Research
http://www.mathtools.net/index.html
MathTools.net is a "link exchange for the technical community" hosted by MathWorks. In other words, anyone in the technical community who registers with the website can add a link, update a link or view the links already posted. The links are organized by the following categories: MATLAB, Excel, C, C++, Java, Fortran, Visual Basic, Applications and Industry, and Learning and Education. A section on Recent Links lets you view the links submitted in the last 30 days. Each link entry includes a brief description of the website, a rating option and information on total visits from the MathTools website. Mathtools.net also offers a free monthly newsletter, which is sent free of charge if you register with them. Archived editions are available online without registering. Registering is free and necessary if you want to update or submit a link. A disclaimer notes that although MathWorks reserves the right to remove or refuse any link, they do not "control the content posted on the Links submitted, and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of such content." [VF]
http://www.engineersedge.com/mechanics_material_menu.shtml
The mission of Engineers Edge is "to be the preferred online destination for designers, engineers and manufacturing professionals" by offering training, seminars, and online technical information and products. This section of their website on Strength and Mechanics of Materials offers an overview of topics in Materials Science, including sections on stress, strain, Hookes Law, malleability, fatigue and vibration. The short explanations are accompanied by related figures and equations. The section also provides a link to their free Technical / Engineering Publications, which cover a variety of topics including: Machine Design, Electronic Design, and Processing Magazine. [VF]
http://www.eevl.ac.uk/mathematics/index.htm
EEVL (Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library) and online engineering meta-resource hosted by eLib (Electronic Library Programme), JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee), and the University Library and Institute for Computer Based Learning of Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh) (see also see the September 20, 2001 Scout Report). This section focuses on Mathematics and can be browsed using the following subject categories: General, Algebra, Analysis, Applications to Science and Engineering, Computer and Information Sciences, Mathematics education, Geometry and Topology, History and Foundations of Mathematics, Numerical Analysis and Optimization, Probability and Statistics. A news section provides a link to their One Stop Industry News Service, covering topics in Engineering, Mathematics and Computing Industry, as well as other recommended websites for news in these fields. The Top 100 page provides a listing of sites accessed most frequently in the EEVL Mathematics section. Links to universities and other educational resources are also provided. [VF]
http://www.memagazine.org/pejun04/index.html
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers offers a free online version of their print magazine, Mechanical Engineering. Although the online version is posted a bit later than the print version, you can't beat the price. This feature issue from March 2004 focuses on Power and Energy. The articles address topics such as energy bursts, electric reliability and grids, wind power, solar energy, a new solution to pollution in Manila. From their website you can also read their weekly updated "late-breaking technical and industry-related business news" along with links to related resources. [VF]
MindSwap is the website for a research group within the University of Maryland Information and Network Dynamics Laboratory (MIND LAB). They claim to be "the first site on the Semantic web." They explain that they are first because: a) their website builds on an older website that used a toolkit based on a web ontology language called SHOE, developed at the University of Maryland; b) they hope you will start here for all your semantic web needs, since this site "harnesses many Web technologies (HTML, XHTML, XML, PHP, CSS, etc.) and couples them with Semantic Web languages (RDF, RDFS, DAML+OIL, OWL)" as well as other tools; and, c) it is the first "Owl-compliant" website to date. From this website, visitors can learn more about the Semantic Web and projects of MindSwap. Various papers, photos, demos and downloads are available. Links from many of the pages will let you either let you see the Semantic Web markup or take you to pages describing how the pages are created and the tools that were used. It's a great way to learn about "many of the ways Semantic Web technology can be used to provide new capabilities on the Web." [VF]
This website, with the aptly-titled URL, features "new technologies regarding traffic and transportation in the state of California." The research on this website is brought to you by the Applied Research and Development Facilities and Activities (ARDFA) funded by the CalPoly Foundation. Research currently highlighted includes a project on Evaluating the Operation Impacts of a Variable-Toll Express Lane Facility in the SR91 Corridor and another on Transportation Management Center (TMC) Simulator which is used to "better manage the state's transportation in times of harmony and times of crisis." The websites for these projects and some older projects provide an overview their research program and in some cases, report on their research findings. [VF]
