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UNINA9910149756503321 |
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Cosmic Frontiers: Scientists Seek Clues to the Universe's Greatest Mysteries |
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1 online resource (214 p.) |
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Explore the mysteries of the cosmos with this captivating anthology from Science News.Since Edwin Hubble discovered the great distance to Andromeda, our conception of the universe has grown dramatically. No longer bound by the confines of the Milky Way, astronomers and physicists began to study areas of the cosmos much further from home. Our new knowledge and technology have provided us with answers to many astronomical puzzles, but they have also opened the door to countless questions.This extensive collection of articles from Science News delves deep into the mysteries of the universe. Tackling topics from the Big Bang to black holes, and the elusive material known as dark matter, it answers questions and explores still-developing theories. Cosmic Frontiers is perfect for anyone with an interest in the history and fate of our universe.Since 1921, Society for Science & the Public has facilitated global understanding of important scientific discoveries and issues. Since the first publication of the Science News-Letter in 1922, they have grown their audience to millions of readers each year. Now, Science News exposes new readers to thrilling concepts and innovative theories in Cosmic Frontiers. |
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UNINA9910743377903321 |
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Agritech: Innovative Agriculture Using Microwaves and Plasmas : Thermal and Non-Thermal Processing / / edited by Satoshi Horikoshi, Graham Brodie, Koichi Takaki, Nick Serpone |
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Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
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981-16-3890-X |
981-16-3891-8 |
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[1st ed. 2022.] |
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1 online resource (355 pages) |
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Biomedical and Life Sciences Series |
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Agriculture |
Telecommunication |
Food science |
Electrical engineering |
Microwaves, RF Engineering and Optical Communications |
Food Science |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Part I Tutorial -- 1 Microwave thermal and non-thermal processes -- 2 Plasma thermal and non-thermal technologies -- 3 High-voltage and pulsed power technologies -- 4 Agricultural Engineering -- Part II Microwave Application -- 5 Improvement and effective growth of plants' environmental stress tolerance on exposure to microwave electromagnetic wave effects -- 6 Food Processing -- 7 Stimulating the Aging of Beef with Microwaves -- 8 Controlling Weeds with Microwave Energy -- 9 Soil Modifications -- 10 Microwave application for animal feed processing to improve animal performance -- 11 Microwave heating for grain treatment -- Part III Plasma Applications -- 12 Growth enhancement effect of gene expression of plants induced by active oxygen species in oxygen plasma -- 13 Improvement of plant growth and control of cultivation environment using electrical stimuli -- 14 Promotion of reproductive growth of mushroom using electrical stimuli -- 15 Keeping freshness of agricultural products -- 16 Enzyme activity |
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control and protein conformational change -- 17 Plasma applications in microalgal biotechnology. |
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This book describes innovative agricultural methods using thermal and non-thermal microwave or plasma energies. Humans that were nomadic in the past can now stably obtain food by developing agriculture. Cities were formed as a result of remarkable development. Later, chemicals were introduced to agriculture to stabilize the food supply further. Natural products were initially used, but various artificial compounds have been developed for agriculture since the 1900s. To further improve crop productivity and diversification, gene recombination (genetic engineering) using biotechnology has progressed in recent years and continues to develop further. However, these technologies contain pesticide residues and pose safety risks. The innovative new agriculture explained in this book is based on the use of microwaves and plasma that do not rely on chemicals and genetic modification. This is one of the first books focusing on the agricultural usage of microwaves. In addition, it is a technical book that incorporates plasma into agriculture from this perspective. The book covers microwaves and plasmas, which are completely different fields. Thus, it will be attractive to many readers who want to acquaint themselves with these alternative technologies and implement them.　This book will be useful to a broad audience including researchers and technicians at Universities and practitioners in industries. It is made accessible to readers across different fields by including abundant figures and by limiting the use of equations to the possible extent. |
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