Sep
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The Science Channel’s 100 Greatest Discoveries
September 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment
The Big 100 – The Science Channel’s 100 Greatest Discoveries. ‘Scientists have transformed the way we think and live throughout the centuries. What are the most important scientific discoveries of all time? In no particular order, we present the top 100 in eight different categories.’ Categories: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Evolution, Genetics, Medicine, Physics
Sep
17
Free Online Access to Royal Society Journals Digital Archive (Until December 2006)
September 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment
The greatest journals series in Science. ‘Nearly three and a half centuries of scientific study and achievement is now available online in the Royal Society Journals Digital Archive following its official launch this week. This is the longest-running and arguably most influential journal archive in Science, including all the back articles of both Philosophical Transactions [...]
Sep
17
Launch of Chemistry Central Journal
September 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Chemistry Central Journal (ISSN 1752-153X). ‘Chemistry Central Journal is the first international open access journal that covers all of chemistry and will be broken down into discipline-specific sections. Expected to publish its first articles in early 2007, Chemistry Central Journal is launched by Chemistry Central, a new initiative from the same team who created BioMed [...]
Sep
17
The Chemical Eyes of PET (Positron Emission Tomography)
September 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment
How Chemistry Has Enhanced Scientists’ Ability To See Inside The Brain And Image Studies In Addiction. ‘Molecular imaging using positron emission tomography (PET) continues to provide new knowledge about how brain circuits are altered by addictive drugs. Chemist Joanna Fowler, Director of the Center for Translational Neuroimaging at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National [...]