Physics/Science News

1. FYI - News from Washington, DC regarding physics
2. FYI This Month - Summary of FYI for this month
3. Inside Science News Service - Current science news
4. Physical Review Focus - Short, readable explanations of selected research articles
5. Physical Science News - Published by the DOE Office of Science and Technical Information
6. Physics Central - Public web site of the APS
7. Physics News Update - Brief summaries of selected physics research publications
8. Physics News Graphics - Graphics for Physics News
9. Preprint Search - Maintained by DOE
10. What's New by Bob Park - A satirical view of current science-related news

Summer Research Opportunities

1. Summer Research at Valparaiso University
2. National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates
3. NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program
4. NIH Summer Internship Programs in Biomedical Research
5. MAYO Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
6. Department of Energy (DOE)
   1. Office of Biological and Environmental Research
   2. Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships

Career Resources

1. Career resources online

Other Physics, Mathematics, and Engineering Depts.

1. Find Other US Physics, Mathematics, Engineering Departments by State

Physics Acronyms

1. AIP - American Institute of Physics
2. ANL - Argonne National Lab
3. APS - American Physical Society
4. CERN - European Laboratory for Particle Physics
5. FNAL - Fermi National Accelerator Lab
6. HEPIC - High Energy Physics Information Center
7. IOP - Institute of Physics
   • Electronic Journals Online
8. JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
9. LANL - Los Alamos National Lab
10. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
11. NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
12. NOAO - National Optical Astronomy Observatories
13. NSF - National Science Foundation
14. ORNL - Oak Ridge National Lab
15. OTA - The (former) congressional Office of Technology Assessment
16. STSCI - Space Telescope Science Institute

Physics and Astronomy Journals Online

1. American Physial Society Journals (Physical Review A,B,C..., Physical Rev. Lett.)
2. Physics B
3. XXX - Research papers from XXX at Los Alamos National Lab
4. (More coming soon...)

Physics Research Programs and Conferences

1. LunarSat Space Mission
2. The Aurora
3. Solar Flare Web site
4. The American Meteor Society, Ltd.
5. Asteroids
6. Mars Pathfinder - Nasa Mission to the Red Planet
7. MOONLINK - Nasa Mission to our nearest neighboring planet
8. Neutrino Oscillations Experiments
9. Space Shuttle Home Page
10. PAW software from CERN
11. Physics Conferences On-Line

Atomic, Nuclear, and Particle Physics

1. Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Data and References Online

Physics Education points of interest

1. Lecture Demonstration Google Index (this is GREAT!)
2. Macintosh Computers in Amateur Astronomy
3. Making Science Fun - NBC 9, Steve Spangler Science
4. 1994 AAPT Demonstration Show (quicktime videos)
5. Graph Paper
6. Art Of Science
7. How to use a Vernier caliper
8. Electrc Substation Safety - a picture's worth a thousand words
9. Electrostatic Charge - Don't touch that gas pump!
10. Tsunami Physics
11. Cooking with Scientists - chapter 1, Ice Cream
12. The Physics of Speech
13. Electromagnetic Induction - Goodbye Coca-Cola
14. The Museum of Unworkable Devices
15. Rattleback Explaination - Torque of the Devil
16. "Powers of 10" video as a Java Applet!
17. Amazing video of electrical utility arcing.
18. Merlot Physics an index of online resources
19. "IDEAL" Scientific Equipment (disable all farce filters on your borwser)
20. Maxwell's Demon - Java Applet
21. World Year of Physics 2005
22. History of Science Exibits from AIP
23. "The Elements" - song by Tom Lehrer, with flash animation
24. Science Demonstration Book List
25. Just Walking In the Rain - run or walk? a good Valparainsnow debate
26. Van de Graaff Generator - instructions, tips, and tricks
27. Web Exhibits - color, light, calendars
28. Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics
29. Atomic and Nuclear Data and References Online
30. Antique Instruments for "Natural Philosophy"
31. Radioactive content of Coal
32. Interactive Quantum Mechanics Education Software
33. Physlets - Java Aplets for science education
34. The "Lifter" - an "electric wind" fan with no moving parts.
35. PhysicsSongs.org
36. Powers of 10 video in JAVA
37. Britney Spears' Guide to semiconductor physics (you'll never believe this...)
38. Fourier Synthesis - in Java!
39. Space Weather - news and information about the Sun-Earth environment
40. Radon and Radiation Links
41. AAPT Apparatus Competition
    - The 1999 entries
42. The Music House Museum
43. Physics Question of the Week
44. Unwise Microwave Oven Experiments
45. Standard Time - Put an END to Daylight Savings Time
46. Universe Today - Space Exploration and Astronomy News
47. Astronomy Picture of the Day
48. Science and Math Consortium
49. How Stuff Works
50. Dynamic Physics Courses at PSU
51. Local Archive of Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission - unindexed
52. Physics Demos
53. Physical Sciences Resources Center
54. Science and Technology Expo
55. RonJon Publishing - custom lab manuals
56. THE INTERNET PILOT TO PHYSICS
57. BAD SCIENCE - the things that your High School teacher got wrong!
58. The SEARL effect - REALLY BAD SCIENCE
59. The Physics Suitcase
60. Boston U. physics demos
61. The Coanda Effect - Sorry Bernoulli
62. What happens when LOX is poured onto a pile of charcoal?
63. Isotopic decay information
64. High Temperature Superconductors
65. Lecture Demonstrations from Berkley
66. BILL B'S SCIENCE HOBBY HOMEPAGE
67. Astro Web at IU
68. an online museum with images of some very old apparatus
69. the exploratorium in San Francisco on-line
70. Movies and videos - suggested titles for thought provoking physical analysis
71. The Physics FAQ
72. Physics Demonstration Handbook, UMN
73. Involving Scientists in K-12 Education

Textbooks ONLINE

1. eFollet.com
2. eCampus.com
3. AddAll Books

Science Education Product Suppliers

1. Vernier Software
2. Pasco Scientific
3. NADA SCIENTIFIC
4. Central Scientific Company
5. Team Labs
6. World-In-Motion video analysis software
7. Scientific Lab Furniture

Software Documentation

1. Super Mongo