applications, and profiles of biomedical engineers to show students the relevance of the theory and how it can be used to solve real problems in human medicine. The essential molecular bio

Subject(s): Art -- Philosophy | Design -- Philosophy | Architecture -- Philosophy Summary: Otl Aicher (1922-1991) was an outstanding personality in modern design, he was a co-founder of the legendary Hochschule f©ơr Gestaltung (HfG), the Ulm School of Design, Germany. His works since the fifties of the last century in the field of corporate d

Subject(s): Wireless communication systems | Cell phone systems | Data transmission systems Summary: "This unique text provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the theory and practice of mobile data networks. Covering basic design principles as well as analytical tools for network performance evaluation, and with a focus on s

Subject(s): Businesswomen | Success in business | Success | Businesswomen -- Case studies | Success in business -- Case studies Summary: "Women are the future of American business. According to a recent Nielsen report, women will control two-thirds of American consumer wealth in less than a decade. And yet almost all business and success l

Subject(s): Building, Wooden -- History -- 21st century | Architecture, Modern -- 21st century Summary: "Building with wood is currently enjoying a comeback. The reasons for the return of this ancient construction material are manifold. More than just being a renewable material that stores the carbon dioxide so damaging to the climate, it a

Subject(s): Architecture, Domestic -- History -- 21st century -- Japan | Architecture, Domestic -- Pictorial works -- Japan | Dwellings -- Pictorial works -- Japan Summary: This overview of fifty recently built Japanese houses includes projects by three Pritzker Prize-winners-- Tadao Ando, Shigeru Ban and Kazuyo Sejima --as well as by lesser-kn

Subject(s): Islamic art | Islamic architecture Summary: "In tenth-century Iraq, a group of Arab intellectuals and scholars known as the Ikhwan al-Safa began to make their intellectual mark on the society around them. A mysterious organisation, the identities of its members have never been clear. But its contribution to the intellectual thou

Subject(s): Structural engineering Summary: "The bestselling structural design reference, fully updated and revised Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders is the go-to reference on structural design, giving architects and designers a concise introduction to the structures commonly used for typical buildings. The clear, accessibl

Subject(s): Building -- Data processing Summary: ""In this comprehensive book, Professor Randy Deutsch has unlocked and laid bare the twenty-first century codice nascosto of architecture. It is data. Big data. Data as driver.This book offers us the chance to become informed and knowledgeable pursuers of data and the opportunities it off

Subject(s): Nanostructured materials -- Industrial applications | Photocatalysis | Solar energy Summary: "This book concentrates on the emerging area of the utilization of (solar) photon energy for catalyzing useful chemical reactions (also called artificial photosynthesis) including water splitting, CO2 reduction, selective epoxidation, se