New Millennium Fibers
Title | New Millennium Fibers PDF eBook |
Author | Tatsuya Hongu |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2005-07-11 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9780849325984 |
Looking forward to the future it is clear that today's narrow concept of fiber as a basic element for textiles, ropes and nets will become an outmoded notion. The emphasis will instead shift to new and exciting developments in fiber technology and their applications, exploring such fields as biomimetics, nanotechnology and biodegradability. ??New millennium fibers describes and identifies the scope of high-tech fibers. The present status and prospects of the fiber/textile technology are discussed and the high performance fibers are reviewed from origin to future applications, including carbon fiber. The themes of the book are summarised with a discussion on health care and the environment. ?? As the 21st century progresses fibers will enter into more novel and unexpected applications. We are approaching the age of the wearable computer and organic electroluminescence wearable displays. New potential is open in the fields of car and aerospace industry, civil engineering, separation membranes using hollow fibers for artificial organs, biodegradable fiber for ecological conservation and fibers with biological functions. ? ?New millennium fibers explores the exciting roles that fibers will play in the future and will be an essential book for all of those in the textile and fashion industry involved in fiber development or use.
Light for the New Millennium
Title | Light for the New Millennium PDF eBook |
Author | Rudolf Steiner |
Publisher | Rudolf Steiner Press |
Pages | 398 |
Release | 2014-06-04 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 1855844001 |
Containing a wealth of material on a variety of subjects, Light for the New Millennium tells the story of the meeting of two great men and their continuing relationship beyond the threshold of death: Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925)--the seer, scientist of the spirit, and cultural innovator--and Helmuth von Moltke (1848-1916)--a renowned military man, Chief of the General Staff of the German army during the outbreak of World War I. In 1914, following disagreements with the Kaiser, Moltke was dismissed from his post. This led to a great inner crisis in the General, that in turn drew him closer to Steiner. When Moltke died two years later, Steiner maintained contact with his excarnated soul, receiving communications that he passed on to Moltke's wife, Eliza. These remarkable and unique messages are reproduced here in full, together with relevant letters from the General to his wife. The various additional commentaries, essays and documents give insights to themes of continuing significance for our time, including the workings of evil; karma and reincarnation; life after death; the new millennium and the end of the last century; the hidden causes of World War I; the destiny of Europe, and the future of Rudolf Steiner's science of the spirit. Also included are Moltke's private reflections on the causes of the Great War ("the document that could have changed world history"), a key interview with Steiner for Le Matin, an introduction and notes by T. H. Meyer, and studies by Jürgen von Grone, Jens Heisterkamp and Johannes Tautz.
WAC for the New Millennium
Title | WAC for the New Millennium PDF eBook |
Author | Susan H. McLeod |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN | 9780814156483 |
Higher education is facing a number of challenges in this new millennium; one well-known management guru has predicted the demise of university education as we know it. Yet the writing-across-the-curriculum movement, now more than twenty-five years old, has remained a stable part of the educational landscape, outlasting other educational innovations by adapting to new educational initiatives. How has WAC transformed itself, and what can WAC directors learn from those who are leading continuing WAC programs? This collections of essays describing how WAC programs have adapted and continue to adapt to meet new challenges is a must-read for everyone concerned with the quality of writing in higher education. Respected WAC advocates and WAC educators explain strategies for continuing WAC programs in an atmosphere of change; explore new avenues of collaboration, such as service learning and the linked-course curricula of learning communities, and predict areas into which WAC programs need to move; and suggest new directions for research on writing across the curriculum. -- From publisher's description.
Materials for the New Millennium
Title | Materials for the New Millennium PDF eBook |
Author | Ken Pin Chong |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1494 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Composite materials |
ISBN |
Materials for the New Millennium
Title | Materials for the New Millennium PDF eBook |
Author | National Science Foundation (U.S.). Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (Program) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 8 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Materials |
ISBN |
Children of the New Millennium
Title | Children of the New Millennium PDF eBook |
Author | P. M. H. Atwater |
Publisher | Three Rivers Press |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 1998-12-31 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 9780609803097 |
An internationally renowned expert on near-death experiences (NDEs) presents her discovery of "millennial children"--and their insightful message of hope. Line drawings.
Buckminster Fuller
Title | Buckminster Fuller PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas T. K. Zung |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 418 |
Release | 2002-03-20 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780312288907 |
Buckminster Fuller, inventor, thinker and architect, was one of the best known Americans of the twentieth century. Often compared to Leonardo da Vinci and called "the planet's friendly genius," he was the inventor of the geodesic dome, the man who coined the term "spaceship earth," and an educator without parallel. Yet, most of his books are out of print today. To remedy this situation, his longtime friend and architectural partner, Thomas Zung, has compiled a Bucky Fuller reader. This anthology consists of chapters selected from twenty of Bucky's many books, each with a new Introduction by such notables as Arthur C. Clarke, Steve Forbes, Calvin Tomkins, Dr. Martin Meyerson, Sir Harold W. Kroto, Arthur L. Loeb, E. J. Applewhite, and others. Altogether, this book provides an overview of a remarkable intellectual career and the best possible introduction to the man and his thought. Bucky Fuller was one of the most original thinkers and builders that America has ever produced, and this book makes his work available to a new generation at the beginning of a new millennium.