Next Generation Solar Cells: Lowering Costs, Improving Performance and Scale
According to Tonio Buonassisi, we’re “on the cusp” of achieving a competitive technology for capturing the limitless energy of the sun. Buonassisi, in conversation with an MIT Museum audience, describes how, with the work of MIT and other researchers, photovoltaics may finally be coming into its own.
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Journal of nordic archaeological science (JONAS)
The Journal of Nordic Archaeological Science (JONAS) publishes original theoretical and applied papers by experienced and younger researchers within the field of archaeological science. The papers are available free and full-text from this website, which also contains information about the journal. The journal publishes preferably papers from authors based in the NordicBaltic area; all papers are peer-reviewed. The topics range across all aspects of archaeology of Europe and are not limited to
Limina : a journal of historical and cultural studies
'Limina: a journal of historical and cultural studies' is a full-text ejournal. This refereed annual ejournal is published by a cross-disciplinary group of postgraduates at The University of Western Australia. At February 2009 there are 16 issues online, freely offering articles in PDF format. There is also a special edition from 2007, titled 'On The Beach: Liminal Spaces in Historical and Cultural Contexts'. Example article titles from the archives include: 'Subcinema: Theorising Marginal Fil
Res gestae Divi Augusti : fotogrammetria
This Italian website focusing on the Latin and Greek inscription known as "Res gestae Divi Augusti" (part of the "Monumentum Ancyranum") publishes a full catalogue of high definition pictures with some tools to improve readability. As part of the project, two sets of pictures separated by a decade will be published in an attempt to determine the degrade of the monumental inscription. Although entirely in Italian, the website is mainly a collection of pictures that can be easily browsed. The "Res
Teacher's guide to the Holocaust: literature
The Literature section of the online Teacher's guide to the Holocaust, provides a practical guide to Holocaust literature for educators, researchers and students. Part of a broader site, these pages outline the scope and diversity of literary writing related to the Holocaust. Divided into seven sub-sections, these pages cover: writing by victims; survivor testimonies; accounts of resisters; narratives about rescuers; texts which offer an insight into the cultural, social and political context in
Fashion; or, life in New York. A comedy in five acts
This website contains a scanned copy of the comedy play Fashion; or, Life in New York. A Comedy, in Five Acts by Anna Cora Mowatt. The scanned copy is from the Walton and Mitchell edition which was published in London in 1850. Mowatt was a nineteenth century American author, public reader, playwright and actress. The play fashion is her best known work. The play was first produced at the Park Theatre, New York, in March, 1845. The play was intended as a good-natured satire upon some of
Bibliothèque du film (BIFI)
This is the website of the Bibliotheque du Film (BIFI), based in Paris, which is the equivalent of the BFI Library in London. In 2005 it moved to a new site at rue de Bercy and contains the screening rooms of the Cinematheque Francaise and an exhibition space. The nearest metro is Bercy, southeast Paris.The BIFI contains books, periodicals, and a VHS/DVD collection. There is also a stills collection. The special collections section (Espace chercheurs) is only open in the afternoon, and booking n
Primary sources on copyright in five jurisdictions 1450-1900
This website is “a digital archive of primary sources on copyright from the invention of the printing press (c. 1450) to the Berne Convention (1886) and beyond”. Funded by the AHRC, this ambitious and extensive database includes digital images and commentary for key texts in the evolution of intellectual property law pertaining to five modern jurisdictions: Britain, Germany, France, Italy, the United States. Documents include “privileges, statutes, judicial decisions, contracts
Latin American theatre review
Latin American Theatre Review is a full-text ejournal. The website of the Latin American Theatre Review offers free access to full-text back-issues from 1967-2004, and thereafter abstracts or more recent articles. The journal is published twice each year, from the University of Kansas in the U.S.A. Articles are freely available as PDF files, and articles are either in Spanish or English. Example full-text article titles are: 'The House of Pretension: Space and Performance in Miguel Pinero's Thea
Corporate social responsibility
The Corporate Social Responsibility website, created by Mallen Baker, offers a range of resources for those interested in this growing area. The site offers a wide range of articles (including links to material on sister site Business Respect) on various aspects of the subject, including the environmental, social, and financial impact of various business practices. Other features of the site include: discussion of exactly what corporate social responsibility (CSR) is; some arguments for and agai
Fundação Eça de Queiroz
The website of the Eça de Queiroz Foundation is dedicated to the memory and work of the 19th century Portuguese writer, José Maria Eça de Queiroz. The site features a useful, detailed chronology of the writer's life, travels and works, together with further geographical information about those regions typically associated with Eça. The Foundation is also committed to popularising the author's work and turning the house near Porto into the site of literary pilgrimage. Outreach activities in
Forskningsarkivet vid Umeå universitetsbibliotek
Forskningsarkivet vid Umeå universitetsbibliotek (Research Archives in Umeå) is a part of the University Library at Umeå University. The archive contains a wide range of data, such as census information; photographs; and maps. The website contains information about the archive, its content and how to use it. There is also information about the research project conducted at the archive. The site is mainly in Swedish but has some pages in English. Only some of the archived material is freely av
Povest' vremennykh let
Povest' vremennykh let is an online version of the most important primary source for the study of early Rus, the so-called Primary Chronicle or Tale of Bygone Years. Prepared by US historian Donald Ostrowski, this resource provides downloadable PDF files, including: a detailed introduction to the text; notes on transliteration; the PVL text in sections; a reconstructed alpha text; a file of amendments made to the online version since the printed edition published in 2003; a list of quotations fr
Management of patients with stroke : identification and management of dysphagia
Management of patients with stroke: identification and management of dysphagia is the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN's) 119th national clinical guideline, published in June 2010. This guideline provides recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the identification and management of dysphagia after stroke. The full-text guideline is available (49 pages) and there is a quick reference guide.
Veebeejeebee
Veebeejeebee, an award-winning freelance science writer who specialises in the environment, environmental health, climate, and energy issues has produced this blog, Access is provided to the blog archive which commenced in August 2009 and comments can be posted using the online contact form. Veebeejeebee provides a list of her favourite blogs and the resources she draws on to support the information that posts in her blog. The blog can be searched via the subjects’ animals, environmental h
Exoplanet data explorer
"The Exoplanet Data Explorer is an interactive table and plotter for exploring and displaying data from the Exoplanet Orbit Database. The Exoplanet Orbit Database is a carefully constructed compilation of quality, spectroscopic orbital parameters of exoplanets orbiting normal stars from the peer-reviewed literature, and updates the Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets." The site supports Safari 3+ (Safari 4+ preferred), Firefox 2+ (Firefox 3+ preferred) and Chrome 2+. Plot export is not supported in Saf
FRIB Users Organization
The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) will be a new US National User Facility for nuclear science to be based at Michigan State University. This website has been established to serve the FRIB user community and provides project news, information about FRIB, details of user working groups, details of FRIB meetings, and information about the Users Organization's activities.
Photochemistry portal
This blog presents the fundamental principles, experimental techniques and applications of photochemistry at a level suitable for senior chemistry undergraduates. It is designed to supplement a module taught by the author, Michael Seery, a lecturer in physical chemistry at the Dublin Institute of Technology.
Air pollution by ozone in Europe during summer 2006
This report, prepared by the European Environment Agency (EEA), provides an overview for the state of ground-level ozone pollution in Europe, for April-September 2006. The report is based on the information provided by all the EU member states to the European Commission (EC), and is primarily concerned with measured concentrations which exceeded the threshold values set by the ozone directive (2002/3/EC). Data provided from a total of 2069 monitoring sites includes : the locations where the high
Air pollution by ozone across Europe during summer 2009
This report, prepared by the European Environment Agency (EEA), provides an overview for the state of ground-level ozone pollution in Europe, for April-September 2009. The report is based on the information provided by all the EU member states to the European Commission (EC), and is primarily concerned with measured concentrations which exceeded the threshold values set by the ozone directive (2002/3/EC). Information was also supplied by nine other countries (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Iceland
