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Friday, January 11, 2013

How "expert firms" influence investing in new products

Science News gives an example of how expert firms are influencing investment in new products in both of these recent articles:

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6116/139.full
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6116/137.summary

Monday, October 29, 2012

Video: the rescue of the crew of the Bounty

The Coast Guard rescue of the crew of the Tall Ship "Bounty" has been recorded. 
http://www.vancouversun.com/Video+Rescue+Bounty+during+Hurricane+Sandy/7465313/story.html

The Bounty sank as the result of the high winds associated with hurricane Sandy.  The Washington Post released this story today.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/coast-guard-monitors-tall-ship-in-distress-off-north-carolina-as-sandy-moves-toward-east-coast/2012/10/29/d3b3a36c-21a4-11e2-92f8-7f9c4daf276a_story.html

Monday, October 22, 2012

News about Reaxys Xcelerate! Attn: Chemical Engineers!

Reaxys is beefing up content with a new version called Reaxys Xcelerate.
This new version is being developed especially for research intensive organizations. It includes substances, structures by chemical name or CAS registry number. It will be expanded to include journal articles.
Reaxys includes PubChem.
To view a demo and training videos that give more information about Reaxys, check them out at the following link:
http://trainingdesk.elsevier.com/products/Reaxys-Xcelerate

Geology and the Gettysburg Campaign

What were the interrelationships between the local Gettysburg area geology, the terrain, and the course of the Battle of Gettysburg? Find the answers at:
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/education/es5/es5.pdf

Monday, September 10, 2012

All Alone in the Night

Time-lapse footage of the Earth as seen from the International Space Station
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120305.html

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Mississippi River Flows Backwards Due to Isaac


For more information and to see what happens where there is a storm surge, read the following posted by USGS.

http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3387&from=rss_home#.UD6pzaPwGuJ