TY - BOOK AU - Ghoniem,N.M. AU - Walgraef,D. TI - Instabilities and self-organization in materials SN - 9780191720222 (ebook) : AV - TA407 U1 - 620.1123 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Materials science N1 - In slip case; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Instabilities and self-organisation in materials are at the core of technological applications. In nano-technology, manufacturing of electronic and electromagnetic devices relies on the natural tendency of materials to undergo 'self-organisaton'. Fundamentals are covered in volume I and applications in volume II UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199298686.001.0001 ER -