Top Ten Science

February 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment

From the invaluable ResourceShelf, three very interesting references:
Hottest Journals of the Millennium (so far), Top Ten Most Prolific U.S. Universities, (All Fields), 1999-2003 and Top Ten Most-Cited Journals (All Fields), 1994-2004.

Chemical & Engineering News presents a collection of articles that gives you a look at the chemistry behind a wide variety of everyday products.

Superconductors

February 10, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Superconductor Information for the Beginner. An excellent resource to start learning about superconductors.

Mol4D – Molecules in four dimensions – is a general and organic chemistry educational web site. Interactive tutorials with animated molecules and an online editor to build molecules, perform conformational analysis or model some reactions. Very good.

The World Wide Web Virtual Library page dedicated to Chemical Engineering. A selection of sites by Dale Kirmse, Professor Emeritus, University of Florida.

Water Power

February 9, 2005 | 2 Comments

H2O Power - Using H2 From Water As Our Next Fuel. A very good list of links to sites concerning the use of hydrogen as fuel.

More Kitchen Chemistry

February 8, 2005 | 2 Comments

Now, something you can try at home: How to Extract DNA from Anything Living. Other interesting experiments: DNA Extraction From Wheat Germ e Put an Enzyme to Work! [source: J-Walk Blog via Feeeds]
Thoughts Aside: A kitchen island is an absolute necessity of a modern kitchen today, no matter what part of the world it is […]

Are you looking for inspiration? Then you should try The Great Idea Finder. [via PSIgate]

Fear of Physics?

February 6, 2005 | Leave a Comment

There aren’t reasons for that: Fear of Physics - Physics. Explained. Finally. And with a little help on Maths.

Interesting: Science degrees ‘more lucrative than arts’. “Chemistry and physics graduates in the UK earn more throughout their lifetime than those graduating in the arts, according to a new report”.

Roentgenium

February 2, 2005 | Leave a Comment

IUPAC Recommendation about the name and symbol of the element with atomic number 111. The recommended name is Roentgenium with symbol Rg. (see report in pdf format)

Unsolved Mysteries of Human Health: How Scientists Study Toxic Chemicals. Excellent!

Changes

February 1, 2005 | Leave a Comment

The lists of blogs on the left column have been updated. I’ve removed some Chemistry blogs that haven’t been updated for a long time and I’ve added to Other Blogs some new blogs. Another section that will start now is Links of the Month, in which I will highlight the most interesting sites from all […]