Hubble

April 25, 2005 | Leave a Comment

To celebrate the Hubble anniversary, nothing better than a visit to the HubbleSite to admire the images, the discoveries and the technology of this well-known space telescope.

Acid-Base Indicators

April 21, 2005 | 2 Comments

Three very useful pages about preparation, pH range and color change of acid-base indicators: Acid Base Indicators, ChemDAT Indicators and Preparation of Acid-Base Indicators.

Discover the poetic side of the elements in The Periodic Table of Poetry.

Pyrotechnics

April 19, 2005 | Leave a Comment

All about the science of fireworks: Pyrotechnics – The art of fire and Dimock’s Pyro Page.

An extensive list of Chemical Engineering related sites: ChemEngInfo - Chemical Engineering Information Sources, by Eugénio Ferreira, professor at Universidade do Minho. In this page one can find links to other interesting sites from the same author, for instance, EngineeringInfo - Engineering Information Sources and EnviroInfo - Environmental Information Sources.

Best Web Sites for Teachers is an excellent compilation of sites by Graeme Daniel, published on wwwtools for Education, specially recommended for educators (an email address may be required to access the site).

Learningscience.org is an online community dedicated to sharing the newer and emerging learning tools (hardware, software, interactive web tutorials) of science education.

In this site we can have access to a collection of educational materials, articles and journalism from science writer Ray Lovegrove.

The measurement of the mass of a protein molecule, on the zeptogram (10-21 g) scale, is now possible, as can be read on New Scientist.com. Previously, in 2000, the mass of a cluster of gold atoms, near one attogram (10-18 g) was already measured. The next goal, a gigantic step, is to develop devices capable […]

WWW Unit Converter

April 4, 2005 | 2 Comments

One of the best and most complete online units’ converters: WWW Unit Converter.
Update: An extensive list of online converters and calculators can be found on Martindale’s Reference Desk: Units Conversion, Chemistry Calculators and Calculators for different fields and activities.

Again, from Oregon State University Libraries, another notable site dedicated to the work of Linus Pauling: It’s in the Blood! A Documentary History of Linus Pauling, Hemoglobin, and Sickle Cell Anemia. From the homepage: ‘Linus Pauling began his professional life studying atoms, and ended it best known for his thoughts on medicine. Linking these two […]