Jul
30
TED Talks – David Bolinsky: Fantastic voyage inside a cell (Video). ‘Medical animator David Bolinsky presents 3 minutes of stunning animation that show the bustling life inside a cell. Built by his company, XVIVO, to teach Harvard medical students, the clip features sweeping cinematic values and even a little drama. It communicates not only the [...]
Jul
28
Science Accelerator: Searching U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Databases
July 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Science Accelerator. ‘The Science Accelerator allows you to search via a single query across important collections of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) scientific and technical information. Such collections present the results of research and development (R&D) projects and programs, descriptions of R&D projects under way or recently completed, and major R&D accomplishments. The Science [...]
Jul
27
Graphene Oxide Paper
July 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Graphene Oxide Paper Could Spawn a New Class of Materials. ‘Nearly 2,000 years ago, the discovery of paper revolutionized human communication. Now researchers at Northwestern University have fabricated a new type of paper that they hope will create a revolution of its own – and while it won’t replace your notepad, this remarkably stiff and [...]
Jul
23
Protein Movie Generator: Generating Protein Pictures, Animations and Movies
July 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Protein Movie Generator. ‘The aim of this service is to provide an easy way to generate pictures and movies of protein structures, with the concern of integrating the most frequently used concepts of the molecular graphics fields via the software Dino. High definition pictures and movies are produced via the use of the Megapov engine [...]
Jul
19
WorldWideScience.org. ‘WorldWideScience.org is a global science gateway — accelerating scientific discovery and progress through a multilateral partnership to enable federated searching of national and international scientific databases. Subsequent versions of WorldWideScience.org will offer access to additional sources as well as enhanced features. WorldWideScience.org was developed and is maintained by the Office of Scientific and Technical [...]