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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 16 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
For centuries, scientists and engineers have been making things bigger and better. Now some scientists are trying to make things smaller and better in hopes of solving some of the world's biggest problems. These scientists and engineers are working in specialties of micro engineering and nanotechnology to develop microscopic and atom-sized solutions in fields such as medicine, environmental pollution, and information technology.
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"An award-winning novel of nanotechnology, adventure, and high-tech revolution. Nanotechnology saturates the world. It makes possible glittering orbital cities. But strict laws regulate its use, and death follows for those caught in violation. The threat of death means little though, to a man already condemned to die. Nikko--post human, genetically engineered to survive in space, and desperate to escape his fate--steals a forbidden nanomachine. But...
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Wiley Publishing, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
This bestselling introductory guide on nanotechnology has been revised and updated. The world of nanotechnology is ever changing and evolving; this fun and friendly guide demystifies the topic for anyone interested in how molecule-sized machines and processes affect our everyday lives. The authors begin with explaining the background of nanotechnology and then examine industries that are affected by this technology. Aiming to educate and simultaneously...
5) BZRK
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BZRK volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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In the near future, the conjoined Armstrong twins, under the guise of the Armstrong Fancy Gifts Corporation, plot to create their own version of utopia using nanobots, while a guerilla group known as BZRK develops a DNA-based biot that can stop bots, butat risk of the host's brain.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 43 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
MEMS: Making Micro Machines is an overview of the manufacture and design of microelectromechanical systems. This video shows the fabrication, testing and packaging, and design of some of our most common MEMS devices. It features the fabrication of Hewlett-Packard’s thermal inkjet printhead and covers the testing and packaging of Texas Instrument’s digital micromirror devices. At Freescale Semiconductor we delve into the design process with a look...
8) Aristoi
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English
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Written with care, intelligence, and grace, [Aristoi] depicts a future society based on highly developed computers and biological engineering, the key skills of which are controlled by an elite known as the Aristoi. This world is depicted meticulously and vividly, and so is the near war of all against all that is unleashed when one of the Aristoi falls prey to the corruption of power. A fine, thoughtful work, highly recommended; Williams seems to...
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BZRK volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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The struggle for control between the Armstrong twins and the group known as BZRK continues with the stakes higher than ever.
"A continuation of the events exposed in BZRK"--
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Español
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Nanotecnología: Fundamentos y aplicaciones, más que explicar contenidos teóricos, busca hacer posible que el lector se acerque al sentido del diseño y la manipulación de la materia a nivel de átomos o moléculas. A tal fin, la obra abarca un amplio haz de temas y variantes, como la obtención y la caracterización de nanomateriales, la aplicación en áreas como el medio ambiente, la salud, la energética, la industria textil y la agroindustria,...
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Español
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La inteligencia artificial (IA), en el contexto de las ciencias de la computación, es el conjunto de sistemas o combinación de algoritmos, cuyo propósito es crear máquinas que imitan la inteligencia humana para realizar tareas y pueden mejorar conforme la información que recopilan. La inteligencia artificial no tiene como finalidad reemplazar a los humanos, sino mejorar significativamente las capacidades y contribuciones humanas. Se hizo presente...
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Cancer is a term used for a collection of diseases in which some of the normal and somatic body cells start dividing and re-dividing out of control . It is a leading cause of the morbidity and mortality worldwide, second only to the cardiovascular diseases . The occurrence of cancer is not new to human kind and the world's oldest recorded case of breast cancer dates back to 1500 BC from ancient Egypt. Some evidences of human osteosarcoma were also...
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Español
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¡Descubre el poder transformador del Internet de las Cosas (IoT) con "Conectando el Mundo"! En este libro revelador, te adentrarás en el emocionante mundo de la conectividad inteligente y aprenderás cómo está revolucionando todos los aspectos de nuestras vidas.Desde dispositivos domésticos hasta infraestructuras industriales, el IoT está creando una red interconectada que está cambiando la forma en que interactuamos con nuestro entorno. En...
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Cancer is a deadly disease. It remains as leading cause of death in every country of the world . Cancer is the first or second leading cause of death among people of age above 70 years in 295 countries, according to the recent report by World Health Organization (WHO). As the number of deaths due to cancer enhances, it has partial reflections on the mortality rates caused by other diseases like stroke and coronary heart disease. . In general, the...
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Want the blood of a supergod?
Jack your metabolism.
Boost immunities.
Think faster.
Think again.
You might remember there's a catch.
The Leap brings progress, but exacts a heavy price.
A dystopian world so close to now, with big secrets and great losses.
You'll need pressure suits for this one.
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These are the chilling words left behind by a man who had everything to live for, but took his own life. In the aftermath, his widow, Jane Hawk, does what all her grief, fear, and fury demand: find the truth, no matter what.People of talent and accomplishment, people admired and happy and sound of mind, have been committing suicide in surprising numbers. When Jane seeks to learn why, she becomes the most-wanted fugitive in America. Her powerful enemies...
18) Altered carbon
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Takeshi Kovacs novels volume 1
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English
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In the 25th century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in race, religion, and class still exist, advances in technology have redefined life itself--a person's consciousness can be easily downloaded into a new body, making death nearly obsolete. Ex-U.N. envoy Takeshi Kovacs has been killed before, but his last death was particularly brutal. Resleeved into a new body in Bay City (formerly...
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It is 2023 and our intrepid Cape Cod health, safety, and environmental consultants, who some call the best in the business, are continuing to travel globally to help those in everyday headlines with their S, H, & E crises. Client problems range from military to millinery; autism to engulfment; Ukraine to San Francisco's historic Cliff House; Amazon to Mexican pig farms; confined spaces to massive Texas large garbage dumps; civil war submarine health...
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