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Let it shine : the 6,000-year story of solar energy. by Perlin, John,author.(CARDINAL)147854; Jacobson, Mark Z.(Mark Zachary),writer of foreword.;

"The definitive history of solar power and technology. Even as concern over climate change and energy security fuels a boom in solar technology, many still think of solar as a twentieth-century wonder. Few realize that the first photovoltaic array appeared on a New York City rooftop in 1884, or that brilliant engineers in France were using solar power in the 1860s to run steam engines, or that in 1901 an ostrich farmer in Southern California used a single solar engine to irrigate three hundred acres of citrus trees. Fewer still know that Leonardo da Vinci planned to make his fortune by building half-mile-long mirrors to heat water, or that the Bronze Age Chinese used hand-size solar-concentrating mirrors to light fires the way we use matches and lighters today. With thirteen new chapters, Let It Shine is a fully revised and expanded edition of A Golden Thread, John Perlin's classic history of solar technology, detailing the past forty-plus years of technological developments driving today's solar renaissance. This unique and compelling compendium of humankind's solar ideas tells the fascinating story of how our predecessors throughout time, again and again, have applied the sun to better their lives -- and how we can, too"--Cover, page 4.Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-497) and index.

Subjects: Solar energy; Architecture and solar radiation;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2

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Highway concrete pavement technology development and testing. by Aho, Brian D.(CARDINAL)286903; Boyd, Stephen R.(CARDINAL)286898; Darter, Michael I.(CARDINAL)286899; Janssen, Donald J.(Donald James),1956-(CARDINAL)286902; Krauss, P. D.(Paul D.)(CARDINAL)286905; Mallela, J.(CARDINAL)286904; Titus-Glover, Leslie.(CARDINAL)286901; Yu, H. Thomas.(CARDINAL)286900; United States.Federal Highway Administration.Office of Engineering & Highway Operations Research and Development.(CARDINAL)286896; Applied Research Associates.ERES Division.(CARDINAL)286894; Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.(CARDINAL)286897; University of Washington.(CARDINAL)141292; Wiss, Janney, Elstner, and Associates.(CARDINAL)286895;

Includes bibliographical references.Final report.Sponsored by Office of Engineering and Highway Operations R&D, Federal Highway Administration,

Subjects: Technical reports.; Alkali-aggregate reactions.; High strength concrete; Pavements, Concrete; Pavements, Concrete; Pavements;

Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5

On-line resources: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/pccp/pubs/02082/; http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/pccp/pubs/02083/; http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/pccp/pubs/02084/; http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/pccp/pubs/02085/; http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/pccp/pubs/02086/;

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Quantum generations : a history of physics in the twentieth century / by Kragh, Helge,1944-(CARDINAL)515934;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-480) and index.

Subjects: Physics;

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5

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The big book of brewing / by Line, Dave.(CARDINAL)423568;

Includes index.Machine generated contents note: Introduction (xx) -- Recipes in this Book (xx) -- The Language of the Brewer! (xx) -- BREWING YOUR QUALITY BEER -- 1. The Commercial Brewing Process (xx) -- 2. Equipment (xx) -- Mash-tun, Bru-heat boiler, Grain bag, Dixie or Boiling Pan, Insulated Chest, Sparger, 'Ex Wine' Polythene Cube, Dustbin, Other Equipment. 3. Your First Brew (xx) -- The Simple Brewing Method, Mashing, Sparging, Boiling, Fermentation, Bottling, Casking. 4. Easy Recipes -- 'Beer', 'Amber Ale', 'Easy Light Ale', 'Charger' Light Ale, 'Pipkin' Pale Ale, 'Revival' Pale Ale, 'Romsey' Stout, 'Match Hallertau Lager, 'Black Beauty' Special Brown Ale. 5. Other Systems of Mashing (xx) -- Floating Math-Tun, Mashing, Sparging, Burco Brewing Boiler, Method, Calibration for mashing, Mashing. -- BREWING INGREDIENTS -- 6. Malt (xx) -- Pale Malt, Buying Malt. -- 7. Colored Malts (xx) -- Crystal Malt, Black Malt, Roast Barley, Other Roast Malts, Mild Ale Malt, Roast Malt. 8. Malt Adjuncts (xx) -- Flaked Rice, Flaked Maize, Flaked Barley, Malt Extract, Torrefied Barley, Oats, Wheat Malt, Wheat Syrup, Brewing Flour. 9. Sugar (xx) -- White Sugar, Invert Sugar, Glucose Chips, Dark Sugars, Lactose, Artificial Sweeteners, Caramels, Treacles and Syrups, Liquorice, Honey. 10. Hops (xx) -- Hop Plant, Wild Hops, Packaging, Constituents of Hops, Buying Hops, Storing Hops, Examination of Hops, The Hop Industry, Comparison of Hops, Types of Hops, Hop Rates, Brewing to Alpha Acid Content, Hop Utilization. 11. Water (xx) -- Reasons for water treatment, Sources of Brewing Water, Acid and water treatment, pH and its implications, Using Water Analysis sheets, Hardness of water, Mineral Salt requirements, Sulphates, Chlorides, Carbonates, Nitrates, Water Treatment Summary. 12. Yeast (xx) -- Starter Bottle, Commercial Yeasts, Yeast Cultures, Saving Yeasts. -- THE BREWING PROCESS -- 13. Cleaning (xx) -- Cleaning, Reasons for Sterilization, Sterilizing Agents, Bleach, Sodium Metebisulphite, Milton, Silana P.F., Seeing in the dark!, Squeezy bottle sterilizer, Bottle brush. 14. Malting (xx) -- Process -- 15. Crushing the Malt (xx) -- Home-made Grain Crusher -- 16. Mashing (xx) -- Theory of Mashing, Enzymes, Mash Reactions, The effect of pH, Stiffness of the Mash, Brewer's Bedtime Story, 'Saccharomyces, and the Two Enzymes', Preparing the Grist, Preparing the Mashing liquor, Preparing the Mash-tun, Mashing, Checking and adjusting pH, Mashing Over-nigh, Testing for Starch 17. Sparging (xx) -- Sparging, Running off the Wort -- 18. The Hydrometer (xx) -- The effects of temperature. -- 19. Degrees of Extract (xx) -- 20. Boiling (xx) -- Reasons for boiling, Adding the Hops, Adding the Sugar, Hot Break, Irish Moss, Hop Sparge. 21. Cooling (xx) -- Reasons for Cooling, Cold Break. -- 22. Fermentation (xx) -- Temperature, Top Fermentation, Secondary Fermentation, Bottom Fermentation. -- 23. Finings (xx) -- Gelatine, Isinglass, Final Adjustments, Filtering. -- 24. Bottled Beer (xx) -- Bottling Gravity, Bottles, Preparing the Bottles, Preparing the Beer, Labelling, Storing. 25. Draught Beer (xx) -- Containers and Dispensers for Draught Beer, Plastic Pressure Barrels, Operation Conditions, Eurokegs, Sparklets Beertap, Pipkins, Pressure Barrel Beertap, Sparklets Automatic Pressure Injector, Other Systems. 26. Beer from the Wood (xx) -- Reconditioning the Cask, Beer from the Wood. -- 27. Maturing Your Beer (xx) -- Maturation, Clarity, Conditions, Head Formation, Head Retention, Heading Liquids, Storage Time. 28. Rewards--Serving and Drinking (xx) -- Yeast Starters, Mashing, Low Extracts, Sparging, Boiling, Fermentation, The Finished Beer, "Flat" beer, No head, Hazes, Yeast Haze, Starch Haze, Protein Haze, Chill Haze, Disease. -- ADVANCED RECIPES -- 30. Pale Ale (xx) -- 'Premium', 'Red Pennant', 'Cresta', 'Sixes and Sevens'. -- 31. Light Ale (xx) -- 'First Light', 'Starbright', 'Challenger', '44' Light -- 32. Bitter (xx) -- 'Brewer's Reward', 'Crystal', 'Black Knight', 'Body', 'Light Bitter'. -- 33. Lager (xx) -- Water for Lager, Lager Yeast, Closed Fermentation, Low Temperature Fermentation, Hops for Lager, 'S.L.', 'Cerveza', 'Linestein'. 34. Mild Ale (xx) -- 'Amazing', 'Midlands'. -- 35. Brown Ales and Sweet Stouts (xx) -- 'Dark Ale', 'Barley Brown', 'McKinlay', 'Baltic Black Stout'. -- 36. Irish Stout (xx) -- 'Goodness Stout' -- 37. Barley Wine (xx) -- 'Celebration Ale', 'Shandy', 'Kieve'. -- Conversion Tables and Useful Index (xx)."This is the book for any really enthusiastic and ambitious brewer...the person who wants to brew high quality "true" beers that were long thought beyond the ability of the amateur. The Big Book of Brewing brings to beginners and experts alike a simple method of "mashing" for producing the finest flavoured beers, ales, stouts, and lagers from all-grain. It is the most advanced and comprehensive book on the subject. Along with explaining how easy mashing is, Dave Line makes the concepts understandable and describes all the necessary equipment and ingredients needed to succeed. He uses his practical experience at home brewing his training as an electrical engineer and his outstanding sense of humor to shed new light on the topic of making beer from all-grain"--

Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Brewing;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Technically amazing. by Film Ideas (Firm); Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268; TMW Media Group.;

A day in Pixar: Spend a day at Pixar Studies and get to know the president of the studio, animators and supervisors of this innovation machine that has already released 12 movies and received more than $6 billion at the box-office. Hear the stories and learn what it takes to work for one of the world's most successful studios.Energy, biofuels from plants & algae: Our society has increasing demands for energy and fuel, so scientists are constantly working to increase the reliability and performance of renewable energy technology. A small percentage of renewable energy is created with biofuels. Common examples are ethanol and biodiesel. Ethanol is made from fermenting biomass, such as grasses, wood chips, poplar trees and select agricultural waste. Fermentation is the breakdown of sugar producing alcohol and carbon dioxide. This is the same process that yeasts and bacteria perform in making bread, beer, wine, and some cultured foods. Micro-algae are single-cell, photosynthetic organisms known for their rapid growth and high energy content, and are becoming an increasingly viable source in the production of liquid transportation biofuels. Using the sun's energy, these microorganisms combine carbon dioxide with water, creating biomass more efficiently and rapidly than terrestrial plants. Oil-rich micro-algae strains are capable of producing the feedstock for a number of transportation fuels (biodiesel, "green" diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel) while mitigating the effects of carbon dioxide released from sources such as power plants. This program investigates new technologies at algae facilites, and explains the processes behind their cutting-edge micro-algae to fuel processes.Engineering: prosthetic innovations: Scientists and engineers have made great strides in recent years with prosthetics and orthotics. In this program we discuss how designers simulate the anatomy and physiology of missing limbs. Though some prosthetics are simple and minimally functional, others are complex bionic artificial limbs with improved designs, using advanced hydraulics, lightweight materials such as carbon fiber and computer microprocessors and sensors. This program will highlight how advances in prosthetics have improved life for people with certain injuries and disabilities.Meteorology, studying severe weather: Extreme weather events can cause widespread damage resulting in billions of dollars of losses. Recent events, such as blizzards, hurricanes, and droughts have been exceptionally devastating as a result of several environmental factors. The convergence of several weather systems and the right atmospheric conditions sometimes result in the "perfect storm." This issue examines the factors behind catastrophic weather. It explains El Nino and La Nina, which are instigators of many unusual climactic events around the globe. These phenomena impact ocean temperatures, wind patterns and other atmospheric conditions. Other intense storms, such as Hurricane Sandy, result from the interaction of low pressure systems, which affect the direction and strength of the storm.Technology - Engineering: Dummy & Robot Heroes: The Wonders of Technology, Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology Science series covers subjects from Robots, Transportation, Agricultural Science, Science in the Third World, Making Plants Grow Plastic & New Miracles from Science. Students will develop a basic understanding of the fundamentals of Technology and work their way up to more complex subjects. As human stand-ins, dummies and their mobile counterparts, robots have been sparing us risk to life and limb and saving our lives for decades. Perhaps the best known examples of these are crash test dummies, which have allowed automotive engineers to analyze what happens to the human body in collisions. The information obtained in these tests has helped them design safety advances like seat belts, child car seats, air bags and cars that absorb the greater energy of a crash impact. This program shows the growing sophistication of dummies and robots as well as their use in many fields of product and safety testing, disaster and rescue training, manufacturing and hazardous materials handling. Includes suggestions for careers in this field of study.Understanding clouds, meteorological wonders: Meteorologists studying the microphysical processes of clouds are learning more about what occurs naturally inside clouds. By increasing fundamental knowledge of complex cloud structure and the chemical and electrical mechanisms that trigger changes, weather and climate forecast models improve. Scientists and geophysicists are utilizing the newest technology to explore known and speculative information about cloud structures and mechanisms.Ages 10+.Grades 5+.

Subjects: Children's films.; Educational films.; Pixar (Firm); Science; Robotics; Robots; Mechanical engineering; Meteorology; Children's stories; Computer animation;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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More award-winning science fair projects / by Bochinski, Julianne Blair,1966-(CARDINAL)358958; Bochinski-DiBiase, Judy J.,illustrator.(CARDINAL)530237; DiBiase, Judy,illustrator.;

Presents forty award-winning science fair projects, a section on how to do a science fair project, updates to science fair rules and science supply resources, as well as new material on useful web sites.

Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Experiments; Science fairs; Science projects; Science; Science;

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3

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Combat-ready kitchen : how the U.S. military shapes the way you eat / by Marx de Salcedo, Anastacia,author.(CARDINAL)621770;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-277) and index.Unpacking Your Child's Lunch Box ;American Food System, Central Command (Part 1); American Food System, Central Command (Part 2); A Romp Through the Early History of Combat Rations; Disruptive Innovation: The Tin Can; World War II, the Subsistence Lab, and Its Merry Band of Insiders; What America Runs On; Haw Do You Want That Chunked and Formed Restructured Steak? ; A Loaf of Extended-Life Bread, a Hunk of Processed Cheese; Plastic Packaging Remodels the Planet; Late-Night Munchies? Break Out the Three-Year-Old Pizza and Months-Old Guacamole; Supermarket Tour; Coming Up Next from the House of Gl Joe; Do We Really Want Our Children Eating like Special Ops?"Americans eat more processed foods than anyone else in the world. We also spend more on military research. These two seemingly unrelated facts are inextricably linked. If you ever wondered how ready-to-eat foods infiltrated your kitchen, you'll love this entertaining romp through the secret military history of practically everything you buy at the supermarket. <p> In a nondescript Boston suburb, in a handful of low buildings buffered by trees and a lake, a group of men and women spend their days researching, testing, tasting, and producing the foods that form the bedrock of the American diet. If you stumbled into the facility, you might think the technicians dressed in lab coats and the shiny kitchen equipment belonged to one of the giant food conglomerates responsible for your favorite brand of frozen pizza or microwavable breakfast burritos. So you'd be surprised to learn that you've just entered the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center, ground zero for the processed food industry.<p> Ever since Napoleon, armies have sought better ways to preserve, store, and transport food for battle. As part of this quest, although most people don't realize it, the U.S. military spearheaded the invention of energy bars, restructured meat, extended-life bread, instant coffee, and much more. But there's been an insidious mission creep: because the military enlisted industry--huge corporations such as ADM, ConAgra, General Mills, Hershey, Hormel, Mars, Nabisco, Reynolds, Smithfield, Swift, Tyson, and Unilever--to help develop and manufacture food for soldiers on the front line, over the years combat rations, or the key technologies used in engineering them, have ended up dominating grocery store shelves and refrigerator cases. TV dinners, the cheese powder in snack foods, cling wrap... The list is almost endless. <p> Now food writer Anastacia Marx de Salcedo scrutinizes the world of processed food and its long relationship with the military--unveiling the twists, turns, successes, failures, and products that have found their way from the armed forces' and contractors' laboratories into our kitchens. In developing these rations, the army was looking for some of the very same qualities as we do in our hectic, fast-paced twenty-first-century lives: portability, ease of preparation, extended shelf life at room temperature, affordability, and appeal to even the least adventurous eaters. In other words, the military has us chowing down like special ops.<p> What is the effect of such a diet, eaten--as it is by soldiers and most consumers--day in and day out, year after year? We don't really know. We're the guinea pigs in a giant public health experiment, one in which science and technology, at the beck and call of the military, have taken over our kitchens."--Dust jacket.

Subjects: Food habits; Diet; Nutrition policy; Food industry and trade;

Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5

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