Filed on Oct 06th 2008 in Tips & Tools
Why waste time visiting dozens of different web sites each time you get online when you can gather all your favorites in one spot? Savvy internet users use customized start pages, like iGoogle, to save time and hassle. With iGoogle, you can pick and choose what content and features appear on your home page. For instance, you can add news headlines from your area of interest, local weather...
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Filed on Oct 03rd 2008 in biology
Ever wanted to see evolution in progress? Thanks to a unique open source internet project, you can bring the process of evolution into your computer and witness it at home. The project, Darwin@Home, is an exercise in cyber-biology that aims to demystify evolution as well as inspire. Watch the video below to see "creatures" (i.e. simple mathematical systems) demonstrate bizarre...
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Filed on Oct 02nd 2008 in Science
The Physical Review Online Archive is the American Physical Society's (APS) online archive for Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics, and Physical Review A-E. It contains all APS journal articles published from 1893-2004. Each January, another year is added to the archive.
The journals of the APS embody the mission of the Society "to advance and diffuse the knowledge of Physics." ...
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Filed on Sep 29th 2008 in Library News
From the moment the agreement to merge NYU and Polytechnic was signed, librarians on both campuses have been working to establish access to newly shared electronic resources. Providing access to these new resources involves both technical and licensing considerations, thus it will not occur overnight. The Dibner Library has already added several new electronic resources to its collection and is...
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Filed on Sep 22nd 2008 in Events
The IEEE Presidents' Change the World Competition recognizes students who develop unique solutions to real-world problems using engineering, science, computing and leadership skills to benefit their community and/or humanity. Identify a global or local problem, develop a solution, then explain how you have made a positive impact in the world. You could win $10,000 and attend the 2009 IEEE...
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