Notebook

Physics

Hawking at CERN

Physicist Stephen Hawking visited the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in late September 2006. The CERN Web site offers a glimpse of Hawking’s visit and video of two lectures that he presented, one for a general audience on the origin of the universe and the other for a specialist audience on the “semi-classical birth […]

Humans

From the October 3, 1936, issue

Testing concrete columns, life in the Dead Sea, and watching enzymes at work.

Humans

Learning about Engineering

This site, created by biomedical engineer Celeste Baine of Eugene, Ore., offers material and access to resources to help motivate teachers, counselors, and students to learn about and consider pursuing careers in engineering. Go to: http://www.engineeringedu.com/

Humans

From the September 26, 1936, issue

Autumn's crop of mushrooms, the coldest star, and the prevalence of trichinosis.

Earth

Space Weather News

Updated daily, this Web site provides news of activity in the sun-Earth environment, including solar wind, sunspot, and solar flare data, along with information on near-Earth asteroids, geomagnetic storms, and more. Go to: http://www.spaceweather.com/

Humans

From the September 19, 1936, issue

A nebula photographed, thin films, and cancer as uncontrolled cell growth.

Earth

Tox Town

This Web site from the U.S. National Library of Medicine offers an interactive introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks that people might encounter in everyday life and in everyday places. The site includes many links to additional information and a section for teachers. Go to: http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/

Humans

From the September 12, 1936, issue

A babe on the moon, antiseptics from oat hulls, and spinning isotopes apart.

Earth

Sustainable Design Competition

Do you have an idea for a cutting-edge technology that could protect the environment while promoting economic growth? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering college professors and their students an opportunity to turn ideas into reality through its P3 (People, Prosperity and the Planet) grants competition. EPA’s P3 is a student design competition […]

Humans

From the September 5, 1936, issue

A field divided, hope for mine workers exposed to silica dust, and taking the brain's temperature.

Physics

Neutrino Detector

Neutrinos are remarkably elusive subatomic particles, and it takes specially designed and constructed detectors to ensnare them. One such detector is the Soudan Underground Laboratory, built 2,400 feet underground in an old mine in Minnesota. The lab’s Web site offers descriptions of the facilities and updates on ongoing experiments. It also has a section for […]

Humans

From the August 29, 1936, issue

Fighting forest fires with science, a young Milky Way, and atom-smashing cosmic rays.