Publications
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Coatings to Improve Optoelectronic Devices
(2020)
This selection is focused on coatings and films with applications in optoelectronics, such as photovoltaics, photocatalysis, and light-based sensors and phenomena. The studies investigate the optimal composition, crystalline ...
Emerging Technology Applications to Promote Physical Activity and Health
(2019)
As technology becomes an ever-more prevalent part of everyday life, and population-based physical activity programs seek new ways to increase life-long engagement with physical activity, these two ideas have become ...
The Emerging Role of Intelligence in the World of the Future
(2018)
ca. 200 words; this text will present the book in all promotional forms (e.g. flyers). Please describe the book in straightforward and consumer-friendly terms. [During the 20th century, the world experienced an unprecedented ...
Emerging Technologies for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
In a world where energy conservation, environmental protection and sustainable development are growing concerns, the development of electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid EV (HEV) technologies has taken on an accelerated pace. ...
Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Both New and Rehabilitated
(2020)
Buildings are one of the main causes of the emission of greenhouse gases in the world. Europe alone is responsible for more than 30% of emissions, or about 900 million tons of CO2 per year. Heating and air conditioning are ...
Energy and Technical Building Systems - Scientific and Technological Advances
(2020)
Future buildings require not only energy efficiency but also proper building automation and control system functionalities in order to respond to the needs of occupants and energy grids. These development paths require a ...
Energy and Seismic Renovation Strategies for Sustainable Cities
(2019)
The principle of sustainability should be strictly connected with safety, since both aim to conserve resources: in the case of sustainability, the resources are typically thought of as environmental, while in the case of ...
Energy Dissipation and Vibration Control: Modeling, Algorithm and Devices
(2018)
While the study of vibration and energy dissipation is one of the oldest topics in engineering, it also encompasses some of the most exciting engineering problems of our time. From the exploration of deep sub-sea reservoirs ...
Enhancing Soil Health to Mitigate Soil Degradation
(2017)
Five of the top ten problems facing humanity (http://cnst.rice.edu/content.aspx?id=246) over the next 50 years (food, water, energy, environment and poverty) are directly related to the health of soil resources. Several ...
Enhancing Security, Sustainability and Resilience in Energy, Food and Water
(2020)
This book looks at the ways that energy, food, and water help to create connections between sustainability and security. The concept of security is in our current societies increasingly connected with sustainability, which ...