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This "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY" page contains a list of 131 links to websites relating to
ASTRONOMY & SPACE, BIOLOGY & MEDICINE, EARTH SCIENCES,
EDUCATION, GENERAL, MEDIA, and TECHNOLOGY.
Thanks to Donald Northey of the DPCUC,
this page was last reported as checked for full accuracy on November 8, 2009.
* * * * * ASTRONOMY & SPACE * * * * *
AEROSPACE
A City In Space
Congratulations! You have been selected to be a colonist on the
International Space Station (ISS). As a colonist you will live
and work on the ISS, representing your country as part of the
most exciting adventure of our time.
Canadian Space Agency 
Deep Space 1
Homesteading Mars
If life has not previously existed on Mars, it's scheduled to exist
there by the year 2030. Can you imagine yourself as a Martian
architect, sociologist, or fashion designer, living where
even colors appear differently than on our earth?
Mars Exploration Program
NASA's Home Page
NASA's Human Spaceflight
NASA's International Space Station
News & History of Astronautics in the Former USSR
Project Galileo
NASA's new Galileo Mission web site: the journey to Jupitor.
The Space Settlement FAQ
Many interesting questions asked and answered about the future
settlement of space. Particularly check out the extensive 'link
list' & 'Bibliography' which are the last two items on this site.
ASTRONOMY
Asteroid Watch
In the 2005 NASA Authorization Act, the U.S. Congress mandated that by 2020,
NASA should be capable of detecting at least 90 percent of objects over 140
meters wide in the vicinity of Earth’s orbit.
Celstron Telescopes
Comets and Meteor Showers
News & information, professional & amateur observations, and historical research.
Durham Region Astronomical Association
Expanding Universe
A classified search tool for amateur astronomy.
HeavensAbove.com
International Meteor Organization
NASA's Planetary Photojournal
The Nine Planets
An overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific
knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
refdesk.com's Space & Astronomy
Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Space Telescope Science Institute
Sub Con Telescopes
Sky and Telescope
The Sky Astronomy Software
The Sky News Aurora Watch
The Sky Pocket Edition
Sky Watch
Starry Night Software
Telescope Pointing Analysis Software
Telrad Sight for Telescopes
* * * * * BIOLOGY & MEDICINE * * * * *
Biochemistry
from Answers.com.
BioChemistry Guide
Biological Science Web Sites
Biology Websites
Clone World
The Tree of Life
The Virtual Body
The Wild Carnivore
* * * * * EARTH SCIENCES * * * * *
CHEMISTRY
Chemistry Web Sites: Reference Sources
from the University of Manitoba Libraries.
Chemical Science Sites
Dan Berger's History of Chemistry Bookmarks
General Chemistry Online
Polymer Resources
from Materials Science & Engineering Laboratory: Polymers Division.
Understanding Our Planet Through Chemistry
MISCELLANEOUS
Earthday
Everyday!
Earth, Geology, Geography & Oceanography Sites
The Global Earthquake Response Center
Global Hydrology & Climate Center
History of Science & Technology
A massive amount of links to associated subject websites.
Neptune Canada
Rainforest Action Network
Red Sprites and Blue Jets
Rocks & Minerals
Science Connections
A network through which single adults with interests in science or nature can meet.
UM Weather
The Internet's premier source of weather information.
* * * * * EDUCATION * * * * *
Ask An Earth Scientist
Ask A Scientist
- courtesy of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Ask A Scientist - Archive Directory
- courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory.
Interactive Chemistry Tutorials
Courtesy of Intute.
Interactive Chemistry Tutorials
These interactive chemistry tutorials give you the information about the basics of Chemistry
up to the high level of naming system of Organic Compounds in its subatomic NOMENCLATURE.
The Jason Project
A year-round scientific expedition designed to excite and engage students in
science and technology and to motivate and provide professional development
for teachers.
Science & Biology Tutorials
Courtesy of DMoz.
The Science Hobbyist
Amateur science resources, projects, and activities.....with a lot of fun content.
Science Learning Network
Can't get to a museum? Then try a virtual tour of these hallowed halls.
Strange Matter
* * * * * GENERAL * * * * *
Biological & Chemical Weapons
Courtesy of the Center For Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.
Blame the Madness on Dennis the Short
A satirical exposé on when the millennium ends/starts.
General Science Sites
Greenwich Royal Observatory
The Institute of Nanotechnology
Lunar Institue of Technology
Math Resources by Subject
Ontario Science Centre
Photo Researchers Stock Photography
Our stock of over 1.3 million images includes the "Science Source" collection
of medical photography & medical illustration, space photography & science
photograph & science illustration, the "Nature Source" collection of
international wildlife photography & habitats, & the "People Source"
files of travel photography & lifestyle photography.
Physical Science Hotlist
SciCentral
ScienceCentral.com
Science For The Millennium
Science Mr. Cunningham
Courtesy of Arlington High School Lessons and Pathfinders.
Science Resources - Links
Science, Technolgy, & Society Links
The United States Naval Observatory
Its mission is to determine the positions and motions of celestial
objects, to provide astronomical data, to measure the Earth's rotation
and to maintain the Master Clock for the United States.
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
This is their list of "Biological Defense-Related Links".
Weather Reports for Canada
.....courtesy of the Weather Office of Environment Canada.
* * * * * MEDIA * * * * *
ABCNews - Technology & Science
BBCNews - Sci/Tech
Discover Magazine
An online version of the magazine.
The Discovery Channel Online
The online version of the popular television channel.
The Educator's Reference Desk
This new site includes the 2000 lesson plans, 3000
value-added pointers to education information &
organizations, and 200 question archives you
have been accessing at askeric.org
for over 10 years.
New Scientist
An online science magazine.
Infinite Energy
The online magazine of the New Energy Science & Technology.
The PM Zone - Popular Mechanics Magazine
Popular Science
Scientific American
This site includes a number of features updated weekly and available
only to readers of the Scientific American Online edition.
SciFi.com
The online version of The Science Channel.
* * * * * TECHNOLOGY * * * * *
COMMUNICATIONS
The Center for Information and Communications Technolgy Research (CICTR)
The biggest technological change -- and perhaps resulting social
change -- will be the convergence of computers and communications.
The ePI Lab
The EyeTap Personal Imaging Lab at the University of Toronto.
A test/experiment in wearable news gathering systems conducted
by students at the Humanistic Intelligence Lab.
PhoneStart.com
Your starting point for phones and phone services.
Primus Canada
SMS Glossary
Short Messaging Service is a technology that allows you to send text messages
of around 150 characters (it varies by service) between cellular telephones.
Sprint
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and
wireline communications services bringing the freedom of
mobility to consumers, businesses and government users.
Wireless Communication Technologies Group
A systematic model for advancing restructuring with telecommunications.
ENGINEERING
Arrick Robotics
PC-based motion control systems and robotics.
BattleBots
Battle Bots is a popular TV series running on the Comedy Network. The
series website profiles the combatants, tells how to enter your own
bot for battle, details upcoming bouts, and offers expert tips.
Best Robotics inc.
Canadian Space Agency
Space Programs, Space Technologies, Space Science, Canadian Astronaut
Office, and Space Operations are the chief functions of the CSA.
Engineering.com
Extension-Science, Engineering, & Technology (E-SET)
First Robotics Canada
This site continues to be under construction, even though it says
it will "return in full force well before the 2006 season begins".
HobbySpace - Launch & Propulsion
JPL Robotics
Researchers work toward enabling more efficient, lower cost missions
dedicated to planetary surface and solar system exploration, Earth
observations from space, astrophysical experiments in space and
on the Moon, and the extension of human capabilities in space.
Lego Mindstorms
Find out about pioneering LEGO MINDSTORMS inventors, building
tutorials, robotic missions and much, much more!
New Energy Links
Links to new energy technologies, courtesy of "Infinite Energy" magazine.
RoboCup
This is the online home for a popular international joint project
that promotes research into artificial intelligence and robotics
with a single topic of study: robots that play soccer.
Robots in Space
Even though unmanned space crafts have gone to the moon and other planets,
NASA points out that they were not true independent robots. The reason
for this is because they were programmed to with fixed instructions
from earth and could not make significant decisions for themselves.
robots.net
The place to read the lastest news on personal and industrial
robotics, robot competitions, and other cool stuff.
Robot Store
Your source for hobby robots, supplies, how-tos, and news.
Toy Robot Gallery
This exhibit room features photographs of toy robots
and other images of robots from ephemeral sources.
Wescam
PHYSICS
Cambridge Physics Outlet Online
European Organization for Nuclear Research
NewScientist.com
Other Useful or Interesting Links
Physics & Optics Sites
Physics of Star Trek Links
Physics-Related Links
Relativity and FTL Travel
Treknology.com - Star Trek Technology & Physics
The compilers of this list have tried to include local area (Durham Region, Ontario) and other Canadian
websites, but not exclusively. We welcome any suggestions concerning related websites: please send
your list to Donald Northey , including the sites' titles, the sites' URLs,
and your recommendations for categories/subcategories.
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