This book is intended as a survey of research techniques used in modern chemistry, materials science, and nano science. The topics are grouped, not be method per se , but with regard to the type of information that can be obtained. Front Matter 1: Elemental Analysis 2: Physical and Thermal Analysis 3: Principles of Gas Chromatography 4: Chemical Speciation 5: Reactions Kinetics and Pathways 6: Dynamic Processes 7: Molecular and Solid State Structure 8: Structure at the Nano Scale 9: Surface Morphology and Structure 10: Device Performance Back Matter Thumbnail: Single-walled Carbon Nanotube, consisting of a graphite sheet wrapped into a cylinder shape. (CC BY-SA 3.0; Mstroeck via Wikipedia )