Apr

26

My Other Science Blog: Science Quick Picks

April 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Science Quick Picks is a typical cut-and-paste blog, which I maintain as a sort of bookmarks collection of interesting science news and resources and share with my readers. Science Quick Picks has now around one thousand posts and some of them are quite popular. On the restart of Triple Point I leave here links to […]

Oct

25

Visions of Science 2005

October 25, 2005 | 1 Comment

Another year, another excellent collection of photographs about the Science behind the simple things in Nature: Visions of Science Photographic Award 2005. From the site: ‘So, what is a Vision of Science? To the judges of the Awards, a Vision of Science is an attention-grabbing image that gives new insight into the world of science […]

Apr

25

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.

Apr

11

Ray’s a Point About Science

April 11, 2005 | 1 Comment

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

Mar

21

13 things that do not make sense

March 21, 2005 | 1 Comment

13 things that do not make sense, published on New Scientist is a very interesting article about some observations that are not in accordance with current theories. My preferred are “Tetraneutrons” and “Not-so-constant constants”. It is worth reading. [via Slashdot]

Mar

11

Science Toys

March 11, 2005 | 1 Comment

Learn how to make toys at home with common household materials, often in only a few minutes, that demonstrate fascinating scientific principles. Some examples: a plastic hydrogen bomb (!), building a hydrogen fuel cell, simple heat engines, a film can cannon, a metal that melts in hot water, a Bernoulli levitation ball, the […]

Feb

7

For the “Inventor” in all of us

February 7, 2005 | 1 Comment

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

Feb

6

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.

Feb

4

Science degrees ‘more lucrative than arts’

February 4, 2005 | Leave a Comment

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”.

Jan

24

PSIgate - Chemistry Gateway

January 24, 2005 | 1 Comment

The Physical Sciences Information Gateway (PSIgate) is a portal that gives access to a collection in the physical sciences field, specifically in: Astronomy, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Physics, and Science History and Policy. In the Chemistry Gateway, the selected sites have high quality. A full description of each resource is provided, together with a range of […]

Dec

28

RSS and Science

December 28, 2004 | Leave a Comment

Excellent, this article by Tony Hammond, Timo Hannay e Ben Lund, The Role of RSS in Science Publishing: Syndication and Annotation on the Web. Those less familiar with RSS should start by What is RSS? or by All about RSS. Most recommended is also the RSS Compendium.

Nov

29

Science-search.org

November 29, 2004 | Leave a Comment

The science-search.org site is, at the same time, a directory and a search engine dedicated to Science sites. It is based on the Open Directory Project and is still in development. The Chemistry sites already indexed can be found here.

Nov

28

Citation Classics Commentaries

November 28, 2004 | Leave a Comment

Between 1977 and 1993, Eugene Garfield has chosen, each week, one of the most cited articles, an article that has become a classic in its field, and asked a commentary to the author. The idea was to uncover the human side of scientific papers. Authors were invited to write about interesting aspects of their work, […]

Nov

25

MERLOT

November 25, 2004 | Leave a Comment

MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) is a collection of links, organized by subject: Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Science and Technology, Mathematical, Economy and Education. Everyone can search or browse the links collection but those interested in adding sites or review the existing sites must register as members (membership is free). MERLOT […]