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International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association (IDEMA) International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association (IDEMA)- Trade association for the data storage industry. Publishes standards and reference documents, most of which a… Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)- With information on standardization activities and procedures and the advantages of participating in standardization work. InterNational Electrical Testing Association (NETA) InterNational Electrical Testing Association (NETA)- Publishes standards and specifications. Includes a list of publications and an online order form. International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)- The standards organization for all areas of electrotechnology. International Telecommunications Union - Telecommunication Standardization (ITU-T) International Telecommunications Union - Telecommunication Standardization (ITU-T)- Formerly CCITT. Produces global telecommunication standards, and defines tariff and accounting … Publicly Available ISO Standards Publicly Available ISO Standards- Link list of those ISO standards which are available as free zipped PDF downloads (as opposed to the other ISO standards which must be purchased.) National Measurement and Regulation Office (UK) National Measurement and Regulation Office (UK)- Includes information about the National Measurement System, legislation and guidance, services to industry, and its enforcement ro… SI Units, Conversion and Measurement Skills SI Units, Conversion and Measurement Skills- Book by Wacek Kijewski on experimental science in metric units. Includes problems, guided solutions, fun facts, data handling and metr… Ask Numbers Ask Numbers- Offers a wide variety of unit conversion tools and conversion charts for fast lookup. Conversion Factors for Energy Equivalents Conversion Factors for Energy Equivalents- Physics laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sponsors and maintains this reference resource of CODATA… The Foot Rule The Foot Rule- Convert units from one measure to another (e.g. meters to yards, liters to gallons). A very extensive collection of units and categories. Includes usage and definit… Metric Conversion Tables to Imperial Measurements Metric Conversion Tables to Imperial Measurements- Standard-to-metric conversion factor tables with definitions, derived units and prefixes. British Weights and Measures Association (BWMA) British Weights and Measures Association (BWMA)- Pressure group opposing compulsory metrication. Political, consumer and transport information, discussion boards and links. Units of Measurement Units of Measurement- Conversions tables and equivalences of the principal units of measure of the SI and Anglo-Saxon systems. International System of Units International System of Units- Definitions of SI units and SI prefixes, units outside the SI, rules and style conventions, historical context for SI units, international aspects o… English Weights and Measures English Weights and Measures- History and usage of English/Imperial/customary weights and measures, with conversion factors, and pictures. Minims, drachms, pecks, bushels, rods, p… UK Metric Association UK Metric Association- Pressure group campaigning for the completion of metrication in the UK. History, legislation, and practical help. Metric 4 US Metric 4 US- A site promoting the metric system which argues why metric is better and English is worse. Provides an English-metric online calculator. How Many? How Many?- A dictionary of units of measurement: explanations of the metric system, System Internationale (SI), English customary system, and other modern measuring systems. Plus … NSSN: A National Resource for Global Standards NSSN: A National Resource for Global Standards- Serves as a central point to search for standards information from many sources and serves as a gateway connecting those who seek s… SciCurve SciCurve- Search engine for life science publications which produces results in forms of graphs, networks and map. PubPsych PubPsych- European niche search engine for psychology. Microsoft Academic Search Microsoft Academic Search- Search engine linking scientific papers, conferences, journals and authors. PasteREF PasteREF- Returns the title and source of an article along with a direct link from a citation. Symbolab Symbolab- Semantic search engine for math and science expanding the searchable data space onto scientific notations, expressions, equations and formulas. Thomson Reuters: Highly Cited Thomson Reuters: Highly Cited- A search tool to identify individuals, departments and laboratories that have made fundamental contributions to the advancement of science and techn… Scientillion Scientillion- Search engine for physics and quantitative science. CiteSeer CiteSeer- Scientific literature digital library and search engine. Science Dictionary Science Dictionary- A science search engine, which pulls data from scientific web sites. WorldWideScience WorldWideScience- A search which uses multilateral partnerships to search national and international databases. Science-advisor.net Science-advisor.net- Scientific search engine and online forum. Researchers and students can search the scientific literature and can freely and anonymously discuss and review res… Online Journals Search Engine Online Journals Search Engine- A multi-search tool that permits queries of a number of scientific journals. PubMed PubMed- Search engine accessing the MEDLINE database of articles on life sciences and biomedical topics. Houston Advanced Research Center Houston Advanced Research Center- Research initiatives include energy, biotechnology, environment, information. Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation- Promoting, encouraging and aiding scientific investigation and research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Morgridge Institute. University of South Florida: Reed Lab University of South Florida: Reed Lab- Undertaking research into human-robot interaction for medical and rehabilitation devices. Includes details of projects, publications and lab… Southern Research Institute Southern Research Institute- Diversified network of collaborative centers for scientific discovery and technology development in the life sciences research, life sciences contract… East-West Science Centre East-West Science Centre- At the University of Kassel, Germany, supporting east-west cooperation in economics and science. Centre Henri Tudor Centre Henri Tudor- Provides information on training courses and research which focuses on information and communication technologies, materials science, business organisation and… ResearchGATE: Science Network ResearchGATE: Science Network- Social community for researchers, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange among researchers worldwide. Swiss Center for Affective Sciences Swiss Center for Affective Sciences- The Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences is one of 20 National Centres of Competence in Research established by the Swiss federal government. W… Association of Independent Research Institutes Association of Independent Research Institutes- AIRI is a nationwide association of independent, not-for-profit research institutes. Provides information on membership, and on the… Center for Research in Scientific Computation at NCSU Center for Research in Scientific Computation at NCSU- Specializes in computational science, engineering and applied mathematics. At North Carolina State University. Living Knowledge Living Knowledge- Offers a publicly-accessible resource for science shops, community-based organizations, government agencies, and universities. Offers background information on i… Schafer Corporation Schafer Corporation- Technology company providing products and professional services to government and industry, in the areas of defense, space, and laboratory and analytical oper… The Evergreen Foundation The Evergreen Foundation- A privately funded research institution on aspects of public wellness and safety such as vaccine development and surveillance technology. Westchester Cou… Archive of Starlab Research Laboratories Archive of Starlab Research Laboratories- A privately funded, 'blue sky' research institute in Brussels, Belgium, now closed. Areas of study included quantum physics, nanotechnolo… Science and Technology Center in Ukraine Science and Technology Center in Ukraine- Supports research and development activities for peaceful applications by Ukrainian, Georgian, and Uzbekistani scientists and engineers, … Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis (ICASA) Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis (ICASA)- A division of New Mexico Tech. Seeks solutions to problems in critical infrastructure protection and other national securi… The Scripps Research Institute The Scripps Research Institute- Private, non-profit research organization engaged in basic biomedical science. The eight scientific departments study all areas of modern biomedica…