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Below we have listed some of the web sites that we have found useful.   Universities & Scientific Laboratories   Case Western Reserve University A cool web-based tutorial on polymers and liquid crystals that has won numerous awards.   Center for Theoretical & Computational Materials Science The Center for Theoretical and Computational Materials Science at NIST.    Kent State University Science & Technology Center The NSF Science and Technology Center for Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials at Kent State University. Contains lots of information on polymer/LC materials research.   Drexel University Materials Science Department.   Stanford University Stanford's Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies   University of Florida Polymer information resources relevant to chemical and process engineering at the University of Florida.   University of Houston  Composites Engineering & Applications Center   University of Delaware Materials Science &Engineering Department   Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI) Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Engineering Science and Mechanics Programs   Michigan State University  Composites Program   University of Akron The College of Polymer Science and Engineering at the University of Akron.   University of Massachusetts The Department of Polymer Science and Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.   Carnegie Mellon University Polymer Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University   MIT The World of Materials at MIT   MAST Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop Introductory module (high school level) covering polymers   Materials World Modules Northwestern University's interdisciplinary modules on specific topics in materials science   Biomaterials Properties Database University of Michigan's database on properties of biomaterials   Macrogaleria Cyberwonderland of Polymer Fun   Commercial Organizations   Scirus Science-specific Search Engine from Elsevier   Nano Info Find A resource directory for dealing with the micro and nano world   Advanced Medical Technology Association Industry issues involving regulation, sales, and distribution of medical devices.   American Plastics Council Covers plastics in great detail.    Material Selection Guide Endura Plastics, Inc. material selection guide    ANSI Central point for standards search.   Engineering Alley A comprehensive engineering directory   Rubber Manufacturers Association   East Point Plastics Interesting selection of polymer properties and performance data.   www.polymers.com Polymer Dot Com Magazine and much more.   MatWeb Materials information database   polymerweb.com Online database of plastic materials suppliers, equipment, processors, moldmakers and other useful resources for the plastics industry   ENGINEERING.com Online engineering tookits   Materials Algorithms Project Center for "validation" and distribution of algorithms of use in the modeling of materials   Plastics Technology Magazine Online resource for plastics processors   Scientific & Technical Societies   American Dental Association   Society of Rheology   Materials Research Society   Society for Biomaterials Polymers used in contact with tissues and bodyfluids.   Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) The Polymer Analysis Division of the SPE.   American Chemical Society The Division of Polymer Chemistry and the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering of the ACS.   The Adhesion Society   SAMPE   American Physical Society The Division of Polymer Physics of the APS.   Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society of the IEEE.   International Dielectrics Society   Government Agencies   Air Force Research Laboratory - Materials Research Directorate   National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research   National Institutes of Health   Naval Research Laboratory - Materials Science and Component Technology Directorate   NIST Links A General List of Weblinks related to technology, government and standards on the NIST website.     email us to add polymers related link NIST Materials Science & Engineering Laboratory - Polymers Division