Main description:

This book covers edge-point applications in science and engineering. The chapters discuss the functional properties of advanced engineering materials and biomolecules, improving the comprehension of their chemical physical properties and potential for new technological and medicinal applications. The book presents a small number of experimental techniques and computational simulation models from basic concepts of classical/quantum mechanics, physics, chemistry, biology, statistical methods that can predict important applications and properties of these materials/biomolecules. The content shows how improving design of new systems helps in addressing future world problems (health, energy, food, environment, transportation, housing, clothing, etc.), i.e., almost every aspects of our daily lives.

Contents:

1. Combining theory and experiment in developing new advanced materials.- 2. SrSnO3 applied in the reduction of NO by CO: influence of transition metal doping on the catalytic activity.- 3. Advances in the Synthesis and Applications of Self-Activated Luminescent Nano- and Micro Hydroxyapatite.- 4. Illustrations in Theory and Computation in Photo-electro-chemical Catalysis.- 5. Theoretical investigation of the molybdates (AMoO4) and tungstates (AWO4) families morphology dependent properties.