Science Spark

Links to Web Resources on Science and Technology

Contents of This Page:

Introduction

Natural Science

Social Science

Universities

Index to Spark Pages

If you can assist in this project please email me with the URLs of relevant material, along with a short informative comment on each one. In return (should you so so desire) I will acknowledge you by name as the source of the link, and provide an email link to you, or even a hyperlink if you have a relevant page of your own.

Finally, the introductory section of the Spark Homepage is also relevant to an understanding of the objectives underlying the content and design of these pages.

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• Astronomy Ireland One is left with the feeling that this site could offer more.
• Astronomy Magazines Sky Online: Hosted by Sky Publishing. Astronomy Magazines. Computer programs for amateur astronomers. Heavy on graphics.
• Astronomy: The Nine Planets A very informative, multimedia presentation on the planets of the solar system, their moons, and much else.
• CICA Projects Details of experimental projects undertaken by the Centre for Innovative Computer Applications.
• Discover Magazine Articles on science and technology.
• Earth Viewer Simulator: allows the earth to be viewed in space and time. Public domain software available for windows, including Earth/Space/Sky simulator.
• Entomology Resources Iowa State University. Links, images etc.
• Elsevier Science Comprehensive list of journals, publications, multimedia products, plus reviews. Good links to scientific sites. Elsevier is a leading supplier of science publications.
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA) Space exploration.
• Joint European Torus Fusion research.
• Marine Geology and Physics Promotes excellence in archiving, managing, and exchanging data on the sea floor. very technical.
• Health: The Virtual Hospital Information on diseases and medical conditions, from the University of Iowa. A continuously updated digital health sciences library, stored on computer, and available over high-speed networks, 24 hours a day. Support for physicians and health care professionals. Latest medical information at physicians' fingertips. Also information available for general public in 'Iowa Health Book'. A visit to this site is a must. Use the search facility to get information on diseases and medical conditions, though you would need to be a doctor to understand all of it.
• National Institutes of Health (USA) News, events, scientific resources etc.
• Neural Networks Information, list of researchers, publications, activities etc.
• Planet Science New Scientist Magazine. Free, but you need to register.
• Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Focuses on the development of beneficial socially sanctioned uses of psychedelic drugs.
• NASA Very interesting site, full of information on missions and all other NASA activity. Excellent images available to download. Visit.
• NCSA National Centre for Supercomputing.
• National Science Foundation Gopher site.
• Northern Lights Planetarium Norwegian Planetarium.
• The PM Zone Magazine on popular mechanics. Over 1,000 pages of information. A very interesting site.
• Robotic Tele-excavation Dig a hole by remote control, and read about the previous one dug by 2.5m surfers.
• Royal Observatory, Edinburgh News, research, links, search facility and photographs from astronomical telescopes.
• Science for the Millennium
• Space Environment Centre Real time monitoring of solar and geophysical events. Research in solar and terrestrial physics.
• Space Systems Laboratory Developing advanced techniques for neutral buoyancy simulation of space activities, extra vehicular activity, Telerobotics, etc.
• Stars and Galaxies Comprehensive guide to stars and galaxies, including images, audio, and movies..
• The Geometry Centre Centre for the computation and visualisation of geometric structures. For mathematicians AND the general public.
• The Scientist 'The Newspaper for the Life Sciences Professional': Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Library. Links to the current issue, with an archive going back to June 1995, and a link to a gopher site going back to 1992. A search engine is also included. Well worth a visit.
• Solstice Site devoted to information and communication in the fields of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable technology.
• Uranium Institute This claims to be the "only independent, non-governmental, global organisation to offer a forum for research and debate on economic, technical and political issues affecting the peaceful use of nuclear energy."
• Volcano World Information on volcanos.
• Weather: NSSL National Severe Storms Laboratory (USA)
• Weather: The Daily Planet The University of Illinois Department of Atmospheric Sciences. Meteorological information for serious skywatchers.
• Weather (UK) Links to weather photographs, but many are out-of-date or dead.
• Weather (UK) Selection of images (jpeg) from Nottingham University. Links to weather information sites.

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• Behaviour Analysis University of South Florida. Resources, journals, and links concerned with behaviour analysis. Other interesting links too, including one to the complete on-line text of Charles Darwin's 'Origin of Species'.
• Centre for Computing in the Humanaties University of Toronto: Study of computers in the humanities.
• Elsevier Science Comprehensive list of journals, publications, multimedia products, plus reviews. Good links to scientific sites. Elsevier is a leading supplier of science publications.
• The English Server Electronic texts on humanities subjects. Mainly literary. Includes: Cultural Theory, Cyber, Feminism, Gender and Sexuality, Film anTV, Government and Society, History, Marx and Engels, Philosophy, Poetry, Race, Reference, Women's Centre.
• History Resources Indexes, Conferences, Electronic Library, etc.
• Fifty Years From Trinity A special section of the Seattle Times (USA) detailing the history, impacts, and future, of atomic weapons and nuclear power.
• Humanaties and Social Sciences Links to arts and social science resources. Includes: Anthropology, Archaeology, Black/African Studies, Economics, History, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Women's Studies, etc.
• PsychNET The American Psychological Association. Good resources and links.
• An Introduction to Library Research in Psychology Created by the American Psychological Association (APA) Science Directorate to help students and non-psychologists find relevant research on psychological topics of interest. This ranges from newspaper articles on current topics to detailed articles found in scientific journals.

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• Bradford University (UK)
• Cambridge University (UK)
• City University of London (UK) School of Informatics.
• Cranfield University (UK)
• Harvard University: Faculty of Arts and Sciences (USA)
• Keele University
• Technical University of Denmark
• Massachusets Institute of Technology (USA)
• Sheffield University (UK)
• Sigweb Queens University, Belfast. Fosters co-operation between British and Irish researchers.
• University College Dublin (Ireland)
• University of Tokyo (Japan)
• University of Warwick (UK)

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