As an important member of the smart materials family, shape memory polymers have attracted attention as a result of their ability to recover their original shape after having a stimulus applied to them. This book provides the full story of polyurethane-based shape memory polymer…
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are some of the most important and valuable engineering materials developed in the last 25 years. These fascinating materials demonstrate remarkably versatile properties-including capacity for actuation and stimulus responsiveness-that are enabling t…
Cowrie shells and cowrie money: a global history
by Yang, Bin
fromRoutledge approaches to history
Cowrie shells and cowrie money: a global history
by Yang, Bin
fromRoutledge approaches to history
Cowrie shells and cowrie money: a global history
by Yang, Bin
fromRoutledge approaches to history
COWRIE SHELLS AND COWRIE MONEY: a global history
by Yang, Bin
fromRoutledge approaches to history
Originating in the sea, especially in the waters surrounding the low-lying islands of the Maldives, Cypraea moneta (sometimes confused with Cypraea annulus) was transported to various parts of Afro-Eurasia in the prehistoric era, and in many cases, it was gradually transformed i…
Cowrie shells and cowrie money: a global history
by Yang, Bin
fromRoutledge approaches to history
"Originating in the sea, especially in the waters surrounding the low-lying islands of the Maldives, Cypraea moneta (sometimes confused with Cypraea annulus) was transported to various parts of Afro-Eurasia in the prehistoric era, and in many cases, it was gradually transformed …
Originating in the sea, especially in the waters surrounding the low-lying islands of the Maldives, Cypraea moneta (sometimes confused with Cypraea annulus) was transported to various parts of Afro-Eurasia in the prehistoric era, and in many cases, it was gradually transformed i…
Cowrie shells and cowrie money: a global history
by Yang, Bin
fromRoutledge approaches to history
"Originating in the sea, especially in the waters surrounding the low-lying islands of the Maldives, Cypraea moneta (sometimes confused with Cypraea annulus) was transported to various parts of Afro-Eurasia in the prehistoric era, and in many cases, it was gradually transformed …
Cowrie shells and cowrie money: a global history
by Yang, Bin
fromRoutledge approaches to history
"Originating in the sea, especially in the waters surrounding the low-lying islands of the Maldives, Cypraea moneta (sometimes confused with Cypraea annulus) was transported to various parts of Afro-Eurasia in the prehistoric era, and in many cases, it was gradually transformed …
In this work we have explored the possibility of using surfactant/polyelectrolyte complexes as templates to synthesize inorganic mesostructured materials mainly with a film morphology. Inorganic species deposit in those regions of the films which are filled with a polymer hydrog…
This book elaborates on the physical principles of polarization remote sensing. It explains the reflective characteristics of surface objects and atmosphere separately, including theory, experiment, instrument and application. In addition, it introduces how polarization remote s…