1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996466708303316

Titolo

Physics and Industry [[electronic resource] ] : Proceedings of the Academic Session of the XXI General Assembly of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics. Held at Nara, Japan, 22 and 23 September 1993 / / edited by Eiichi Maruyama, Hisatsune Watanabe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1994

ISBN

3-540-48676-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 1994.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VII, 112 p. 53 illus., 7 illus. in color.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 435

Disciplina

338.9/26

Soggetti

Condensed matter

Materials science

Condensed Matter Physics

Characterization and Evaluation of Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Presidential address -- Introductory remarks -- Fullerene and fullerites — new modern materials -- Physics and its role in technology -- Physics and industry -- The role of universities in the development of Japanese science -- A new paradigm of science policy and technology management for the coming century -- Science and technology in industrial development in Malaysia -- Physics in industry: The historical context of current events -- Acknowledgments -- National organizing committee for XXI IUPAP general assembly -- XXI IUPAP General assembly.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a collection of interesting articles addressing the interplay between physics and technology in the modern industrial world. The authors, partly coming from universities, partly from research laboratories in big companies, address not only the specialists but also a wide audience including those who shoulder responsibilities in politics and top management.