Jul

14

Scitopia.org: Searching High-Quality Scholarly Work and Patents

July 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Scitopia.org. ‘The federated vertical search portal scitopia.org was created through the imagination and collaboration of 15 leading science and technology societies. Searching for a better way to help researchers quickly get to the quality content they need, these society publishers developed a gateway to the research most cited in scholarly work and patents. Scitopia.org searches [...]

Jul

5

Exploring the Bottom of the Arctic Ocean: Arctic Gakkel Vents Expedition

July 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Arctic Gakkel Vents Expedition: July 1-Aug. 10, 2007. ‘No one has ever laid eyes on the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. For the first time in the history of humankind, a scientific team — using unique underwater and under-ice vehicles — will try. At the top of the world, the Arctic Ocean is cold, remote, [...]

Jul

4

Science and Nature Share the 2007 Prince of Asturias Award

July 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Most Important Scientific Journals in the World, Science and Nature, win the Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities. ‘The scientific journals Science and Nature have been bestowed the 2007 Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities. The decision was announced today by the Jury in Oviedo. Regarded as the most prestigious [...]

Jul

3

DNA Transplant

July 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Creation of artificial life brought a step closer by DNA transplant. ‘Craig Venter, the controversial biologist who led the private effort to map the human genome, has moved closer to his goal of creating the first artificial life form by replacing the entire genetic code of one microbe with that of another. The groundbreaking experiment [...]

Jun

27

THOMSON: Which Countries Publish the Most Cited Scientific Papers?

June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Which Countries Publish the Most Cited Scientific Papers?. ‘The May/June issue of Science Watch ranks 13 countries based on published scientific papers that reached the top one percent of most-cited papers worldwide from 1996 to 2006. The United States has produced more than 2.9 million scientific papers over this period, and took the lead in [...]

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