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Review of “Modern Ceramic Engineering, 4th Edition”
This 4th edition of “Modern Ceramic Engineering”—Properties, Processing and Use in Design—written by David W. Richardson and William E. Lee, has evolved notably from the previous editions published in 1982, 1992, and 2006. Almost all of the chapters (organized in four parts: i) Ceramics as Engineering Materials, ii) Structure and…
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Thermal circuit elements to enable active control of heat
The estimated United States energy usage report conducted annually by Lawrence Livermore National Lab indicated that in 2017, nearly 67 percent of energy was wasted, primarily in the form of heat.1 Regulating and recycling this excess heat would enable breakthroughs in energy conversion systems, heating and refrigeration, manufacturing and materials…