Sciences scope

Hamilton, David P, EDITOR "A Fusion First", Science Scope, Science, Vol. 254, No. 5034, November 15,1991, Page 927 Sweet, William, Super Powers Promote Design Effort for Fusion Demonstration Reactor", Physics Today, January 1988, Page 75 Thon en, D. E., "Charging Their Way Toward Fusion , Science News, December 21, 1985, Page 389... 

Science Scope, (budget acceleration) Science, Vol. 294, No. 5540, October 5, 2001, Page 29... 

The mechanism for CO oxidation over platinum group metals has been established from a wealth of data, the analysis of which is beyond the scope of this chapter. It is quite evident that surface science provided the foundation for this mechanism by directly showing that CO adsorbs molecularly and O2 adsorbs... 

This is not to say that we deem these topics not to be important. On the contrary, we think that those interested in chemoinformatics should strive to obtain a basic knowledge of these subjects. We even think that all professionals in natural sciences and engineering should in future obtain a minimum of training in these fields during their studies. However, presentation here of those aspects of informatics would go beyond the scope of this book. 

In discussing science we also need to define its scope, as well as the methods and views (concepts) involved in its pursuit. It is also useful to think about what science is not, although this can sometimes become controversial. Significant and important studies such as those concerned with the fields of sociology, politics, or economics increasingly use methods that previously were associated only with the physical and biological sciences or mathematics. However, I believe these... 

As a chemist, I should briefly discuss what my field of science is. Here 1 also reflect on its historical development and scope, which help to put in perspective the broad background on which our contemporary chemistry was built, and where my own work fits in. 

Magic Chemistry. It also reflects in a more general way the exciting and sometimes indeed even magic nature of chemistry, which with its extremely broad scope cuts through many of the sciences, truly being a central science. 

There remains considerable scope for producing novel block copolymers but these tend to involve sophisticated polymer science and any commercial products are likely to be more expensive than the easier-to-make blends. They would thus need to possess some quite outstanding properties for them to be a commerical proposition. 

Some 20 years after the pressure for the creation of the new interdisciplinary laboratories was first felt, one of the academics who became involved very early on. Prof. Rustum Roy of Pennsylvania State University, wrote eloquently about the underlying ideal of interdisciplinarity (Roy 1977). He also emphasised the supportive role played by some influential industrial scientists in that creation, notably Dr. Guy Suits of GE, whom we have already encountered, and Dr. William Baker of Bell Laboratories who was a major force in pushing for interdisciplinary materials research in industry and academe alike. A magisterial survey by Baker (1967), under the title Solid State Science and Materials Development, indicates the breadth and scope of his scientific interests. 

Kinetic investigations cover a wide range from various viewpoints. Chemical reactions occur in various phases such as the gas phase, in solution using various solvents, at gas-solid, and other interfaces in the liquid and solid states. Many techniques have been employed for studying the rates of these reaction types, and even for following fast reactions. Generally, chemical kinetics relates to tlie studies of the rates at which chemical processes occur, the factors on which these rates depend, and the molecular acts involved in reaction mechanisms. Table 1 shows the wide scope of chemical kinetics, and its relevance to many branches of sciences. 

In this chapter the scope of the subject the fluidlike deformation of shock-compressed solids modeling the shock as benign or catastrophic the origins of shock-compression science the pressure scale of events the plan of the present work. 

It would be difficult to overestimate the role that the polyether antibiotics have played in the development of organic synthesis, particularly in the area of acyclic stereocontrol. These molecules have inspired many spectacular achievements in organic synthesis, achievements that have dramatically expanded the power and scope of the science. In fact, it would not be inaccurate to attribute much of our understanding about the factors controlling acyclic stereoselectivity for such fundamental processes as hydroboration,5 epox-... 

There is an entire discipline of Experimental Design that is devoted to the art and science of determining what should be in a training set. A detailed exploration of the Design of Experiments (DOE, or experimental design) is beyond the scope of this book. Please consult the bibliography for publications that treat this topic in more detail. 

With the publication of Vol. 51 we should also like to refer to editorial policy this series publishes invited, critical review articles of new developments in all areas of Polymer Science in English (authors may naturally also include works of their own). The responsible editor, that means the editor who has invited the article, discusses the scope of the review with the author on the basis of a tentative outline which the author is asked to provide. Author and editor are responsible for the scientific quality of the contribution the editor s name appears at the end of it. Manuscripts must be submitted, in content, language and form satisfactory, to Springer-Verlag. Figures and formulas should be reproducible. To meet readers wishes, the publisher adds to each volume a volume index which approximately characterizes the content. 

The fourth volume of the electrochemistry series in Topics in Current Chemistry combines three contributions from the field of organic electrochemistry. They demonstrate the broad scope of this research area which in itself is only a small part of electrochemical science. 

Horton, R. E. (1931). The field, scope, and status of the science of hydrology. American Geophysical Union Transactions, Reports and Papers, Hydrology, 189-202. 

Ecol. Bull. No. 22, pp. 157-167, SCOPE. Swedish Natural Science Research Council, Stockholm. 

Soderlund, R. and Svensson, B. H. (1976). The global nitrogen cycle. In "Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Sulfur - Global Cycles" (B. H. Svensson and R. Soderlund, eds), Ecol. Bull. No. 22, pp. 23-73, SCOPE. Swedish Natural Science Research Council, Stockholm. 

The series Topics in Current Chemistry presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in modem chemical research. The scope includes all areas of chemical science, including the interfaces with related disciphnes such as biology, medicine, and materials science. 

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