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Sam Kean Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? This title includes tales that follow carbon, neon, silicon, gold and every single element on the table as they play out their parts... | Seaton, N; This book is the proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on the Characterisation of Porous Solids that took place in Edinburgh, 10-13th June 2008. |
Langa, F; Nierengarten, J-F Written by leading experts in the field the book summarises the basic principles of fullerene chemistry but also highlights remarkable advances that have occurred in recent years. | Gschneidner, Karl A., Jr.; Bunzli,... The rare earths play a unique role in science. In contrast, they find widespread use in processes such as steel making, for polishing materials and gasoline cracking catalysts. This work... |
Aldo Gamba; Carmine Colella; ... Bringing together experimental and theoretical information, this work provides information on oxide-based materials with applications in catalysis, pollution control and nanoengineering. | Davidson, D; Reflecting the growing volume of published work in this field, researchers will find this book an invaluable source of information on current methods and applications. |
Richard J. Puddephatt Covers the advances in the organometallic chemistry of nickel, palladium and platinum. This book also covers the fundamental organometallic chemistry which underpins these applications. It features the catalytic copolymerization of... | Long, Gary J.; Long, Charles 1947-;... Volume 2 presents the latest applications of Mössbauer spectroscopy to the study of magnetic materials. Topics include: Surface and thin film analysis, iron-based... |
Hugh Aldersey-Williams Everything in universe is made of them, including you. Like you, elements have personalities, attitudes, talents, shortcomings, stories rich with meaning. This book is packed with stories and unexpected information... | Eric R. Scerri In this authoritative Very Short Introduction to The Periodic Table, Eric Scerri presents a modern and fresh exploration of this fundamental topic in the physical sciences, considering the deeper implications... |
Philip Ball Traces the history and cultural impact of the elements on humankind, and examines why people have long sought to identify the substances around them. Looking beyond the Periodic Table, the... | Robertson, Murray; Royal Society of...
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Patricia C. Wilkins; Ralph G. Wilkins Describes the importance and impact of a number of elements, other than carbon, in biological chemistry. This work presents a survey of biologically important elements and includes the roles played... | Ekkehard Fluck; Klaus G. Heumann Perfect for classroom use, this attractively designed poster encourages students to look at and think about the chemical elements. The unique, color-coded layout allows more than 3,000 element data to... |
Theodore Gray This magical book is a totally original collection that features gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in the periodic table - plus facts, figures and fascinating stories about... | John Emsley Since publication of John Emsley's Nature's Building Blocks in 2003 there have been a number of new developments. Fully updated for 2010, this fascinating A-Z guide includes three new named... |