ZoomText magnifies text and also reads aloud documents, web sites, and e-mail. This software is available on all public computers in Eisenhower Library. On Thursday, the company’s Vice President of Marketing will be […]
Stars of Sci Fi
Two great but very different science fiction authors were born in May: Harlan Ellison and Ursula Le Guin. Ellison, an endlessly creative annoying man who’s on his fifth wife, has […]
They’re Very Teeny – Can They Hurt Us?
Thursday is the Institute for Nanobiotechnology’s annual symposium. The meeting’s title is Environmental and Health Impacts of Engineered Nanomaterials. That basically means “nanotoxicology,” or “could nanoparticles be harmful to the […]
Don’t Let Google Cost You Time
You have a paper due and you’re surfing Google for topic info. Hmm, there’s an article that looks good [click]. Drat, a password screen! What a PAIN – why do […]
Physics by Phone
arXiv is the open server for e-prints in physics, math, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, and statistics. Do you need to check what’s new every day? Of course you […]
Firing Needles Across the Ocean
On March 30, two 3.5 TeV (teraelectron volt) energy beams will collide. This will happen at CERN, a research center on the Switzerland/France border. Described by one CERN scientist as […]
A Sad Farewell to Scientific American
Once upon a time (1845), there was a magazine called The Advocate of Industry and Enterprise, and Journal of Mechanical and Other Improvements. Soon, with the mercifully shorter title of […]
What’s That Sound? And Other Questions We Hear
Here are some questions that we’ve heard recently — maybe you’ve wondered about them, too: Q. What’s that chiming sound that goes off sometimes? A. That’s the Support Services Department […]
“S” is for “Science Fiction”
It’s summer movie season again! Summer is prime time for science fiction and fantasy — this year’s films include series such as Star Trek, Harry Potter, and Terminator, as well […]
Yes, We Do!
During a recent conversation with an engineering undergrad, I was describing the many ways to send suggestions to the library or get questions answered. He listened intently and then said […]