The American
National Standards Institute :This is the ANSI's web catalog. It includes
a searchable database of more than 11,000 approved American National Standards,
all of which are available for purchase from ANSI. It also contains information
about other ANSI publications and services.
The American Nuclear Society
:The American Nuclear Society's Worldwide Electronic Resource (the ANSWER)
is the official web source for information on nuclear sciences, technologies,
issues.
The American Society for
Engineering Education :ASEE is a nonprofit organization of individuals,
institutions, and companies dedicated to improving all aspects of engineering
education. This site has a very interesting precollege section which attempts
to explain what engineers do and to help high school students determine whether
they have the interest and the aptitude to study engineering.
American Society
of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) :American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME) is dedicated to ensuring that mechanical engineers are current, safety
conscious, and committed to improving international technical safety. This
impressive site has information about the organization, jobs, FAQ, a magazine,
lots more of interest to current and prospective engineers.
American Wind
Energy Association :The AWEA home page has all the info on wind energy,
"the world's fastest growing energy technology."(!)
AutomationNET
:For those who make, integrate, or need automation systems, this database
offers products, companies, job and technical information, and links.
The Art of Motion
:Motion control is the process of computer controlled kinetics-- the foundation
of robotics. The ability to precisely control the path of a tool enables fabrication
of objects that would not be possible or practical by hand held methods.
CAEDE
Home Page :This NASA site provides center-wide state-of-the-art computer
based tools for electrical and optical engineering, design, and development.
CAEDE hosts an agency wide online integrated circuit, discrete component,
and passive component database and also provides access to the NASA Assurance
System (NAS) database.
Coastal
and Engineering Geology Group :The British Geological Survey here details
the work of its Coastal and Engineering Geology Group (coastal geology, engineering
geology, geophysics, environmental science), offers categorized links to related
sites, and lists title, author and description of the most recent publications
in the field.
Computational
Fluid Dynamics: Introduction to CFD : This document is intended to be
an introduction to the science of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD for short).
It is written for audiences with varying degrees of scientific background,
from those with limited technical know-how, to readers with some scientific
schooling, such as college students or professors, through practicing scientists
and engineers in other fields.
Crazy About Constraints
:A web site dedicated to providing resources and information about the Theory
of Constraints, the Thinking Processes, Synchronous Manufacturing, and other
techniques developed by Dr.Eliyahu Goldratt.
EE
Times Online :Some reviews say this online version of Electronic Times
is better than their hard copy version. It's timely, extensive, well organized,
and visually attractive: give it a try!
EE Toolbox
:This is a major WWW resource for design engineers in the embedded systems,
DSP, real-time, and industrial embedded areas. The aim is to inform engineers
of all important EE resources wherever they may be.
Electric Power Research
Institute : The Electric Power Research Institute delivers the science
and technology to make the generation, delivery, and use of electricity affordable,
efficient, and environmentally sound.
Engineering
Case Studies :This site contains accounts of real engineering projects
written for use in engineering education.
Engineering Information
Inc.:Engineering Information Inc. identifies, organizes, and facilitates
easy access to published engineering literature.
Engineering:
Mechanical and Industrial:Summaries of useful texts in the field of Engineering,
covering many topics: experimental versus computational mechanics, numerical
methods in fluid mechanics, heat mass transfer, biofluid mechanics, and more.
GeoWeb: Environmental
Engineering :This is a source for environmental engineering sites in the
US and elsewhere, including government sites, companies, and software.
HQCs
SciEng Online Solution Library: This site contains "many interactive
science and engineering solution tools." If youre computing problems
in math, geometry, linear algebra, curve fitting or regression, integration,
differentiation, statistics and more, there are tools here that you can use.
You may also download the library and pay a shareware fee.
Industry.net:
Industry.net is "the Internet's largest provider of value-added services
for the industrial market." Engineering news and resources as well as
business search.
Input Shaping
Input Shaping is a feedforward control technique for reducing vibrations in
computer controlled machines.
The Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) Self-proclaimed as "the world's
largest technical professional society," IEEE here provides a website
offering information on their upcoming conferences, education, and organization.
For a fee they provide a "Career Asset Manager" for engineers. This
site is also available in text-only from.
Institute of Industrial
Engineers This site is for anyone interested in the field of Industrial
Engineering. They even answer the question, "Why become an Industrial
Engineer?" You'll find all the IIE's recent publications, but in order
to join one of their forums, you must be a member.
Integrated
Manufacturing Lab In the interest of improving U.S. industrial capacity,
the Integrated Manufacturing Lab gives designers the tools to move products
to market faster. Electro-mechanical types, read all about it here.
International
Organization for Standardization The mission of ISO is to promote the
development of standardization and related activities in the world with a
view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services, and
to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological,
and economic activity.
Introduction
to Engineering Design Here you will find a nice introduction to engineering
design. It offers information about engineering concepts and the design process.
One really nice feature is several case studies focusing on conventional design
processes.
Journal of Mechanical
Design The Journal is published quarterly and available through The American
Society of Mechanical Engineers. It publishes technical design articles and
here gives information to prospective authors and a bibliography of past articles,
but no text.
Machine Design Online
"The World Wide Web site dedicated to Design Engineering" offers
a product locator, back issues of design and product newsletters, links to
other design engineering sites, and information on shows and conferences.
Mechanical Engineering
Laboratory of Production and Design Engineering Here you will find some
interesting information about research projects carried out in the labs of
the University of Twente, Netherlands. Some of these include FROOM, the missing
link between CAD and CAM, Die Design Control Project, and Parametric Pump
Design.
Metalcasting
Information Center There is interesting historical information here, as
well as current trends and job opportunities in foundry businesses.
Nanothinc
Enter The Nanogate. Get the latest information about Nanotechnology.
National
Society of Architectural Engineers NSAE does a good job of defining their
organization and architectural engineering as a field. They include educational
requirements and the schools which offer them.
NIST Virtual Library
The National Institute of Standards and Technology offers you surprisingly
easy, clearly instructed access to a wide range of scientific data. In addition
to evaluated links, you get electronic journals, databases, and other online
resources.
Online Learning Environment
Geared for grade 9-12 science, engineering, and technology students, this
site allows you to select from dozens of subjects from robotics to hovercraft,
study the information provided, and then take an online quiz to test your
comprehension.
PartNET The parts information
network was developed at the University of Utah as a means of making it easier
for design engineers to locate parts. This site is well organized, with explanations
and advantages included in addition to actual search technology.
Photonics
Yellow Pages Corporate, research, and information sites are indexed here
for those interested in photonics. (That's "the technology of generating
and harnessing light" for the rest of you.)
Process Pumps &
Filtrations OnLine Process Pumps & Filtrations is an electronic publication.
Here you can find information regarding positive displacement pumps and centrifugal
pumps along with lots of other information pertaining to pumps and filtration
systems.
SAVIAC,
the Shock and Vibration Information Analysis Center SAVIAC serves "as
a central information resource for Government activities, contractors and
academics concerned with structural dynamic analysis." Their history,
aims, journal, newsletters, articles, and links are here.
SRS: The
Division of Science Resource Studies This part of The National Science
Foundation collects and interprets data and provides "information on
the nation's science, engineering, and technology enterprise." Included
here: US Government statistics, data briefs, survey descriptions, working
papers, related sites, and more.
Scientific Applications
on Linux SAL is "a collection of information and links of software
that scientists and engineers will be interested in." Linux applications
are covered and linked (1250 entries!) in such categories as Mathematics,
Programming, Parallel Computing, and Scientific Data Processing & Visualization.
Semiconductor
Subway This site provides links to all manner of information related to
semiconductors and microsystems, including fabrication facilities, research
activities, standards work, etc.
Society for Experimental
Mechanics This is the extensive Web site of SEM, an international professional
association dedicated to furthering the knowledge of material response (stress/strain)
phenomena and the failure of materials and structures from a research and
current technology perspective.
US Nuclear
Regulatory Commission Primary mission at the NRC is to ensure that public
health and safety are protected in the many different peaceful uses of nuclear
energy.
The Virtual Nuclear
Tourist The Virtual Nuclear Tourist! Yes, that's right !! Visit 6 nuclear
power plants. Lots of information on nuclear power. This is one you must experience
for yourself.
AAAS Directorate
of Education and Human Resources Programs The American Association for
the Advancement of Science promotes science, math, and technology education
improvements and an even playing field for all students. This site offers
news, programs, their film and book review journal, and the most recent issue
of Science Education News, offering current science, math, and technology
education news and activities. Past issues are archived.
Adrenalin
A site for Java enthusiasts! The creator is nuts about Java, and has done
some pretty cool stuff with it. He dabbles in a few other things as well.
You'll find source code and a number of programming tips for Java.
BABEL An online
dictionary of computer terms and acronyms.
Bio Online
Biotechnology information supplied by industry, government, and research sources
is offered here. Includes a Career Center with job search and HR links.
BotSpot This is
"the spot for all bots (robots) on the Net," and you can learn a
lot about them here. Begin with the summary of Eliza, the first Bot, developed
in 1966 and originally programmed with 240 lines of code. Site also includes
a book store, answers to questions, articles, conferences, and 14 searchable
Bot classification data bases.
CDT
Privacy Demonstration Page Concerned about Net security? Find out what
information you reveal about yourself when you visit a Web site from this
clear, concise, and brief page. Scary or fascinating, depending on your viewpoint.
CERN: European Laboratory
for Particle Physics Information about the World Wide Web from the place
where it was invented. Just about anything you'd want to know about the Web
can be found here or in links from here. The main thrust of the site is the
Laboratory's work in Particle Physics.
Cool Tool of the Day
Keep up with the latest and neatest Web tools on this site, which features
a new tool each day. Archives of past tools are sorted by category for easy
browsing and locating.
Cornell
Theory Center An excellent resource for video and animations of scientific
theory, as well as information on current scientific theory.
The Cyberspace
Museum of Natural History and Exploration Technology This content-rich
and well designed page is a little slow to load in some spots, but it's absolutely
worth it. Extensive online exhibits are abundant here; some are permanent
and others change monthly, similar to an IRL museum. Nice job.
The Data Communications
Home Page The author wants to share "great educational resources
in the subject areas of Data Communications, Networks and Telephony."
He does a great job. There are lists of Glossaries, Tutorials, DataCom Pages,
and more, constantly updated as befits work in this area.
FEED
This online zine is a great source of news and information on politics, media,
technology, and the arts.
Fluids Movie
Archive MPEG clips demonstrate fluid dynamics. A great multimedia training
on this topic.
GE
Medical Systems This is a neat site if you're interested in medical technology.
You can go to diagnostic imaging or radiation services and check out explanations
and pictures of the different machines.
GINA: Global Internet
News Agency Get the latest scoop on all the newest developments on the
Internet, plus new reports on existing technologies. A great resource for
business, techies, and the individual user...finally, a way to keep up with
the Net!
GoVictory.com
If you're interested in the technology of racing cars, check this out. The
site includes Digger Jr. Explains, featured in Jr. Drag Racer, discussing
"everything from Horsepower to Thermodynamics." There's also a free
racing technology training course, plus how-to and tech info.
GrafoManiac
This site introduces you to "Web Graphics with Paint Shop Pro 4."
The author offers tips, tricks, and tutorials, plugin help, answers to questions,
and a resource page. If you're into Web graphics or would like to be, this
is a good place to get some help.
Intel
Extensive support and technical information including white papers. The site
also features the Uniquely Intel Shop, where you can order interesting Intel
merchandise.
Inquiry This excellent
site helps users research technology development tools using the full text
of more than 100,000 indexed and searchable articles, reviews, and more. It's
a much faster way to research tools you might want to use.
Jargon
Files Resources This page indexes all the WWW resources associated with
the Jargon File and its print version, The New Hacker's Dictionary.
Lifestyle Finder
Andersen Consulting offers a hands-on demonstration of agent technology by
asking the user a series of questions and then generating a list of Web sites
you might like to see. Provide feedback and you'll get access to a number
of interesting and thought-provoking articles on how agent technology could
change the way we use the Web.
Los Alamos National
Lab The lab is experimenting with encoding technical videos and sharing
them from a video file server; information is available on their Web site.
Mailing List Searchers
This site includes a searchable list of Internet mailing lists, as well as
directories of online journals, zines, and more. A great research resource.
Mars Academy
This is the ambitious project of the American School in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The plan is to design and simulate a Mars Mission, and an impressive amount
of work has already been done and documented here. You can learn about the
mechanics, read the chats with space experts, and take part in planning sessions.
The MBone Information
Web The Multicast Backbone is the part of the Internet that supports live
video transmissions. (Remember the Rolling Stones concert broadcast live on
the Net? That used the MBone.) You can also check out a directory
of MBone sites on the Web, as well as get information on how it works
and what research is underway at the main link, above.
MICE
No, not the ones you use with your computer. Or the kind the cats are always
after. MICE stands for Multimedia Integrated Conferencing for Europe, and
they're developing a video server to make video viewing feasible over the
Internet. Check it out; this is the future.
Microsoft Technical
and developer information are only a small subset of the information on Microsoft
products and technologies available on this site. Read about OLE, ODBC, and
Microsoft's vision of the Net. Lots of free software to download as well.
NASA
An overall directory of information and resources about the U.S. space agency
and its programs. A very content-rich and informative site, and a great place
to go when you're bored!
NCSA The National
Center for Supercomputing Applications has one of the most extensive and informative
sites on the Web. A goldmine of technology information.
NIST Virtual Library
The National Institute of Standards and Technology offers you surprisingly
easy, clearly instructed access to a wide range of scientific data. In addition
to evaluated links, you get electronic journals, databases, and other online
resources.
NanoCAD
in JAVA This is a chemistry-related java applet which allows you to look
at a molecule, spin it, modify its structure, and zoom in and out. The site
offers plenty of source and procedure information and a great list of nanotechnology
links as well.
Narrative
Check out Enliven, a neat new animation technology for the Web.
National Institute of
Standards and Technology An agent of the U.S. Department of Commerce,
the NIST is "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements,
and standards." NIST provides answers to frequently asked questions and
two search engines. This is a worthwhile site for those who are interested
in science.
Net Lingo This
handy online guide containing definitions of hundreds of Internet terms is
a great resource for Web users.
Netscape Keep
up with the latest news on the World Wide Web with the company that made it
accessible and easy for most of us in the first place. Check out the latest
version of the Netscape browser, and find out what news is breaking on the
Internet.
News.Com C|Net's newest
service offers the most up to date computer and software industry news online
in a neat, easy to use format. A great service...and typical of C|Net.
NeXT A rich resource
of object-oriented technology and programming information. An object-oriented
edition of CNN's Moneyline is also available here.
Online Learning Environment
Geared for grade 9-12 science, engineering, and technology students,
this site allows you to select from dozens of subjects from robotics to hovercraft,
study the information provided, and then take an online quiz to test your
comprehension.
PC
World Tips and Tricks To get the most out of your PC, make sure you visit
this excellent site from PC World Online. Keyword and concept searchable and
loaded with information, it makes your computer a much more fun and productive
place to be.
Planet9 Planet9's
site offers a virtual tour of the solar system, the opera, and a cool tour
of New Orleans using VRML technology.
Play Incorporated
Video technology company. Makers of the Snappy Video Snapshot. Cool page.
RGB
If you're interested in electronic publishing, this is a gold mine. There's
information on just about every aspect you could ask for, from design ideas
to production issues. Don't miss the 101 Hot Tips, either.
SIMON
SIMON (School Internet Manager Over Networks) is a NASA Learning Technologies
Project, "a Macintosh application for K-12 teachers that provides affordable
Internet connectivity, smart searching, an automatic lesson builder and a
lesson library." This site also offers NASA K-12 resources--tons of great
NASA links!
SRS: The
Division of Science Resource Studies This part of The National Science
Foundation collects and interprets data and provides "information on
the nation's science, engineering, and technology enterprise." Included
here: US Government statistics, data briefs, survey descriptions, working
papers, related sites, and more.
STS-86:Shuttle-Mir
VII This site has wonderful information about the planned September 18,
1997 launch of the U.S. shuttle to rendezvous with the Russian space station
Mir. There are pictures and facts about the crew, mission information and
figures, and lots more. Great stuff!!
Silicon Graphics Well,
here's cool for you! This is the neatest equipment out there.
Slate Microsoft Corporation's
new online technology magazine offers a lot of good content. Worth a visit.
Space Day This
is a great site! Lots of graphics, so be prepared, but they're very well done.
You can check out current headlines on space topics, look at 101 things to
do on Space Day (May 22), send postcards, and look at a page with information
and activities for the classroom. A great feature of the site is the Speak
Up section. There's a question (such as, "Should humans live on Mars?")
and exploration of the issues surrounding the question. You can participate
in surveys concerning the question and compare your answers to those of others.
Sun Microsystems Lots
of info on Java, and a technology and research page with new goodies.
The
Tech Museum of Science An online scientific playground for kids and adults,
and a great way to learn about how technology impacts our lives. The interactive
exhibits are a delight.
TechWeb This always
informative site has a huge archive of articles from CMP's technology publications.
It's recently been relaunched and now includes a user tech support area, product
reviews, and much, much more. Oh, yeah...it's a lot easier to use now, too.
United
Space Alliance The real goodies on this page are the live shuttle data.
When there is a launch you can view a live shuttle tracking monitor or meta-refreshed
gif of the positions of the shuttle, sun and (if it's meeting with Hubble
or Mir, etc.) other satellites. There's also live video and audio.
Uranium Information
Centre This pro-nuclear energy site is rich in information on the uranium
industry and nuclear power.
Video Systems Theory
A description of videotape systems theory. Of interest to anyone in the industry.
Virtual
Computer Library Links to many online computing resources categorized
by origin: magazines, books, organizations, journals, and conferences.
VRML Repository
Find out the latest news and developments on VRML technology on this informational
site. Decide for yourself if VRML is going to take on the world, or if Quicktime
VR has beat it to the punch.
Web Developer's
Virtual Library This huge site offers its own search engine, and it's
a good thing. They've assembled and catalogued information on every aspect
and every type of tool for creating Web sites, administering them, and more.
A winner.
Web Review This
excellent resource for Webmasters offers information, tips, guidelines, reviews,
and more. This zine had ceased publication for a while and is back with support
from publisher Miller Freeman. Welcome!
Yohkoh
Public Outreach Project This extremely cool site allows you to look at
images and movies of the sun, taken over the last 72 hours. Funded by NASA
and using images taken by the Yohkoh Satellite launched from Japan in 1991,
YPOP offers great information about the sun, light, solar learning activities,
and much more.