| Introduction_to_Hormone_Disrupting_Chemicals An introduction to the effects of hormone disrupting chemicals on man and the environment, and the response of governments and industry to this problem. Written for anyone interested in the subject. I |
| National_Toxicology_Program_Center_for_the_Evaluation_of_Risks_to_Human__Reproduction_(CERHR) Resource for the latest information about potentially hazardous effects of chemicals on human reproduction and development. |
| New_Studies_Confirm_Dangers_of_Atrazine,_a_Widely_Used_Agricultural_Weed-Killer NRDC website describes research suggesting the atrazine is a carcinogen and causes ual abnormalities in male frogs. |
| OECD_Endocrine_Disruptors_Assessment Part of the OECD Test Guidelines Programme, focused on reaching international agreement on the testing and assessment of chemicals with respect to their endocrine disrupting potential. |
| Our_Stolen_Future Provides updates about endocrine disruption created by man-made chemical contaminants that interfere with hormones in humans and wildlife. |
| PCB_Home_Page_at_EPA Provides information on Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's). Background, resources and links to many topics. |
| Persistent_Organic_Pollutants_(POPs) These chemical substances persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the environment. From the United Nations Enviro |
| Phthalates_and_Human_Health__Demystifying_the_Risks_of_Plastic-softening_Chemicals Discusses human health concerns and public health benefits related to plasticizers, which are chemicals used to soften normally-rigid PVC, or polyvinyl chloride plastics. |
| Questions_and_Answers_About_Dioxins_and_Food_Safety Discusses dioxins in the food chain. |
| Thymus_Atrophy Abstract of study that investigated whether TCDD triggers apoptosis in thymocytes. |
| WWF_Endocrine_Disruptor_Information Papers and speeches on how hormone disruptors interfere with bio-chemical processes, and a suspected list of hormone disruptors. |
| Öko-Recherche Analyses of material flows of chemicals in the environment, including endocrine-disrupting industrial chemicals. |
| Weed_Killer_Deforms__Organs_in_Frogs,_Study_Finds New York Times report on University of California study that found that male frogs exposed to very low doses of atrazine are deficient in testosterone and can develop multiple organs. (Apri |
| Teens_Before_Their_Time With budding breasts and pubic hair, girls are developing earlier than ever. What's causing it? And what are the psychological effects? Time Magazine. (October 30, 2000) |
| American_Experience__Fatal_Flood Companion site to the PBS documentary about the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. Includes timeline, maps, profiles of people and events, teacher's guide, and info about the film. |
| CBS_News_Disaster_Links Information about a variety of manmade and natural disaster-related websites. Quick reference and access to realtime data. |
| Cyclone_of_1896_St__Louis,_Missouri Photographic views of damage caused by cyclone of May 27, 1896. |
| Disaster_Research_Center Online publications, data, bibliographies, and other information relevant to the sociology of disasters. |
| FEMA__United_States_Earthquakes Maps and statistics from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. |
| Forces_of_Nature Educational information about natural phenomena and different natural disasters. Includes information about the causes of disasters as well as lists of the worst recorded type of each disaster. |
| HazNet Provides information on coastal natural hazards (such as hurricanes and shoreline erosion), hazard planning, and things that can be done to reduce personal and economic losses. From U.S. National Sea |
| National_Climatic_Data_Center Severe weather records and natural disaster links. |
| Natural_Disaster_Management_in_India Government Department of Agriculture and Cooperation information resource, including reports on recent and current disasters and information on management initiatives. |
| A_Procedure_to_Evaluate_the_Effectiveness_of_Two_Watch_Warning_Systems Notes from this workshop on the effectiveness of heat related health watch systems. |
| ReliefWeb__Natural_Disasters Archived information, from 1981 to the present, about major natural disasters, including floods, droughts, fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, and cyclones, focussing on international humanitarian relief |
| Societal_Aspects_of_Weather Organization which measures the impact of weather on people. |
| Storm_Events Storm database with records of US storms and tornados by county. |
| Urban_Survival_Tools Natural disaster information, probability, statistics links and other information. Also provides survival kits and other survival products |
| Why_the_US_Is_Becoming_More_Vulnerable_to_Natural_Disasters Despite increases in what we know about natural disasters and how to protect ourselves against them, population growth continues along the coasts, where loss of life and property from these disasters |
| The_WWW_Virtual_Library__Hazards_and_Risk Natural and man-made disasters, preparedness, impacts, and mitigation. |
| International_Palynological_Congresses Information about the conferences, which are held at intervals of four or five years. |
| NAPC_2001 North American Paleontological Convention, June 26 - July 1, 2001 University of California, Berkeley. |
| Paleontological_Society_Programs Upcoming symposiums, meetings, and other events. |
| ArXiv_Statistical_Mechanics Recent papers and preprints in Statistical Mechanics. |
| Boltzmann_Transport_Equation A paper by Uri Lachish studying transport phenomena: currents and transport coefficients; thermally induced diffusion. |
| Center_for_Statistical_Mechanics_and_Mathematical_Physics An interdisciplinary center at Virginia Tech. Staff and research interests. |
| Entropy Online journal intended for collegiate audiences. Provides links to web-based articles as well as some "basic" lessons on entropy. |
| History_of_Statistical_Physics A short review by D. Flamm of the history of statistical physics. |
| Ilya_Prigogine_Center_for_Studies_in_Statistical_Mechanics_and_Complex_Systems University of Texas at Austin. Links to faculty and staff, e-prints, and tutorials in chaos physics and other topics. |
| Introduction_to_Macromolecular_Simulation Notes by Peter J. Steinbach on the application of statistical mechanics to the structure and dynamics of biomolecules. |
| Introduction_to_Statistical_Thermodynamics Articles from the Penn State Polymer Physics Group. |
| King\'s_College_London Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Probability Group. Staff and preprints. |
| Molecular_Dynamics_Simulator Java applets to simulate motion of molecules under different potentials. |
| Monte_Carlo_Simulation_for_Statistical_Physics A brief online text book on Monte Carlo Methods by Paul Coddington, Syracuse University. |
| Phase_transitions_on_lattices Phase transitions and solitons in magnetics, site and continuum percolations with interactive Java applets and comments. |
| Philosophy_of_Statistical_Mechanics Entry in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy with bibliography and links. |
| Statistical_Mechanical_Simulator Online applet and downloadable program to simulate equilibrium statistical mechanics. |
| Statistical_Mechanics_in_a_Nutshell An introductory text book online. |
| Statistical_Mechanics_in_a_Nutshell Lecture notes by Jochen Rau from a course on "Transport Theory" taught at Dresden University. |
| Applied_Computational_Research_Society Nonprofit organization fostering interdisciplinary approaches to modeling and simulation in the advancement of computational science and high technology. Focused on nanoscience and MEMS applications. |
| The_ASME_Nanotechnology_Institute American Society of Mechanical Engineers: nanotechnology resources, events, programs, activities, online courses, webcasts, news and links. |
| Cantion_A/S Manufacturer of MEMS nanonanofluidic dispensers and nanomechanical cantilevers. Denmark. |
| Chengyin_Technology Provider of nanostructured titanium dioxide powders. Shenzhen, China. |
| CMP_Cientifica News, networks, conferences and nanotechnology resources in Europe |
| Euspen European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology - contains society news, conference information, discussion forums and expertise search. Euspen is a not-for-profit company based at Cra |
| Evident_Technologies Manufacturer of quantum dot nanoparticles for use as a color-enhancing additive in optical devices and visual materials. New York. |
| Exploring_the_Nanoworld Movies of nano-structured materials: ferrofluids, memory metals, amorphous metals, LEDs, re-entrant foams, self assembly, DNA, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, atomix imaging, Lego models, Giant Magneto Re |
| The_gRobots_Project An open source project to build and run a globally distributed supercomputer for the simulation of evolvable nanotechnology. |
| How_Stuff_Works__How_Nanotechnology_Will_Work Animated narrative shows how Nanotechnology has the potential to totally change manufacturing, health care and many other areas. |
| IBM_Almaden_STM_Molecular_Art Some of the famous images of atoms and molecules made with IBM's scanning tunneling microscope. |
| Institute_for_Atomic-Scale_Engineering Personal page of Forrest Bishop: published and unpublished concept articles. |
| Institute_of_Nanotechnology_(UK) The Institute of Nanotechnology has been created to foster, develop and promote all aspects of science and technology in those domains where dimensions and tolerances in the range of 0.1 nm to 100nm p |
| Minatec Centre for innovation in micro and nanotechnology. Teaching, research, and industrial development. |
| Minatec Centre for Innovation in Micro and Nanotechnology in Grenoble. Teaching, research, and industrial development. |
| Molecular_Imprints,_Inc_ Manufacturer of imprint, step-and-flash lithography systems for creating nanometer-scale surface relief structures. Texas. |
| Molecular_Manufacturing_Shortcut_Group Promotes developing nanotechnology as a way to facilitate space exploration and settlement. |
