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AI Spacesuits Turn Astronauts Into Cyborg Biologists

Featured in Wired Science this research is being led by Patrick McGuire, a scientist in the Department of Geophysical Sciences.  The full research research paper was published in arxiv.org a freely available repository of scientific  e-prints in physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, and quantitative finance and statistics.

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H1N1 Flu information from CDC

With flu season just around the corner, check out the Center for Disease Control's H1N1 flu information site at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/. The site features uptodate maps of confirmed cases, Q&A about flu vaccines, guidelines for flu prevention, and more.

Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography

The Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, a 26-volume reference eBook, contains biographies of mathematicians and natural scientists from many countries across historical periods. It includes narrative scientific biographies, which detail the achievements and personalities behind the quest to understand the natural world.

The Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, through a special arrangement with the American Council of Learned Societies, is comprised of the New Dictionary of Scientific Biography  along with the original, 18-volume Dictionary of Scientific Biography.

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons.

Aluka - new database

Aluka's African Plants collection includes scientific data contributed by more than 50 institutions in Africa, Europe, and the United States. Plant species are represented by high-resolution digital images of type specimens provided by participating herbaria. It is searchable and browsable by taxon, plant name author, repository, use (food, medicine, phytochemistry, etc.), and more.

Find more botany and plant science databases with the Database Finder.

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

Find key property data needed for calculations and experiments with the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.  The CRC Handbook contains physical constants and formulas, properties of elements and organic and inorganic compounds, and much more.   This classic reference source spans the physical sciences and is revised annually to reflect new areas of importance.

Find more chemistry reference sources and physics reference sources with the Database Finder.

CSH Protocols

Looking for a biomedical research technique for the lab?  Find it in CSH Protocols.

CSH (Cold Spring Harbor) Protocols is a is continuously expanded and updated database of new and classic laboratory research techniques.  CSH Protocols provides authoritative and reliable methods presented in a step-by-step fashion.  Coverage includes molecular and cellular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, immunology, neuroscience, protein science, imaging, and many other subject areas.  The database is searchable by keyword and subject, and has features such as discussion forums and personal folders.

Find more protocols with the Database Finder.

AccessScience

Find useful and up-to-date scientific information with McGraw-Hill’s AccessScience.

AccessScience is a fully searchable online resource provided by the University of Chicago Library.  Features include entries from McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, biographical information, news items, scientific and technical terms, images and multimedia such as news videos and animations.

With over 7,000 scientific topics covered this resource provides a wealth of key and up-to-date scientific information, all readily available electronically.

Find more science databases with the Database Finder.

Inspec

Looking for information on a topic in physics, engineering or technology?  Inspec is your most comprehensive source for physics-related literature.

Inspec offers, conveniently in one location, access to scientific and technical literature in  physics, biophysics, material science, electrical engineering, and computer science. It includes journal articles, conference proceedings, reports, dissertations and books back to 1898 and is constantly updated with the most recently published literature. 

Compendex, a comprehensive engineering database, is also searchable within the same interface. Search Inspec and Compendex together for the most complete results. 

The interface offers interactive features such as user tagging so you can customize and enhance your results.  Use the University of Chicago Library’s Find it! button to find, if it is available, the full text of the article.

Find more physics databases with the Database Finder.

SpringerLink eBook collection

Do you need information for your research fast?  SpringerLink eBooks in the scientific, technical, and medical fields are available 24/7, and because the Library subscription has unlimited simultaneous users, you'll never be turned away. Currently, SpringerLink contains over 27,000 e-books and e-reference titles published since 2005, with 3,500 new titles added annually.  SpringerLink supports full-text searching and is integrated with Springer journals and Springer e-reference books and Springer protocols.

Find more science e-books on the Crerar Library's Electronic Books web page.

Knovel

Want to know the toxicity of lead levels in fish for your environmental science club?  Or how to purify potassium iodide for your next chemistry lab?  Try using Knovel! 

Knovel is an online resource to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information located in over 2,000 handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries and other scientific and engineering reference books.  Knovel's comprehensive content collection includes material properties, process and design information, best practices, equations, and formulations.  The interactive charts, tables and equations in Knovel let you filter, sort and organize the information that you find. Knovel is brought to you by the University of Chicago Library and is a great place to look for that elusive bit of data.

Find more science databases with the Database Finder.