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A good book may have the power to change the way we see the world, but a great book actually becomes part of our daily consciousness, pervading our thinking to the point that we take it for granted, and we forget how pro...

Subjects / keywords: Materials science; Engineering ethics; Engineering physics; Polymer science; Nanotechnology; Engineering

In contrast to a recently expressed, and widely cited, view that "Ionic liquids are starting to leave academic labs and find their way into a wide variety of industrial applications", we demonstrate in this critical revi...

Subjects / keywords: Action (physics); Engineering ethics; Political science; Engineering; Sociology; Engineering physics; Physics; Quantum mechanics

Subjects / keywords: National laboratory; Salt lake; Library science; Medical school; Biological sciences; Environmental ethics; Humanities; Biology; Art; Engineering; Engineering physics; Medicine

Abstract This study examines the evidence for the effectiveness of active learning. It defines the common forms of active learning most relevant for engineering faculty and critically examines the core element of each me...

Subjects / keywords: Democracy; Work (physics); Political science; Aesthetics; Sociology; Environmental ethics; History; Art; Philosophy; Law; Politics; Engineering

Community-based research in public health focuses on social, structural, and physical environmental inequities through active involvement of community members, organizational representatives, and researchers in all aspec...