scholarly journals Materials Science of Adhesives: How to Bond Things Together

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 419-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Costantino Creton ◽  
Eric Papon
Keyword(s):  
Bond Strength ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Bond Formation ◽  
The State ◽  
Polymer Chemistry ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Basic Design ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Introductory Article

AbstractThis issue of MRS Bulletin provides an overview of the state of the art and emerging trends in the area of adhesives. An adhesive is basically defined by its function, which is to assemble two surfaces together. In order to fulfill this function, the properties of an adhesive must include easy positioning at the interface, rapid and complete bond formation and subsequent hardening, and a bond strength adapted to the specific application (structural, permanent, removable, rigid, or soft). A variety of solutions exist in practice, and their application requires an understanding both of polymer chemistry and materials science. The main families of adhesives, their properties, and their basic design principles will be discussed in the articles in this issue, while this introductory article presents an overview of the functions required of adhesives and future trends.

scholarly journals Overview of the State of the Art in the Production Process of Automotive Wire Harnesses, Current Research and Future Trends

Procedia CIRP ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 387-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome Trommnau ◽  
Jens Kühnle ◽  
Jörg Siegert ◽  
Robert Inderka ◽  
Thomas Bauernhansl
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Trends

scholarly journals Reflexiones sobre el futuro de la orientación psicopedagógica inmersa en una encrucijada sociocultural

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
José Antonio Benavent Oltra
Keyword(s):  
Creative Thinking ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Vocational Guidance ◽  
Scientific Field ◽  
The State ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Uncertain Future ◽  
Current Guidance ◽  
Educational And Vocational Guidance

RESUMENEste artículo pretende hacernos reflexionar sobre el futuro de la Orientación psicopedagógica en la actual encrucijada sociocultural apuntando algunas ideas sobre su probable evolución. Invita a situarse ante el problema analizando la importancia que el nuevo campo científico de la "Prospectiva" está adquiriendo para aportar soluciones científicas a los inquietantes retos del futuro. Además, ofrece una somera imagen del estado actual de la Orientación a fin de deliberar sobre sus posibles funciones en la sociedad venidera, en relación con: la demografía (envejecimiento e inmigración poblacional); la juventud; la multiculturalidad; la tecnología; la escuela (especialización, prevención y reforma); el mundo del trabajo y sus tendencias emergentes y, finalmente, sobre la probable evolución de los actuales modelos de orientación. Aunque las grandes interrogantes planteadas quedan abiertas, se ofrecen interesantes sugerencias al respecto. Sugerencias que tratan de ayudarnos a reflexionar y a dilucidar propuestas creativas sobre nuestro futuro profesional.ABSTRACTThis paper tries to make us reflect on the future of Educational and Vocational Guidance within the current sociocultural crossroads and suggests some ideas about its possible evolution. It encourages us to face the problem and analyzes the importance that the new scientific field of "Prospective" is gaining in order to provide scientific solutions to the uncertain future challenges. An overview image of the state of the art in Guidance is suggested in order to discuss its possible functions within the coming society, in relation to: demographics (aging and migrations), youth, multiculture, technology, the school (specialization, diagnosis and reform), the labour world and its emerging trends and, finally, about the potential evolution of the current Guidance models. Suggestions are put forward, but the great questions still remain open. It concludes by emphasyzing that the objective of the paper was just to activate our creative thinking and motivate us to reflect upon our professional future.

scholarly journals State of the Art of Electricity Generation (2007-2017)

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. 00019
Author(s):  
Diana Enescu ◽  
Giovanni Vincenzo Fracastoro ◽  
Bruno Panella ◽  
Filippo Spertino
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
World Energy ◽  
World Energy Consumption

The statistics for world energy consumption and electricity production in the last decade are presented to highlight the increment of the electricity share, compared to thermal usages and transportation, in the energy sector. The main technologies for electricity production from fossil fuels and nuclear power are summarised, indicating their characteristics, current plants, and emerging trends. Finally, the state of the art, regarding the technical applications of photovoltaic (PV) generators and wind turbines (WT), is presented.

Real-Time Communications in Wireless Sensor Networks

2010 ◽  
pp. 69-78
Author(s):  
Isabelle Augé-Blum ◽  
Fei Yang ◽  
Thomas Watteyne
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Real Time ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Communication Protocols ◽  
The State ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Wireless Links

This chapter presents the state-of-the-art of real-time communication in the challenging topic of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). In real-time communication, the duration between the event which initiates the sending of a message, and the instant this message is received must be smaller than a known delay. Because topologies are extremely dynamic and not known priori, this type of constraint is very hard to meet in WSNs. In this chapter, the different communication protocols proposed in the literatures, together with their respective advantages and drawbacks, are discussed. We focus on MAC and routing because they are key layers in real-time communication. As most existing protocols are not suitable under realistic constraints where sensor nodes and wireless links are unreliable, we give, at the end of this chapter, some insights about future trends in designing real-time protocols. We hope to give the reader an overview of recent research works in this complex topic which we consider to be essential in critical applications.

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