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From physics to daily life : applications in informatics, energy, and environment /
Beatrice Bressan brings together a number of outstanding examples of successful cross-disciplinary technology transfer originating in fundamental physics research, which dramatically impacted scientific progress in areas which changed modern society. Many of them were developed at CERN, a hotbed of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Weinheim :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
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- Related Titles; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contributors' CVs; Foreword; List of Acronyms; List of Units; Chapter 1: Introduction; Part I: Knowledge Management and Technology Transfer in an Organization; Chapter 2: Knowledge Management: From Theory to Practice; 2.1 Knowledge-Based and Innovative Organization; 2.2 The Theory of Knowledge; 2.3 The Core Processes of Managing Knowledge; 2.4 The Knowledge Worker; 2.5 The Knowledge Creation, Acquisition, and Transfer Model; 2.6 Knowledge Management: A Case Study of CERN; Part II: Examples of Knowledge and Technology Transfer.
- Section 1: Linking InformationChapter 3: WWW and More; 3.1 The First Page; 3.2 Influences on the History of the Web; 3.3 CERN's Role; 3.4 What-if Musings; 3.5 The Dark Sides of the Force; 3.6 Good Stuff; 3.7 On the Nature of Computing; 3.8 Science 'Un-human'; 3.9 Lessons to be Learned; 3.10 Conclusions; Chapter 4: Grid and Cloud; 4.1 Why a Grid?; 4.2 A Production Infrastructure; 4.3 Transferring Technology: Grids in Other Science Domains; 4.4 How CERN Openlab has Contributed to the WLCG Grid; 4.5 Four Basic Principles; 4.6 Three-Year Phases; 4.7 EGEE to EGI Transition.
- 4.8 Lessons Learned and Anticipated Evolution4.9 Transferring Technology: Grids in Business; 4.10 Sharing Resources Through Grids; 4.11 What are the Hurdles?; 4.12 Philips Research: Scientific Simulation, Modelling and Data Mining Supports Healthcare; 4.13 Finance: Stock Analysis Application; 4.14 Multimedia: GridVideo; 4.15 Imense: From Laboratory to Market; 4.16 Total, UK; 4.17 Seismic Imaging and Reservoir Simulation: CGG Veritas Reaping Benefits from the Grid; 4.18 Societal Impact; Acknowledgements; Chapter 5: The 'Touch Screen' Revolution; 5.1 The Birth of a Touch Screen.
- 5.2 The Novelty for the Control Room of the CERN SPS Accelerator5.3 A Touch Screen as Replacement for Mechanical Buttons; 5.4 Attempts at Early Knowledge Transfer; 5.5 Evolution Turned Into Revolution; 5.6 Touch Screen and Human Behaviour; Acknowledgements; Section 2: Developing Future; Chapter 6: Solar Thermal Electricity Plants; 6.1 The Four STE Technologies; 6.2 Optical Issues in the STE Plant; 6.3 Thermodynamic Issues in the STE Plant; 6.4 Issues in STE Plants Related to Heat Transfer; 6.5 Thermal Storage of Energy; 6.6 Fluid Mechanics; Acknowledgements; Chapter 7: Computers and Aviation.
- 7.1 Computing in Structural and Aerodynamic Analysis7.2 Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing; 7.3 Fly-By-Wire and Other On-Board Systems; 7.4 Airborne Software; 7.5 Ground-Based Computer Systems; 7.6 Conclusions; Chapter 8: Antimatter Pushing Boundaries; 8.1 Science and the Unknown; 8.2 Antimatter and CERN; 8.3 The Anti-World in Everyday Life; 8.4 Beyond the Present Day; Section 3: Sustainability and Learning; Chapter 9: Towards a Globally Focussed Earth Simulation Centre; 9.1 A String of Disasters; 9.2 Now is the Time; 9.3 A Global Synthesis of Knowledge.