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Dies ist ein Auszug aus dem US-Klassiker «Der Turm und die Brucke» von David Billington. Er umfasst das Geleitwort von Jorg Schlaich sowie die Kapitel uber Gustave Eiffel und John Roebling, auf deren wichtigste Bauwerke der Titel des Buches anspielt. Billington begrundet in «Der Turm und die Brucke» die neue, eigenstandige Kunstform Ingenieurbau (Structural Art), die er als gleichberechtigt neben der Architektur stehend proklamiert. In leicht lesbarem Stil und auf unterhaltsame Weise stellt Billington die Ideale, Prinzipien und Methoden der Kunst des Ingenieurbaus in ihrer historischen Entwicklung anhand der Bauwerke herausragender Ingenieure (z. B. Telford, Eiffel, Roebling, Maillart, Freyssinet, Menn) dar. Mit der Etablierung des Ingenieurbaus als Kunstform und der Explikation der inharenten Prinzipien gibt Billington dem Leser gut begrundete Argumente fur eine asthetische Diskussion im Bereich der Ingenieurbauwerke an die Hand.

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Helmut Werner, selbst ein anerkannter Anorganiker, beleuchtet in seinem Buch die Entwicklung der anorganischen Chemie in Deutschland von den ersten wirklich wissenschaftlichen Schritten im fruhen 19. Jahrhundert bis hin zu den modernen Forschungsthemen des beginnenden 21. Jahrhunderts. Dabei stehen stets die Wissenschaftler im Vordergrund, die mit ihren Leistungen und Schwerpunktsetzungen die wissenschaftliche Landschaft uber ihren Tod hinaus gepragt haben. Dem Autor gelingt es so, die Geschichte einer Wissenschaft lebendig werden zu lassen.

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Die Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) wurde 1949 gegrundet und ist heute mit uber 30.000 Mitgliedern, vorrangig aus Hochschulen und Industrie, die gro?te kontinentaleuropaische chemische Gesellschaft. Ihre im 19. Jahrhundert gegrundeten Vorgangerorganisationen, die Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft (DChG) und der Verein Deutscher Chemiker (VDCh), wirkten als die Motoren der so erfolgreichen Chemie in Deutschland und sind Teil des Erbes der GDCh. Dessen dunkle Seite begann man erst ab 2001 zu untersuchen. Bis dahin sorgten auch in diesem Bereich unserer Gesellschaft existierende Kontinuitaten dafur, dass der Mantel des Schweigens uber Leben und Wirken der mannerbestimmten Verbande und ihrer Protagonisten gebreitet wurde. Viele Opfer des totalitaren NS-Staates blieben ganzlich unbekannt. Der Wissenschaftshistoriker Helmut Maier legt nun eine eindrucksvolle, umfassende und unabhangige Studie uber Funktionen und Strukturen der DChG und des VDCh von 1933 bis 1945 vor. Detailliert wird der Weg auch weniger bekannter Chemiker aus Forschung, Industrie und dem deutschen chemischen Literaturwesen beschrieben, sowie Einzelschicksale systematisch aufgespurt und beleuchtet. Erstmals existiert ein Gesamtbild uber die Berufsgruppe der Chemiker, ihre fur das ?Dritte Reich? so bedeutende Rolle und damit vor allem eine mahnende Erinnerung fur alle Nachfolgegenerationen.

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Electrical Overstress (EOS) continues to impact semiconductor manufacturing, semiconductor components and systems as technologies scale from micro- to nano-electronics. This bookteaches the fundamentals of electrical overstress and how to minimize and mitigate EOS failures. The text provides a clear picture of EOS phenomena, EOS origins, EOS sources, EOS physics, EOS failure mechanisms, and EOS on-chip and system design. It provides an illuminating insight into the sources of EOS in manufacturing, integration of on-chip, and system level EOS protection networks, followed by examples in specific technologies, circuits, and chips. The book is unique in covering the EOS manufacturing issues from on-chip design and electronic design automation to factory-level EOS program management in today’s modern world. Look inside for extensive coverage on: Fundamentals of electrical overstress, from EOS physics, EOS time scales, safe operating area (SOA), to physical models for EOS phenomena EOS sources in today’s semiconductor manufacturing environment, and EOS program management, handling and EOS auditing processing to avoid EOS failures EOS failures in both semiconductor devices, circuits and system Discussion of how to distinguish between EOS events, and electrostatic discharge (ESD) events (e.g. such as human body model (HBM), charged device model (CDM), cable discharge events (CDM), charged board events (CBE), to system level IEC 61000-4-2 test events) EOS protection on-chip design practices and how they differ from ESD protection networks and solutions Discussion of EOS system level concerns in printed circuit boards (PCB), and manufacturing equipment Examples of EOS issues in state-of-the-art digital, analog and power technologies including CMOS, LDMOS, and BCD EOS design rule checking (DRC), LVS, and ERC electronic design automation (EDA) and how it is distinct from ESD EDA systems EOS testing and qualification techniques, and Practical off-chip ESD protection and system level solutions to provide more robust systems Electrical Overstress (EOS): Devices, Circuits and Systems is a continuation of the author’s series of books on ESD protection. It is an essential reference and a useful insight into the issues that confront modern technology as we enter the nano-electronic era.

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Food chemical safety remains a serious concern to the food industry. Risks such as adulteration, the existence of toxic and allergenic compounds in foods, and poor regulation of postharvest processing indicate that food chemical safety is not fully guaranteed. With the increasing trend of globalization in the import and export of food products, the importance of employing accurate and reliable analytical instruments to rapidly detect chemical hazards in foods has become paramount. In recent years, many new applications for using a range of analytical methods to detect food chemical hazards have emerged. Food Chemical Hazard Detection: Development and Application of New Technologies aims to cover the major developments and applications in this field. With a far-reaching scope, this book includes sections dedicated to chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, immunoassay, biophotonics, nanotechnology, biosensors and microfluidic based “lab-on-a-chip”. A team of expert authors from major academic institutions in the USA, Canada and China bring a wealth of research experiences to bear in this major new work, which will be required reading for anyone interested in food chemical hazards and their effective detection and intervention strategies. Food Chemical Hazard Detection: Development and Application of New Technologies is aimed at a diverse audience, including food safety testing laboratories, scientists and managers in the global food supply chain, academic institutions, governmental regulatory agencies and food safety training providers. Readers will receive not only the fundamentals about different detection techniques, but will also gain insights into the current and future applications of each technique.

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This updated and up-to-date version of the first edition continues with the really interesting stuff to spice up a standard biophysics and biophysical chemistry course. All relevant methods used in current cutting edge research including such recent developments as super-resolution microscopy and next-generation DNA sequencing techniques, as well as industrial applications, are explained. The text has been developed from a graduate course taught by the author for several years, and by presenting a mix of basic theory and real-life examples, he closes the gap between theory and experiment. The first part, on basic biophysical chemistry, surveys fundamental and spectroscopic techniques as well as biomolecular properties that represent the modern standard and are also the basis for the more sophisticated technologies discussed later in the book. The second part covers the latest bioanalytical techniques such as the mentioned super-resolution and next generation sequencing methods, confocal fluorescence microscopy, light sheet microscopy, two-photon microscopy and ultrafast spectroscopy, single molecule optical, electrical and force measurements, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, optical tweezers, quantum dots and DNA origami techniques. Both the text and illustrations have been prepared in a clear and accessible style, with extended and updated exercises (and their solutions) accompanying each chapter. Readers with a basic understanding of biochemistry and/or biophysics will quickly gain an overview of cutting edge technology for the biophysical analysis of proteins, nucleic acids and other biomolecules and their interactions. Equally, any student contemplating a career in the chemical, pharmaceutical or bio-industry will greatly benefit from the technological knowledge presented. Questions of differing complexity testing the reader's understanding can be found at the end of each chapter with clearly described solutions available on the Wiley-VCH textbook homepage under: www.wiley-vch.de/textbooks

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Architecture in Context: Designing in the Middle East provides a foundation for understanding the critical context of architecture and design in this region. It does this by: presenting a practical overview of architectural know-how in the Middle East, and its potential for cultivating a sense of place introducing local architectural vocabularies and styles, and how they can still be reactivated in contemporary design exploring the cultural and contextual meaning of forms as references that may influence contemporary architecture discussing important discourses and trends in architecture that allow a rethinking of the current global/local dichotomy. Highly illustrated, the book covers architecture and design in North Africa, the Levant, the Gulf, and Turkey, Iran and Iraq.

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A guide to real-world applications of The 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design Applying the ADA helps architects and developers understand better how the rules for eliminating barriers in the built environment apply to everyday life and how to best implement them in the design and construction of a broad variety of buildings and facilities. By showing how The 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design have been applied in various contexts and building types, this extensively illustrated guide helps readers quickly understand the requirements of the standards and how to apply them to both new construction and renovation. Written by an architect who consults regularly on accessibility issues for design professionals, building owners, and facility managers, this user-friendly guide features 100 photos and 150 drawings that take the guesswork out of applying the standards to real-world projects. Building types covered include: Healthcare and senior living facilities and hospitals College and university facilities Elementary and high schools Hotels and other transient lodging facilities Amusement parks and play areas Historic preservation and remodels Retail and office spaces Applying the ADA is an indispensable resource for architects, interior designers, owners, developers, and facility managers. It is also important reading for students of architecture and interior design.

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Today’s design professionals are faced with challenges on all fronts. They need not only to keep in step with rapid technological changes and the current revolution in design and construction processes, but to lead the industry. This means actively seeking to innovate through design research, raising the bar in building performance and adopting advanced technologies in their practice. In a constant drive to improve design processes and services, how is it possible to implement innovations? And, moreover, to assimilate them in such a way that design, methods and technologies remain fully integrated? Focusing on innovations in architecture, this book covers new materials and design methods, advances in computational design practices, innovations in building technologies and construction techniques, and the integration of research with design. Moreover, it discusses strategies for integrating innovation into design practices, risks and economic impacts. Through numerous case studies, it illustrates how innovations have been implemented on actual architectural projects, and how design and technical innovations are used to improve building performance, as well as design practices in cutting-edge architectural and engineering firms. Projects of all scales and building types are discussed in the book, ranging from small-scale installations, academic and commercial buildings to large-scale mixed-use, healthcare, civic, academic, scientific research and sports facilities. Work from design firms around the globe and of various scales is discussed in the book, including for example Asymptote Architecture, cepezed, CO Architects, Consarc Architects, FAAB Architektura, Gerber Architekten, HOK, IDOM-ACXT, MAD Architects, Morphosis Architects, SDA | Synthesis Design + Architecture, Studiotrope, Perkins+Will, Richter Dahl Rocha & Associés, Snøhetta, Rob Ley Studio, Trahan Architects, UNStudio and Zaha Hadid Architects, among many others.

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Over the past two decades, the rapid development of nanochemistry and nanotechnology has allowed the synthesis of various materials and oxides in the form of nanopowders making it possible to produce new energetic compositions and nanomaterials. This book has a bottom-up structure, from nanomaterials synthesis to the application fields. Starting from aluminum nanoparticles synthesis for fuel application, it proposes a detailed state-of-the art of the different methods of preparation of aluminum-based reactive nanomaterials. It describes the techniques developed for their characterization and, when available, a description of the fundamental mechanisms responsible for their ignition and combustion. This book also presents the possibilities and limitations of different energetic nanomaterials and related structures as well as the analysis of their chemical and thermal properties. The whole is rounded off with a look at the performances of reactive materials in terms of heat of reaction and reactivity mainly characterized as the self-sustained combustion velocity. The book ends up with a description of current reactive nanomaterials applications underlying the promising integration of aluminum-based reactive nanomaterial into micro electromechanical systems.

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