"The authors analyse solutions offered by science and technology with a clarity that will likely surpass the expectations of non-expert readers. Following a pedagogical approach with vivid illustrations, the book offers an in-depth description of how each green-energy option could be integrated into a global-energy strategy ... They stress that any solution should not compromise quality of life or development opportunities in developing countries. This book could not be more timely. It is an invaluable resource for scientists, policymakers and educators."
"Overall, this collection of case studies provides an outstanding starting point for understanding the ethics of chemistry. It is an extremely important contribution to the study of chemical ethics … Ethics of Chemistry is a key resource for educators interested in integrating ethics instruction into their chemistry curricula … an important foundation for equipping students with the moral judgement and analytical skills necessary to contend with the ethical issues they are likely to face in their professional lives."
"This brief book offers an interesting, fun, and widely accessible first-person tour of CERN, the European Center for Nuclear Research, the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. The facilities at CERN include the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a 27-kilometer particle accelerator that straddles the border between Switzerland and France. The LHC was famously used to discover the Higgs boson, a long-sought fundamental particle. Physics historian Depambour (University of Paris) is enthusiastic about all aspects of CERN, especially its role as an agent for peace and international cooperation..."
Special Issue on Thirty Years of Gauged Linear Sigma Models
Guest Editors: Mykola Dedushenko, Heeyeon Kim, Johanna Knapp, Ilarion Melnikov and Eric Sharpe Since they were first introduced in his Phases paper in 1993, Witten’s gauged linear sigma models (GLSMs) have proven to be extraordinary tools, both by providing key insights into numerous aspects of string theory and supersymmetric field theory and by bridging to various fields in mathematics such as enumerative and algebraic geometry and category theory. |
Special Issue on 2D Materials
Guest Editor: P. Chakraborty The Special Issue “2D Materials: Perspectives” with its multi-pronged dimensions has stepped in the world of 2D materials, focusing on the latest peer-reviewed research articles on various 2D materials from their conceptual understandings to synthesis, characterizations, properties and applications in diverse areas. |
Special Issue on Climate Change Impacts on Financial Markets
Guest Editors: Xiaohang Ren and Giray Gozgor This special issue examines how climate change impacts financial markets. It is well understood that changes in the climate will impact different sectors of the economy. Banks which provide loans to companies in each sector are therefore vulnerable. However, measuring this effect on loan portfolios is a challenging issue because each enterprise has activities in very different places. Climate change may also affect how financial markets value different assets including stocks, bonds, real estate, and commodities. |