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This book investigates the fundamental properties of material science and various cutting-edge properties for advancing technologies. The book highlights cutting-edge synthesis techniques central to modern material science. This volume's main focus is on energy storage and conversion but also examines how smart materials develop adaptive intelligent systems in various industries. The chapters include insights into the synthesis, characterization, and applications of advanced materials, including nanomaterials, biomaterials, and smart materials. Subsequent chapters cover metamaterials and their transformative potential in diagnostics, drug delivery, and therapy. Discussions about the most recent advances in graphene-based supercapacitors, rare earth elements in photonic materials, and other new promising high-capacity energy sources are included. The book concludes with insights into sustainable solutions in biomedicine, including their potential for diagnostics, drug delivery, and therapeutic applications.

Presents an up-to-date overview of resilient communication networks for smart electric power grids Smart electric power grids require reliable communication networks to maintain efficiency, security, and stability. The interconnected nature of these systems creates unique challenges, including cascading failures, natural disasters, and network congestion. Despite the importance of building communication networks to connect the next generation of smart power grids, existing literature is lacking in both depth and relevance. Communication Networks in Smart Electric Power Grids bridges this gap, offering a robust examination of cutting-edge technologies and techniques for ensuring uninterrupted data transmission. In this authoritative volume, author Boyang Zhou provides a detailed exploration of smart grid communication channels, focusing on Quality of Service (QoS) requirements and the resilience necessary to counter data loss, network failures, and delays. Addressing a wide range of key topics, from Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems to high payload packet loss mitigation, the author presents practical strategies and solutions for fortifying data transport layers. Throughout the book, Zhou introduces cutting-edge research techniques to address communication link failures, link flooding attacks (LFAs), cascading grid failures, and other critical issues. Offering innovative approaches to building the next generation of smart grid communication networks, this essential resource: Provides a comprehensive examination of the design and implementation of highly resilient communication networks in smart electric power grids Focuses on Quality of Service (QoS) and reliability, ensuring efficient data transmission and reduced packet loss Presents real-world strategies for mitigating network congestion, natural disasters, and high payload packet losses Features practical insights from a leading expert in smart grid communications, industrial internet security, and network resilience Explores data forwarding reliability, transmission control protocols, and routing reliability assurance tailored for smart grids. Combining insights from communication networks, power grid operations, and advanced network security techniques, Communication Networks in Smart Electric Power Grids is a must-read for advanced researchers and professionals in communication networks, network security, and smart grid systems. It is also an excellent textbook for courses on smart grid technology, network resilience, and industrial IoT in electrical engineering, computer science, and industrial technology programs.

A practical and accessible guide to Microsoft's Copilot Studio In Microsoft Copilot Studio Quick Start, author Jared Matfess delivers an easy-to-read and hands-on guide to navigating Microsoft's newest generative AI platform. From introductions to the Copilot ecosystem and Copilot Studio to building your first custom agent, publishing it across different environments, and measuring its results so you can optimize its impact, this book walks you through the steps you need to take to use this powerful new tool. You'll learn to extend your Copilot's functionality from knowledge agents to semi-autonomous agents that can perform actions on your behalf, by integrating with third-party APIs and other Microsoft services via Power Platform connectors. Microsoft Copilot Studio Quick Start provides: Industry use cases from healthcare, finance, retail, and government that include a problem statement, solution overview and business outcomes Strategies for enhancing Copilot with agents, complete with an introduction to the agent architecture and tips for debugging and testing your agents A comprehensive discussion of the future of Copilot Studio and AI development Perfect for tech-savvy professionals interested in unlocking the full potential of Microsoft's Copilot Studio, Microsoft Copilot Studio Quick Start is also a must-read resource for everyone who wants to build exciting new software tools driven by generative AI in the Microsoft ecosystem.

Networked Sensing Systems is essential for anyone seeking innovative and sustainable solutions across diverse sectors. It explores the integration of cutting-edge IoT technologies and digital transformation aimed at enhancing resource efficiency and addressing climate change challenges. With today's advancements in wireless and mobile connectivity, Internet of Things (IoT) sensor technologies, and digital innovation, sustainability principles are increasingly reinforcing one another. To transition to more resource-efficient solutions, use resources responsibly, and streamline operations, businesses must embrace digital transformation. Potential application areas include energy management, air pollution monitoring, fleet management, water management, and agriculture. Simultaneously, the expansion of IoT deployments and their integration into the contexts of 5G and emerging 6G mobile networking necessitate that the solutions themselves be green and sustainable. This includes incorporating energy- and environmentally-conscious technical solutions for communications. By offering previously unattainable solutions, networked sensing can contribute to a more sustainable society by enabling the collection of data from heterogeneous sources in unique and novel ways. Additionally, the networking-based solutions themselves must be sustainable and environmentally friendly. For example, optimizing network architecture and relocating network equipment to strategic locations can significantly reduce energy waste. These goals drive the search for improved sensing technologies, emphasizing energy-efficient mobile sensing devices. The goal of Networked Sensing Systems is to present and highlight the latest developments in sustainable networked sensing systems across a variety of contexts, all united by the aim of enhancing human well-being and combating climate change. Regardless of the area of expertise, this work seeks to offer practical solutions to the major challenges of building a sustainable smart society 5.0. This book serves as a platform to discuss networked sensing systems for a sustainable society, focusing on systems and applications based on mobile computing and wireless networks, while adopting multidisciplinary approaches that emphasize the human element in addressing these challenges.

The present book constitutes Volume 9 in the book series Progress in Adhesion and Adhesives which was conceived as an annual publication and the premier volume made its debut in 2015. These volumes provide state-of-the-knowledge and curated reviews on many and varied topics about adhesion and adhesives. The current book contains 14 chapters that include the use of hydrophobic and icephobic coatings for aircraft icing mitigations; fundamental concepts and the application of hydrophobic coatings; plasma treatment of polymers to enhance their adhesion; atmospheric pressure plasma treatment of artificial leather; sustainable plasma technology as a surface treatment in footwear materials; failure cases in adhesive joints and coatings; initiating systems for curing anaerobic adhesives; use of fungal mycelia as an adhesive in composites; mechanically responsive hydrogels as adhesives for clinical applications; and adhesion of electrode coatings in lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors.

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