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Posted September 15, 2008

  • Even More Science Info with Release of Science.gov Version 5.0


    Introducing science.gov 5.0

    Science.gov Version 5.0 was released today with even more science information for your search query. "For those who need reliable science information, and need it now, Science.gov is the search site of choice," said Eleanor Frierson, Deputy Director, National Agricultural Library and co-chair of the Science.gov Alliance. Science.gov 5.0 searches 200 million pages of scientific information and now provides links to related EurekAlert! Science News, and Wikipedia information on your science topics of interest. In addition, Science.gov offers "clustering" of results by subtopics or dates to more easily target searches and provides the capability to easily download search results into personal files or citation software. "Librarians and researchers will appreciate that Science.gov results can now be more easily imported, and the Wikipedia links and Eureka News features will be a bonus for everyone who loves science," said Tom Lahr, Deputy Associate Chief Biologist for Information, U.S. Geological Survey, and co-chair of the Science.gov Alliance.The Alerts and Email Search Results services have been updated.

Posted September 9, 2008

  • Citations from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program Featured at OSTI’s DOE Data Explorer


    DOE Data Explorer

    Now you can find additional citations from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program at the DOE Data Explorer. ARM, a key contributor to national and international research efforts related to global climate change, is a multi-laboratory, interagency program sponsored by the DOE Office of Science and managed by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research. The DOE Data Explorer, developed by OSTI, can be used to find collections of scientific research data, such as computer simulations, figures and plots, interactive maps, multimedia, numeric files, and scientific images, from a variety of data centers such as ARM. The additional citations guide users to ARM’s Showcase Data Sets, ARM’s Aerial Vehicles Program, data categorized by specific measurements or instruments, and more.

Posted August 27, 2008

  • Get Scientific Research Data Using the DOE Data Explorer


    DOE Data Explorer

    Use the DOE Data Explorer to find computer simulations, numeric data files, figures and plots, interactive maps, multimedia, and scientific images generated in the course of DOE-sponsored research. The DOE Data Explorer includes a database of citations prepared by OSTI based on the information found at data-hosting websites. The DOE Data Explorer is intended to be particularly useful to students, the public, and to researchers who are new to a field or looking for experimental or observational data outside their normal field of expertise.

  • Find out About the Latest DOE Research Projects


    R&D Project Summaries

    Find summaries of ongoing or recently completed projects conducted by the DOE laboratories and research facilities in a range of R&D disciplines in energy, science, and technology. From the search box you can type in your query and find research the DOE is performing in your science area of interest. This search tool was developed by the OSTI as a means to educate and inform the general public of DOE R&D activities.

Posted August 5, 2008

  • Science.gov Features Food Safety, Classroom Resources, and Immunization Websites


    science.gov

    Science.gov, the go-to portal for government science information, is currently featuring food safety, classroom resources, and immunization websites. Science.gov's featured sites are rotated frequently, but you can access a comprehensive list of previous features by going to the Science.gov website and selecting the Featured Sites Archive link. In addition to scientific websites, Science.gov provides a federated search of deep web databases. Enjoy free access to more than 50 million pages of scientific information. In one query, you can search over 30 databases and more than 1,800 scientific websites from 13 federal government agencies. Sign up for a free Alert Service for weekly e-mail updates about your favorite science topics. E-mail your favorite search results to friends and colleagues. Science.gov was developed through the interagency Science.gov Alliance and is hosted by OSTI.

Posted July 22, 2008

Posted July 16, 2008

  • Get & Share Science, Science News, using OSTI Widgets

    You can now get and share widgets from OSTI. You may add OSTI widgets to your home page and quickly share science updates with colleagues and friends. For a rapid search of DOE scientific research, including R&D results, project descriptions, accomplishments, and more, select the Science Accelerator widget. To read and comment on OSTI-related science news and information, select the OSTIblog widget.

Posted July 1, 2008

  • Finding DOE R&D just got easier for librarians


    Information Bridge

    OSTI now offers librarians and others, free of charge, the opportunity to download records of DOE research and development (R&D) information in MARC (MAchine-Readable Cataloguing) format. By using OSTI’s MARC records download librarians can easily expand access to a variety of scientific research straight from their catalogs. OSTI MARC Records are derived from existing Information Bridge records. Information Bridge provides free public access to full-text documents and bibliographic citations of DOE research report literature. Documents are primarily from 1991 forward and were produced by DOE, the DOE contractor community, and/or DOE grantees. Legacy documents – including U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) documents dating back to the 1940s – and MARC Records, are added as they become available. Visit OSTI’s Library Tools & Special Services web page.

  • WorldWideScience Alliance Ceremony Podcast Released


    WorldWideScience Alliance Podcast

    OSTI recently released a WorldWideScience Alliance podcast. WorldWideScience.org enables anyone with Internet access to launch a single-query search of scientific databases and portals from countries across the globe, covering six continents and nearly half of the world’s population. Officials gathered on June 12 in Seoul, Korea to formalize their commitment to sustain and build upon the online gateway to science information issued from nations around the world. An Alliance (see DOE press release) was formed, including founding member Science.gov. Users of WorldWideScience.org can search more than 200 million pages of science and technology information not typically accessible through popular search engines.

Released June 25, 2008

Posted June 17, 2008

  • DOE science insights posted at OSTI


    DOE R&D Accomplishments

    From evidence of why dinosaurs existed to uncovering secrets that power the stars; from bubble chambers to Cooper pairs, OSTI's "Interesting Insights" web page showcases a diversity of accomplishments by DOE-associated researchers. Interesting Insights provides links to web pages that contain more information about these accomplishments as well as bios on the researchers and links to their research institutions. OSTI's DOE R&D Accomplishments website is a central forum for widely recognized remarkable advances in science.

Released June 13, 2008

  • Science.gov Signs WorldWideScience Alliance Agreement

    Science.gov signed on to membership in the WorldWideScience Alliance, as government officials gathered on June 12 in Seoul, Korea, to establish multilateral governance of the rapidly growing online gateway to the world’s research information.

Released June 12, 2008

Posted June 10, 2008

  • DOE Data Explorer


    DOE Data Explorer

    Discover the data behind DOE's scientific publications! Use OSTI's new DOE Data Explorer to find scientific research data – such as computer simulations, numeric data files, figures and plots, interactive maps, multimedia, and scientific images – generated in the course of DOE-sponsored research. The DOE Data Explorer is intended to be particularly useful to students, the public, and to researchers who are new to a field or looking for experimental or observational data outside their normal field of expertise.

Posted June 3, 2008

  • Science websites featured at Science.gov


    Science.gov

    In one query, you can search over 30 databases and more than 1,800 scientific websites from 13 federal government agencies at Science.gov. Currently, featured sites include Fuel Economy, Mosquito Control, and National Earthquake Information Center. Science.gov's featured sites are rotated frequently, but you can access a comprehensive list of previous features by going to the Science.gov website and selecting the Featured Sites Archive link at the bottom right of the page. Or you can access all the sites from the Explore Selected Science websites by topic area on the home page. In addition to scientific websites, Science.gov provides a federated search of deep web databases. Enjoy free access to more than 50 million pages of scientific information. Sign up for a free Alert Service for weekly e-mail updates about your favorite science topics, and e-mail your favorite search results to friends and colleagues. Science.gov was developed through the interagency Science.gov Alliance and is hosted by OSTI.

Posted May 20, 2008

  • OSTI posts feature of DOE scientists contributing to 2007 Nobel Peace Prize about Climate Change


    IPCC poster graphic showing the path to to the Nobel Peace Prize
    Credit: NOAA poster,
    Will Von Dauster

    OSTI has posted a Climate Change feature of Department of Energy researchers who contributed to the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Information on these researchers, along with DOE technical reports about climate change and links to additional web pages can be found at DOE R&D Accomplishments. Read about the Human Effects on Global Warming, Climate Change Controversies, Reversing the Trend, Modeling the Earth System, and much more at the Climate Change feature. DOE R&D Accomplishments is a central forum for information about the outcomes of past DOE R&D that have had significant economic impact, have improved people's lives, or have been widely recognized as remarkable advances in science.


Posted May 7, 2008

  • Inventor resources available at OSTI’s DOepatents website


    DOepatents

    Inventors interested in working with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) can find a wealth of resources through OSTI’s DOepatents website. Information on intellectual property and laboratory partnering, small business innovation and technology transfer, DOE inventions and innovation, and much more is available from the Inventors Resources link. Also available are breakthrough and award-winning DOE Innovations from the past two decades along with a searchable database of patents sponsored by DOE through a variety of funding mechanisms, including grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. DOepatents is DOE’s central collection of patent information, demonstrating the Department's considerable contribution to scientific progress from the 1940s to today. More information for inventors can be found at the DOE Technology Transfer website. Questions about technology transfer at DOE may be addressed to DOEtechtransfer@science.doe.gov.

Posted April 22, 2008

  • Connect to researchers around the world at OSTI's E-Print Network


    E-Print Network

    You can browse more than 28,500 websites of researchers from around the world, read their abstracts, download their papers, and explore their research institutions, all at OSTI's E-print Network. This rapidly growing service is free and open to the public. Simply go to the browse by disciplines page, and select from an array of scientific pathways, such as Computer Technologies and Information Services, Engineering, Fossil Fuels, Materials Science, Plasma Physics and Fusion, and follow the links. At E-print Network you can use the search page to find full-text documents from scientific websites and databases, with over 5 million documents available. In addition, there are more than 3,000 scientific societies, sorted by language and discipline. Sign up for Alerts to be automatically notified when new e-print information is available in your specific areas of interest.

Posted April 1, 2008

  • Explore Science from around the World at WorldWideScience.org


    WorldWideScience.org

    Science from Finland, Sweden and Korea can now be found at WorldWideScience.org, the global gateway to science. This brings the total to 32 sources from 44 countries that can be searched. The new sources include the VTT Publications Register and VTT Research Register (from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), the Directory of Open Access Journals (managed by Lunds University in Sweden), and KoreaScience (from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information). Visit WorldWideScience.org and click on the interactive map to view science sources from every inhabited continent.

  • Now You Can Find Scientific Software at the DOE Science Accelerator


    DOE Science Accelerator

    The centralized software center of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has been added to the DOE Science Accelerator search capability. This means that in addition to current and legacy research findings, patents, accomplishments and project descriptions, users of the Science Accelerator can now find federally funded scientific and technical software developed by DOE national laboratories, other facilities and DOE contractors. This software, licensed and distributed by the Energy Science and Technology Software Center (ESTSC), represents the latest in DOE technology and contains selected scientific and technical software from the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The DOE Science Accelerator is a gateway to key DOE databases and resources.

  • From Patent to Product: Quantum Dots Research
    New technology featured at Patent News


    A. Paul Alivisatos
    A. Paul Alivisatos, LBNL
    Photo Credit:
    Lawrence Berkeley
    National Laboratory

    Nanotechnology licensed from the laboratory of Paul Alivisatos at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) has resulted in five new products. Nanometer-sized quantum dots are used as the light-emitting component in fluorescent probes in biological imaging. Due to the unique light-emitting properties of the inorganic quantum dots, their performance is superior to that of existing materials, which rely primarily on organic dye molecules, according to LBNL. This invention is also listed as a Top invention of the last 20 decades at the DOE Innovations page. You can read about related patents at OSTI’s DOepatents, a searchable database of patent information resulting from DOE research.

Posted March 18, 2008

  • African American Inventors, Nutrition, Much More Featured at Science.gov


    Science.gov 5th Anniversary

    In one query, you can search over 30 databases and more than 1,800 scientific websites from 13 federal government agencies at Science.gov. Currently featured sites include African Americans in Science and Technology, Smart Nutrition, Poison Prevention, Animal Cloning. Science.gov's featured sites are rotated frequently, but you can access a comprehensive list of previous features by going to the Science.gov website and selecting the Featured Websites Archive link at the bottom right of the page. You can access all the sites from the Explore Selected Science websites by topic area on the home page. In addition to scientific websites, Science.gov provides a federated search of deep web databases. Enjoy free access to more than 50 million pages of scientific information. Sign up for a free Alert Service for weekly e-mail updates about your favorite science topics. Science.gov was developed through the interagency Science.gov Alliance and is hosted by OSTI.

Posted March 4, 2008

  • PET Scan research highlighted at OSTI website


    Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
    Courtesy Lawrence Berkeley
    National Laboratory

    Many mysteries of the human brain have been solved through positron emission tomography (PET), an imaging tool now used around the globe to diagnose disease and perform scientific studies. Born of DOE “hot atom” chemical research, PET has facilitated significant strides in investigations of drug addiction, aging, mental illness, and neurogenic disorders. To find out more, see OSTI’s DOE R&D Accomplishments website, where you can find technical reports on PET, the PET Scanner, and radiotracers, as well as links to resources with additional information. DOE R&D Accomplishments is a DOE Science Accelerator resource.

Posted February 26, 2008

  • Oxygen’s promise for groundwater cleanup a step closer with SRNL research


    Dr. Brian Looney
    Dr. Brian Looney, Senior
    Advisory Engineer, SRNL

    Savannah River National Laboratory researchers Brian Looney and Miles Denham have patented an invention for allowing permeation of a subsurface area with the right quantity of oxygen for effective groundwater remediation. Oxygen has long held promise as a means of remediating a variety of contaminants from groundwater, but effectively applying it underground has been problematic, according to information from the lab. Read more about this patent, and others at DOepatents, a searchable database of patent information resulting from DOE-sponsored research and development. Browse DOE innovations and find inventor resources at this website. DOepatents was developed and is maintained by OSTI, and is a resource of the DOE Science Accelerator.

Posted February 13, 2008

  • Approximately 10,000 legacy DOE R&D documents added to Information Bridge searchable database

    Information BridgeOSTI recently completed a digitization load of legacy technical reports issued during 1991 to 1994. This process added approximately 10,000 documents to the Information Bridge database, bringing the total (1991 to present) to more than 165,000 fully searchable full-text documents. Information Bridge provides free public access to full-text documents and bibliographic citations of DOE research report literature in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics. Information Bridge was developed and is maintained by OSTI, and is a resource of the DOE Science Accelerator.

Posted February 12, 2008

  • Science.gov to be highlighted at AAAS

    Science.gov Science.gov, the go-to portal for U.S. federal government science information, will be highlighted at the 2008 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, February 14-18 in Boston. Commemorating its 5th Anniversary, Science.gov provides one-query searching of authoritative government research and retrieves real-time, relevant results. Users can refine their search queries, set up alert services, and email search results to friends and colleagues. Science.gov (see fact sheet) provides searching of more than 50 million pages of U.S. government science, and is the U.S. contribution to WorldWideScience.org. OSTI hosts Science.gov, which will be displayed in Booth 904 in the AAAS Exhibit Hall.

  • Refine your search at ScienceAccelerator.gov

    ScienceAccelerator.gov Now you can use a “refine search” feature at the DOE Science Accelerator (see flyer) to get the DOE R&D you need. Just type your search query (for example, “nano”) into the search box and select “enter”. Once results are retrieved, you may refine your search using another term (for example, “tube”) in a second input box, which narrows your results. The DOE Science Accelerator provides one-stop searching of key Energy Department and federal scientific resources developed and maintained by OSTI. Users can search and retrieve current research results and ongoing project descriptions, as well as legacy research findings and accomplishments. Included are full-text technical reports, patents, energy-related citations, conference papers and proceedings and scientific e-prints. DOE will continue to develop this resource as other science and technology resources are added.

Released January 29, 2008

  • India Added to WorldWideScience.org

    WorldWideScience.org, the online gateway that makes the world’s science readily available to researchers and citizens alike, recently added four important science sources from India to its global reach. (see press release).

Posted January 22, 2008

  • Over 5 million scientific e-prints at E-print network

    E-Print Network Now you can access more than 5 million e-prints at OSTI’s E-print Network. The rapidly growing gateway to over 27,850 scientific websites and databases worldwide allows free one-stop searching of scientific and technical information created by scientists and research engineers active in their respective fields. E-prints are available in basic and applied sciences, primarily in physics but also including subject areas such as chemistry, biology and life sciences, materials science, nuclear sciences and engineering, energy research, computer and information technologies, and other disciplines of interest to DOE. In addition to e-prints, you can browse by discipline and/or language more than 3,000 scientific societies. Weekly email alerts are available through a free subscription service.

Posted January 8, 2008

  • India Added to WorldWideScience.org

    WorldWideScience.org Four important science information sources from India have been added to WorldWideScience.org. The Indian Academy of Sciences, the Indian Institute of Science Eprints, the Indian Institute of Science Theses & Dissertations and the Indian Medlars Centre are now available through the global science gateway, making a total of 28 sources from 18 countries searchable via a single query. The addition of India effectively doubled the percentage of the world's population represented in the searches of WorldWideScience.org. The goal of the gateway is to make the world’s science readily available to researchers and citizens. WorldWideScience.org is maintained by OSTI, which makes R&D findings available and useful to advance discovery.

  • Edward Teller, Still Shaking Up Science Today

    Edward Teller
    Photo Credit:
    Lawrence Livermore
    National Laboratory

    From “Sound Waves to Stars”, the work of Edward Teller, an icon of 20th Century Physics, still resonates today. Teller, co-founder and Director Emeritus of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, was at the forefront of the some of the 20th Century’s most dramatic and history-making events (see press release), and his impact is still felt in such diverse fields as nuclear physics, plasma physics, astrophysics, and statistical mechanics. In conjunction with the centennial of Teller's birth on January 15, OSTI has posted at its DOE R&D Accomplishments website highlights of his outstanding career.



  • Climate Change Documents Added to Database

    In conjunction with the centennial of Edward Teller's birth on January 15, OSTI has posted a document section addressing climate change and global warming. Users can download from DOE R&D Accomplishments the full text of documents co-authored by Teller, such as “Global Warming and Ice Ages: I. Prospects For Physics Based Modulation of Global Change”; “Long-range Weather Prediction and Prevention of Climate Catastrophes: A Status Report”; “Long Range Weather Prediction III: Miniaturized Distributed Sensors for Global Atmospheric Measurements”; “Toward Robust Climate Baselining: Objective Assessment of Climate Change Using Widely Distributed Miniaturized Sensors for Accurate World-Wide Geophysical Measurements”; and “Active Climate Stabilization: Practical Physics-Based Approaches to Prevention of Climate Change.”