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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462875303321

Titolo

Multidisciplinary know-how for smart textiles developers [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Tünde Kirstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Philadelphia, : Woodhead Pub., 2013

ISBN

0-85709-353-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (540 p.)

Collana

Woodhead publishing series in textiles ; ; no. 139

Altri autori (Persone)

KirsteinTünde

Disciplina

677.0286

Soggetti

Textile industry - Effect of technological innovations on

Textile fabrics - Technological innovations

Smart materials

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The Textile Institute."

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Multidisciplinary know-how for smart-textiles developers; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles; 1 The future of smart-textiles development: new enabling technologies, commercialization and market trends; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The technological trade-off between smartness and integration; 1.3 New enabling technologies for smart textiles; 1.4 New approaches in commercialization of smart textiles; 1.5 Future trends; 1.6 Conclusion; 1.7 References; Part I Materials

2 Types and processing of electro-conductive and semiconducting materials for smart textiles2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Electro-conductive and semiconductive materials; 2.3 Electro-conductive materials and their properties; 2.4 Metals; 2.5 Carbon: carbon black (CB), graphite and carbon nanotubes (CNT); 2.6 Intrinsically conductive polymers (ICP); 2.7 Semiconductive materials and their properties; 2.8 Processing electro-conductive and semiconductive materials into textile structures; 2.9 Future trends; 2.10 Sources of further information and advice; 2.11 Notes; 2.12 References

3 Optical fibers for smart photonic textiles3.1 Introduction to photonic textiles; 3.2 Total internal reflection (TIR) fiber-based photonic textiles; 3.3 Photonic bandgap (PBG) fiber-based photonic textiles; 3.4 Photonic textile manufacturing; 3.5 Reflective properties of photonic bandgap



textiles under ambient illumination; 3.6 Animated photonic bandgap textiles using mixing of ambient and emitted light; 3.7 Potential applications of photonic bandgap textiles; 3.8 Conclusion; 3.9 Acknowledgments; 3.10 References; 4 Conductive nanofibres and nanocoatings for smart textiles; 4.1 Introduction

4.2 Conductive nanofibres4.3 Conductive nanocoating; 4.4 Application of nanotechnology in smart textiles; 4.5 Future trends; 4.6 Sources of further information and advice; 4.7 References; 5 Polymer-based resistive sensors for smart textiles; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Mechanical resistive sensors; 5.3 Chemical resistive sensors; 5.4 Temperature resistive sensors; 5.5 Conclusion and future trends; 5.6 References; 6 Soft capacitance fibers for touch-sensitive smart textiles; 6.1 Introduction: overview of capacitive sensing; 6.2 Soft capacitor fibers for electronic textiles

6.3 Electrical characterization of the isolated capacitor fiber6.4 Capacitor fiber as a one-dimensional distributed touch sensor; 6.5 Fully woven two-dimensional touch pad sensor using one-dimensional array of capacitance fibers; 6.6 Conclusion; 6.7 References; Part II Technologies; 7 Textile fabrication technologies for embedding electronic functions into fibres, yarns and fabrics; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Fibre and yarn production processes: natural fibres; 7.3 Fibre and yarn production processes: continuous (man-made) fibres; 7.4 Functionalisation of fibres and yarns

7.5 Fabric production: weaving

Sommario/riassunto

Smart-textiles developers draw on diverse fields of knowledge to produce unique materials with enhanced properties and vast potential. Several disciplines outside the traditional textile area are involved in the construction of these smart textiles, and each individual field has its own language, specific terms and approaches. Multidisciplinary know-how for smart-textiles developers provides a filtered knowledge of these areas of expertise, explaining key expressions and demonstrating their relevance to the smart-textiles field.Following an introduction to the new enabling technologies



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459808203321

Autore

Slack Nancy G

Titolo

G. Evelyn Hutchinson and the invention of modern ecology [[electronic resource] /] / Nancy G. Slack ; foreword by Edward O. Wilson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven ; ; London, : Yale University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-283-09611-0

9786613096111

0-300-16174-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (476 p.)

Disciplina

570.92

Soggetti

Ecologists - England

Ecology - History - 20th century

Naturalists - England

Scholars - England

Scientists - England

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-442) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A Man So Various -- 2. "The Circumstances of My Upbringing" -- 3. Becoming A Zoologist: The Hunter and Gatherer -- 4. From Naples to South Africa: A Failed Career? -- 5. First Years at Yale -- 6. Chief Biologist: The Yale North India Expedition -- 7. The First Crop: W. T. Edmondson, Gordon Riley, Ed Deevey, And Max Dunbar -- 8. The Old and the New Limnology -- 9. Radioisotopes: Radiation Ecology and Systems Ecology -- 10. Biogeochemistry: From Linsley Pond to the Guano Islands -- 11. The Three Wives and Yemaiel -- 12. Good Friends: Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson -- 13. Fond Correspondents: Rebecca West and Evelyn Hutchinson -- 14. From The N-Dimensional Niche to Santa Rosalia -- 15. Hutchinson the Environmentalist -- 16. The Polymath: Art History and Many Other Fields -- 17. The Last Years-From Yale to England -- 18. Concluding Remarks: Hutchinson's Legacy in Ecology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index



Sommario/riassunto

Stephen J. Gould declared G. Evelyn Hutchinson the most important ecologist of the twentieth century. E. O. Wilson pronounced him "one of the few scientists who could unabashedly be called a genius." In this fascinating book, Nancy G. Slack presents for the first time the full life story of this brilliant scientist who was also a master teacher, a polymath, and a delightful friend and correspondent.Based on full access to Hutchinson's archives and extensive interviews with him and many who knew him, the author evaluates his important contributions to modern ecology and his profound influence as a mentor. Filled with information available nowhere else, the book draws a vibrant portrait of an original scientific thinker who was also a man of remarkable personal appeal.