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MATERIALS SCEINCE BY SUBJECT Ceramics & Clay Science Dictionaries & Glossaries ~ Databases ~ Courses & Teaching Modules Composites Dictionaries & Glossaries ~ Databases ~ Courses & Teaching Modules Aerospace Eng.: Composites Materials Calculators Alloys, Composites, Metals, Minerals: Composites & Structures Calculators Glass & Glass Fibre Composites Dictionaries ~ Databases ~ Courses ~ Glass & Quartz Calculators Nanomaterials, Nanophase Materials, Nano-Composites, Nanofabrication Databases ~ Courses ~ Nanotechnology Calculators Nuclear Materials Dictionaries & Glossaries ~ Courses & Teaching Modules Nuclear Structure, Isotopes, Properties, etc. Databases Nuclear Eng. Calculators ~ Radiation/Radioactivity Calculators Polymers Databases ~ Courses & Teaching Modules Polymer Chemistry Calculators ~ Plastics Eng. Calculators Wood & Wood-Based Composites Databases ~ Courses ~ Wood/Forestry Calculators

CERAMICS & CLAY SCIENCE Ceramics & Clay Science Dictionaries & Glossaries CERAMIC GLOSSARY DATABASE - Digitalfire Corporation Multimedia Ceramics Glossary (Text & Images). For more information see Education or Digitalfire Corporation CERAMICS MATERIALS HANDBOOK - Business News Publishing Co. Multimedia Ceramics Materials Definitions (Text & Images). Click on Materials Handbook. For more information see CI: Ceramic Industry Magazine Online GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR PHASE EQUILIBRIA DIAGRAMS - Ceramics Division, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia Phase Equilibria Diagrams Glossary (Text & Images). For more information see Tools & Resources; Ceramics WebBook; Ceramics Division; Materials Properties or NIST Ceramics & Clay Science Databases Ceramic Materials Properties Databases MATERIALS DATABASE - Automation Creations, Inc. Multimedia Materials Database (Text & Images). Materials Database Subject Categories include: Thermoplastic Polymers; Thermoset Polymers; Superalloys; Ferrous Metals; Nonferrous Metals; Other Engineering Materials "...Aerogel; Composites; Carbon; Glass; Wood; Lubricants; Oils; etc..." Pure Metallic Element; Ceramics; etc. Depending on Marterial, Database Descriptions include: "...Material Notes; Applications; Physical Properties; Mechanical Properties: Hardness, Tensile Strength, etc.; Electrical Properties; Optical Properties; Thermal Properties; Processing Properties; Descriptive Properties; References; etc..." For more information see MatWeb POTTERY-STONE PROPERTIES DATABASE - National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research (NIMC), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan Multimedia Potter-Stone Properties Database (Text & Images). Available in English & Japanese. Potter-Stone Properties Database "...Pottery stone is a raw material for porcelain to porcelainize without mixing other materials, and is metamorphic rock which was hydrothermally altered from rhyolite group. Amakusa pottery stone is one of representative pottery stones in Japan, and has been used as the main raw material of high quality porcelain such as Arita porcelain and of insulator for high voltage..." For more information see Research Information Data Base or the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology TECHNICAL CERAMICS DATABASES - Informationszentrum Technische Keramik (Technical Ceramics Information Center), Germany Multimedia Technical Ceramics Databases & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Available English & German/Deutsch. Technical Ceramics Database includes: Material Databases: "...Silicate Ceramics; Oxide Ceramics; Nonoxide Ceramics..." Properties Databases "...Electrical Properties; Mechanical Properties; Thermal Properties; Chemical Properties..." Applications Database: "...Fields of Application; Manufacturers of Technical Ceramics according to the field of application; etc..." For more information see the Technical Ceramics Information Center BREVIER TECHNICAL CERAMICS - Informationszentrum Technische Keramik (Technical Ceramics Information Center), Germany Multimedia Technical Ceramics Companion for the Practical Engineer Guide, Course, Teaching Modules & Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Available in English & German/Deutsch. Brevier Technical Ceramics "...is intended as a companion for the practical engineer, regardless of whether he or she is a user or manufacturer of ceramics...it offers an overview of ceramic materials, their properties, manufacturing and processing methods, and describes the basic rules for construction using ceramics as well as bonding and joining techniques..." Examples of Brevier Technical Ceramics Chapters & Subchapters include: Ceramic Materials Materials Groups; Classification; Material Descriptions "...Silicate Ceramics; Oxide Ceramics; Non-oxide Ceramics; etc..." Manufacturing "...Raw Materials and Additives; Body Preperation; Forming; Firing; Shrinkage; Machining; etc..." Properties of Technical Ceramics Mechanical Properties "...Density, Porosity, Strength, Elasticity, etc..." Thermal Properties "...Thermal Conductivity, Coefficient of Linear Expansion, etc..." Electrical Properties; Corrosion Properties "...Corrosion Mechanisms; Surface Corrosion and Selective Corrosion; etc..." Applications "...Mechanical Engineering; High-temperature Technologies; Electrical Engineering; etc..." Ceramics Design "...Design Sequence; Design Material, Forming & Modular; Cost-Effectiveness; Design for Strength; etc..." Joining and Bonding Techniques "...Principles; Methods; etc..." For more information see the Technical Ceramics Information Center CERAMICS WEBBOOK TOOLS - Ceramics Division, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia Ceramics WebBook Tools (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Ceramics WebBook Tools include: Glossary of Terms for Phase Equilibria Diagrams; Interactive Data Evaluation Assessment Tool; Texture Analysis Software Package; VAMAS Classification System for Advanced Technical Ceramics; Structural Ceramics Database (WebSCD); etc. For more information see Ceramics WebBook; Ceramics Division; Materials Properties or NIST

Ceramic Materials & Glaze Databases CERAMICS DATABASES (GLAZE CALCULATOR - GLAZE RECIPES) - R. Burkett & R. Feder, SDSU CeramicsWeb, San Diego State University Multimedia Ceramics Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Ceramics Databases "...This database of glazes will be both a source for recipes for educational and studio use, and also a valuable resource for historical and technical glaze research..." For more information see Main Index: Glaze, Clay, and Material Databases or SDSU - The Ceramics Web KPA GLAZE CALCULATOR (GLAZE CALCULATOR - GLAZE RECIPES) - Author: M. Evans, Kent Potter's Association (KPA), Kent, England, U.K. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. PA Glaze Calculator is "...a program for converting the recipe of a glaze into a formula..." KPA Glaze Calculator INPUT Values include: Material "...Alumina; Barium Carbonate; Bentonite; Bone Ash; Calcined Clay; Colemanite; Dolomite; Feldspar; Lead Bisilicate; Lithium Carbonate; etc..." Parts; Flux; Amphoteric; Glass Former; etc. For more information see Kent Potter's Association (KPA)

Ceramic Color Database CERAMIC COLOR DATABASE (CCDB) - GLAZE DATA BASE OF NIRIN - National Industrial Research Institute (NIRIN), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan Multimedia Ceramic Color Database (Text & Images). Available in English & Japanese. CCDB (Ceramic Color DataBase) "...offers such information as visual surface, ratio of compounds and firing conditions for glaze test pieces selected as most significant from the enormous collection..." or more information see Research Information Data Base or the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Fracture Toughness Database FRACTURE TOUGHNESS DATABASE - Ceramics Division, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia Fracture Toughness Database (Text & Images). NIST Property Data Summaries for Fracture Toughness "...Property Data Summaries are collections of property values derived from surveys of published data. These collections typically focus on either one material or one particular property. Studies of specific materials typically include thermal, mechanical, structural, and chemical properties,..." For more information see Ceramics Division; Materials Properties or NIST High Temperature Superconductors Database HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS DATABASE - R.G. Munro, Ceramics Division, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia High Temperature Superconductors Database (Text & Images). "...The NIST WWW High Temperature Superconductors database (WebHTS) provides evaluated thermal, mechanical, and superconducting property data for oxide superconductors..." For more information see About the WebHTS; Evaluated Data; Ceramics WebBook; Ceramics Division; Materials Properties or NIST Ceramics & Clay Science Courses & Teaching Modules Clay Science CLAY MINERALOGY & GEOCHEMISTRY: GEOL4550/6550 - P.A. Schroeder, Department of Geology, University of Georgia Multimedia Clay Science Course (Text & Images). For more information see Paul A. Schroeder's Courses Home Page; Paul A. Schroeder's Home Page or the Department of Geology Fractography Courses & Teaching Modules FRACTOGRAPHY: CHARACTERIZATION OF FRACTURE ORIGINS IN ADVANCED CERAMIC MATERIALS - G. Quinn, J. Swab & E.F. Begley, Ceramics Division, Materials Science & Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia Ceramics Fractography Course & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Characterization of Fracture Origins in Advanced Ceramics "...The strength of many advanced ceramics reflects the flaws present in the material and the material's intrinsic fracture toughness..." Characterization of Fracture Origins in Advanced Ceramics includes: Fractographic Montage; Weibull Graphs; Fracture Origin Characterization and the Flaw Catalog: "...Identity; Location; Size..." For more information see Ceramics WebBook; Ceramics Division; Materials Properties or NIST Materials Practice Guidelines MATERIALS PRACTICE GUIDELINES (PDF) - Ceramics Division, Materials Science & Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia Ceramics Practice Guidelines (Text & Images). Ceramics Practice Guidelines include: "...Particle Size Characterization; The Use of Nomenclature in Dispersion Science & Technology; Surface Engineering Measurement Standards for Inorganic Materials; X-Ray Topography; Data Evaluation Theory and Practice for Materials Properties; etc..." For more information see Ceramics WebBook; Ceramics Division; Materials Properties or NIST

COMPOSITES Composites Dictionaries & Glossaries COMPOSITE MATERIALS DICTIONARY - Composites Technology, Ray Publishing Multimedia Composite Materials Dictionary (Text & Images). For more information see Composites Technology Composites Databases MATERIALS DATABASE - Automation Creations, Inc. Multimedia Materials Database (Text & Images). Materials Database Subject Categories include: Thermoplastic Polymers; Thermoset Polymers; Superalloys; Ferrous Metals; Nonferrous Metals; Other Engineering Materials "...Aerogel; Composites; Carbon; Glass; Wood; Lubricants; Oils; etc..." Pure Metallic Element; Ceramics; etc. Depending on Marterial, Database Descriptions include: "...Material Notes; Applications; Physical Properties; Mechanical Properties: Hardness, Tensile Strength, etc.; Electrical Properties; Optical Properties; Thermal Properties; Processing Properties; Descriptive Properties; References; etc..." For more information see MatWeb

Composites Courses & Teaching Modules Introduction to Composites INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITES (SHOCKWAVE) - Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware Multimedia Composites Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see Technology or the Center for Composite Materials Composite Materials Process Simulations PROCESS SIMULATIONS - Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware Multimedia Composite Materials Process Simulations (Text, Images & Calculators). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Composite Design Software; Technology or the Center for Composite Materials Some examples Composite Materials Process Simulations include Preform Properties Analysis (PPA) Preform Properties Analysis (PPA) Program "...This program has been developed to facilitate analysis and design of laminated preforms which consist of distinct layers of materials. In general, preforms may be constructed with any combination of continuous fiber, fiber mats, woven fabrics and cores. The program will provide effective laminate properties. Thermal as well as mechanical loadings are included in the point stress calculations..." Cure Cycle Design Cure Cycle Design "...is a process that converts a liquid resin into a solid by chemical reactions induced by heat (or radiation). This program simulates the distributions of temperature and degree of cure through out the thickness of a composite part for various mold-heating programs..." Composite Properties Analysis Composite Properties Analysis Program "...predicts the thermoelastic properties (Youngs moduli, Shear moduli, Poissons ratio and coefficients of thermal expansion) for a variety of polymeric composite materials..." COMPOSITE ADVENTURE GAME (SHOCKWAVE) - Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware Multimedia Interactive Composite Game (Text, Images & Simulation). Composite Adventure Game allows you "...to manufacture a composite part..." For more information see Process Simulation; Technology or the Center for Composite Materials

GLASS & GLASS FIBRE COMPOSITES Glass & Glass Fibre Composites Dictionaries & Glossaries GLOSSARY OF GLASSMAKING TERMS - The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning Glass Center "...A Pocket Dictionary of Terms Commonly Used to Describe Glass and Glassmaking..." For more information see The Corning Museum of Glass Glass & Glass Fibre Composites Databases GLASS TECHNICAL INFORMATION DATABASE (PDF) - Kimble/Kontes, Kimble Chase Life Science and Research Products LLC. Multimedia Glass Database - Glass Technical Information Sheets (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Glass Database - Glass Technical Information Sheets include: "...APHA Tests and Applicable Products; Capacity Tolerances for Glass Volumetric Apparatus; Class A and Class B Tolerances; Drainage Times for Volumetric Glassware; Glossary of Glass Fabricating Terms; Nomogram of Allowable Pressures; Physical Properties of Glass; Thermal Shock Resistance Graph; Thermometer Immersion and Stem Corrections; UV Absorbing Performance of Amber and Raysorb Glass; UV Absorbing Performance of Plastic Coated Glass; Volumetric Calibration and Volumetric Standards; etc..." For more information see Kimble Chase Life Science and Research Products LLC. OXIDE GLASSES COLLECTION - Ceramics Division, Materials Science & Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia Property Data Summaries for Oxide Glasses Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Property Data Summaries "...are collections of property values derived from surveys of published data. These collections typically focus on either one material or one particular property. Studies of specific materials typically include thermal, mechanical, structural, and chemical properties, while studies of particular properties survey one property across many materials..." Oxide Glasses Collection includes Oxide Glasses Database "...Borate Base Glasses; Germanate Base Glasses; Phosphate Base Glasses; Silicate Base Glasses..." Oxide Glass Material Summary "...Molar Composition; Specific Material; Manufacturer..." Oxide Glass Properties "...Crack Growth Exponent; Elastic Modulus; Fracture Energy; Fracture Toughness..." For more information see Ceramics WebBook or the Ceramics Division QUARTZ PROPERTIES DATABASE - GE Quartz, Inc., General Electric Company Multimedia Quartz Properties Databases & Quartz Calculators (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Quartz Properties Databases include: Quartz Chemical Composition "...Typical Trace Element Composition Table..." Quartz Permeability "...Qualitative Guide To Fused Quartz Reaction With Selected Elements; Compounds At Elevated Temperatures..." Quartz Pressure Determination "...CFQ Rupture Formula For Tubing; CFQ Rupture Formula For Discs And Plates..." Quartz Mechanical Properties "...Shear Modulus; Internal Friction; Young's Modulus; Internal Damping; Poisson's Ratio; Modulus of Rupture; etc..." Quartz Electrical Properties "...Dielectric Breakdown (Voltage vs. Frequency); Resistivity; Volume Conductivity; etc..." Quartz Optical Properties "...IR Transmission; Index of Refraction..." Quartz Thermal Properties "...Deflection as an Estimator of Viscous Deformation of Fused Quartz; Cristobalite Thickness/Time; Coefficient of Expansion; Thermal Diffusivity; Viscosity; etc..." For more information see GE Quartz Glassblowing Courses & Teaching Modules SCIENTIFIC GLASSBLOWING BASICS - J. Walas, East Carolina University Glassblowing Services, Department of Chemistry, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina Multimedia Glassblowing Course (Text, Images & Demonstrations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSVE. Scientific Glassblowing Basics Course "...The intent of this basic course of instruction is not to make you an accomplished professional glassblower. It is designed to give you experience in performing a series of basic glassblowing seals that can be used in the fabrication and repair of simple to complex glass apparatus and glass systems..." Examples of Glassblowing Subject Categories include: "...Equipment, Material, Tools and Terminology; Glassblowers Bench; Oxygen and Fuel Gas Systems; Burners and Torches; Cutting Glass; Fire Polishing Annealing; Butt Seals; Bends; Repairs; Ring Seals; Vacuum Seals; etc..." For more information see East Carolina University Glassblowing Services GLASSBLOWING DATA & TABLES - J. Walas, East Carolina University Glassblowing Services, Department of Chemistry, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina Multimedia Glassblowing Data & Tables (Text & Images). Examples of Glassblowing Data & Tables Subject Categories include "...Ceramic to Borosilicate; Cylindrical Volumes; Glass to Metal; Glass Frit; Physical Properties; Quartz to Tungsten; etc..." For more information see East Carolina University Glassblowing Services GLASSBLOWING TECHNIQUES - School of Art, National Institute of Arts, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Multimedia Glassblowing Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Glassblowing Teaching Modules were "...created with the aim of encouraging greater contact between educational institutions and individual artists..." Glassblowing Subject Categories include: "...Blowing; Casting; Cold Working; etc..." For more information see Glass Australia or the School of Art TECHNICAL INFORMATION IN GLASSBLOWING - The Scientific Glassblowers Association of Australia Multimedia Glassblowing Techniques Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see The Scientific Glassblowers Association of Australia

NANOMATERIALS, NANOPHASE MATERIALS, NANO-COMPOSITES, NANOFABRICATION Nanomaterials, Nanophase Materials, Nano-Composites, Nanofabrication Databases MEMS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE PROCESS CATALOG - MEMS and Nanotechnology Exchange, hosted by the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) Multimedia MEMS and Nanotechnology Database (Text, Images & Process Characteristics Calculators). MEMS and Nanotechnology is "...the most comprehensive and diverse set of implementation solutions for MEMS, micro- and nano-technologies to be found anywhere in the world..." Process Subject Categories with Matching Process Capabilities include: "...Bonding; Deposition; Doping; Etch; LIGA; Lift Off; Lithography; Mask Making; Metrology; Packaging; Polishing; Process Technologies; Thermal; etc..." For more information see MEMS and Nanotechnology Exchange or the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) MATERIAL PROPERTIES DATABASE - MEMS and Nanotechnology Clearinghouse VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Multimedia MEMS Material Properties Database (Text & Images). Depending on Material the MEMS Material Properties Database includes: "...Compressive strength; Density; Dielectric Constant, Relative; Electrical Rresistivity; Hardness, Knoop (KH); Hardness, Vickers (VH); Modulus of Rupture; Piezoelectric Constant; Poisson's Ratio; Stiffness; Tensile Strength; Thermal Conductivity; etc..." For more information see MEMS and Nanotechnology Clearinghouse NANOMATERIALS DATABASE: ELECTRON-MOLECULE COLLISION CROSS-SECTIONS & THERMOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES - Integrated Product Team on Devices & Nanotechnology, AMES Laboratory, NASA Multimedia Nanomaterials Database (Text & Images). For more information see Computational Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology or the Integrated Product Team on Devices & Nanotechnology

Nanomaterials, Nanophase Materials, Nano-Composites, Nanofabrication Courses Nanomaterials & Nanofabrication Courses NANOTECH CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS - Nano Science and Technology Institute Multimedia Nanotech Abstracts (Text & Images). For more information see Nano Science and Technology Institute NANOSTRUCTURE MATERIALS - G. Ramanath, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Multimedia Nanostructure Materials Course (Text, Images, Animations & Simulations). Nanostructure Materials Chapters & Subchapters include: Nanostructured Thin Films "...Thin Films/Nanolithography; Nanocrystalline Diamond Thin Films; Nanostructured Materials in Thermal Barrier Coatings; etc..." Nanostructured Crystals "...Grain Growth Behavior of Nanostructured Materials; Joining of Nanomaterials; Creep of Nanocrystalline Materials; etc..." Nanostructured Composites "...Polymer Ceramic Nanocomposites; Polymer Layered-Silicate Nanocomposites; etc..." Nanotubes "...Carbon Nanotube; Electrical Charcteristics of Carbon Nanotubes; Microfiltration of Carbon Nanotubes; etc..." Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials "...Nanophase Material Formation using Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials; Nanowires; etc..." Characterization of Nanostructured Materials "...Characterizing Nanostructures Utilizing Raman Spectroscopy; Characterizing of Nanocomposites by NMR Spectroscopy..." Properties of Nanostructured Materials "...Nanoparticles in Analytical Chemistry; Electrical Charcteristics of Carbon Nanotubes..." Application of Nanostructured Materials "...Nanostructured Solutions to Hydrogen Storage..." For more information see G. Ramanath's Home Page; Materials Science and Engineering Courses or the Department of Materials Science & Engineering NANOFABRICATION PROCESSES - Stanford NanoFabrication Facility, Stanford University Multimedia Nanofabrication Processes Course, Nanofabrication Processes Manuals, Nanofabrication Processes Course (Text, Images, Simulations & Calculators). Nanofabrication Processes Course Teaching Modules include: E-Beam, SEM & Maskmaking "...Maskmaking at Compugraphics; Making Transparency Masks; Electron Beam Photoresists; Nikon Reticle Alignment Marks; etc..." Optical Photolithography "...Polyimide Photoresist; Lift-off Processing; Wafer Backside Protection w/Photoresist; Manual Coating Procedures; Manual Developing Procedures; etc..." Dry Etching "...Nitride Plasma Etch; Oxide Plasma Etch; Polysilicon Plasma Etch..." Annealing, Oxidation & Doping "...Tylan Recipe Index; Oxide Thickness Calculator..." Chemical Vapor Deposition; Metallization & Sputtering; Wet Processing; Wet Oxide Etch; Wet Bench Clean Procedures; KOH Etching of Silicon; etc. For more Information see Stanford NanoFrication NANOSCALE MEASUREMENT AND FABRICATION USING LASER-CONTROLLED ATOMS - Electron Physics Group, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Mulitmedia Nanoscale Measurement and Fabrication using Laser-controlled Atoms (Text & Images). Nanoscale Measurement and Fabrication using Laser-controlled Atoms includes: Laser Cooling of Rare-Earth Atom "...Erbium magneto-optical trap active; Natural Linewidth of the 401-nm Laser-Cooling Transition in Erbium active; Laser cooling transitions in erbium..." Nanofabrication via Atom Optics "...Surface Growth in Laser-Focused Atomic Deposition; Laser Collimation of a Chromium Beam; Nanostructure fabrication by reactive-ion etching of laser-focused chromium on silicon; Fabrication of Magnetic Nanowires; Nanofabrication of chromium lines by laser-focused atomic deposition; Nanofabrication of a two-dimensional array of chromium "dots"; Atom-optical calculations; etc..." For more information see the Electron Physics Group or the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology

Nanotechnology Gallery, Lectures, Webcasts NANOTECHNOLOGY GALLERY - Integrated Product Team on Devices & Nanotechnology, AMES Laboratory, NASA Multimedia Nanotechnology Teaching Modules, Nanotechnology Reports, Nanotechnology Webcasts, & Nanotechnology Movies (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Nanotechnology Gallery Teaching Modules: "...Carbon Nanotube for Chip Cooling; Nanolasers; Nanopore Sensor; Polymer-CNT composite; Carbon Nanotubes; Carbon Nanotube Gears; etc..." For more information see Integrated Product Team on Devices & Nanotechnology Carbon Nanotubes Lectures with Text, Images & Audio/Sound CARBON NANOTUBES AS MOLECULAR QUNATUM WIRES (REALPLAYER) - C. Dekker, Department of Applied Physics and DIMES, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Multimedia Carbon Nanotubes Lecture (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). For more information see the Department of Applied Physics

NUCLEAR MATERIALS Nuclear Materials Dictionaries & Glossaries NUCLEAR ENERGY GLOSSARY - Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) For more information see Basic References; Electronic Reading Room or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission NUCLEAR GLOSSARY: THE LANGUAGE OF THE NUCLEUS - Scientific Digital Visions, Inc. Multimedia Nuclear Glossary (Text, Images & Symbols). Language of the Nucleus "...is the largest collection of terms on the use of radiation and radioactivity. Our coverage is broad, spanning the pure research fields of low-energy nuclear physics and astrophysics, the practical fields of nuclear engineering and environmental analysis,..." For more information see Scientific Digital Visions Nuclear Materials Databases FOR NUCLEAR STRUCTURE, DECAY, ISOTOPES, NUCLIDES, ATOMI STRUCTURE, ETC. DATABASES SEE PERIODIC TABALES AND PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY DATABASES NUCLEAR MATERIALS DATABASES - Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), U.S. Multimedia Nuclear Materials Databases, Teaching Modules, Simulations, etc. (Text & Images). For more information see the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) INSC MATERIAL PROPERTIES DATABASES - International Nuclear Safety Center, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and the U.S. Department of Energy Multimedia Nuclear Material Properties Databases (Text, Images, Simulations & Calculators). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Nuclear Material Properties Databases "...Material properties that are to be included in the database are intended to meet the needs of analysts using computer codes and doing experiments for safety evaluation of the world's commercial nuclear reactors..." For more information see International Nuclear Safety Center Nuclear Material Properties Databases & Calculators include Thermodynamic Properties of Nuclear Material Thermodynamic Properties of Nuclear Material include: "...Enthalpy; Heat Capacity; Density; Thermal Expansion; Solidus/Liquidus Temperatures (Melting Point); Enthalpy of Fusion; Vapor Pressure; Boiling Point; Enthalpy of Vaporization; Surface Tension..." Transport Properties of Nuclear Material Transport Properties of Nuclear Material includes: "...Thermal Conductivity; Thermal Diffusivity; Electrical Conductivity; Viscosity; Emissivity..." DATA-FREE-WAY FOR NUCLEAR MATERIALS - National Research Institute for Metals, Japan Multimedia Nuclear Materials Database (Text & Images). Database Requires Registration. For more information see National Research Institute for Metals Examples of other online Databases/Calculators include Diffusion Information in Iron and Aluminum Matrix Joint Performance Simulator Nuclear Reaction Database for Materials Nuclear Materials Courses & Teaching Modules NUCLEAR ENGINEERING - Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley Multimedia Nuclear Engineering Teaching Modules (Text and Images). For more information see the Department of Nuclear Engineering Some examples include Advanced Boiling Water Reactors (ABWR) Accelerator Transmutation of Waste System NUCLEAR MATERIALS: NE120 - B.D. Wirth, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley Multimedia Nuclear Materials Course (Text, Images & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Nuclear Materials Chapters include: "...Materials Degradation in Nuclear Environments; Thermodynamics; Crystal Structures; Point Defects; Mechanical Properties; Fission Product Behavior; etc..." For more information see the Nuclear Materials NE120 Home Page; Brian D. Wirth's Home Page; Class Websites; Undergraduate or the Department of Nuclear Engineering

POLYMERS Polymers Databases MATERIALS DATABASE - Automation Creations, Inc. Multimedia Materials Database (Text & Images). Materials Database Subject Categories include: Thermoplastic Polymers; Thermoset Polymers; Superalloys; Ferrous Metals; Nonferrous Metals; Other Engineering Materials "...Aerogel; Composites; Carbon; Glass; Wood; Lubricants; Oils; etc..." Pure Metallic Element; Ceramics; etc. Depending on Marterial, Database Descriptions include: "...Material Notes; Applications; Physical Properties; Mechanical Properties: Hardness, Tensile Strength, etc.; Electrical Properties; Optical Properties; Thermal Properties; Processing Properties; Descriptive Properties; References; etc..." For more information see MatWeb MATERIALS SOLUTIONS: POLYMER COMPOSITES DATABASES Multimedia Materials Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. "...The information on this composites site arises mainly from research supported by the Materials Measurement Programme of the UK Department of Trade and Industry. The information is supplied by contractors to DTI., from the Design of Composite Components and Composites Performance and Design research programmes..." Examples of Polymer Composites Databases include: Vircon's Material Selector QinetiQ's MatDat Materials Database QinetiQ's MatDat Materials Database includes: "...Search on Fibre and Matrix; Search on Fibre class; Search on Matrix class; etc..." Measurement; Testing Composites; Materials Testing Standards; etc. POLYMER PROPERTIES ESTIMATION (JAVA APPLETS) - GuanHua Chen, Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, & Pirika.com For more information see Polymer; Virtual Material and Process Simulation Center or Pirika - Java Chemistry MASSSPECTATOR ONLINE CALCULATOR: ADVANCED SYNTHETIC POLYMER MASS SPECTRAL DATA ANALYSIS - a collaborative project between the Polymers Division, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, and the Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division, Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. MassSpectator Calculator "...is a mathematical method that locates, and calculates the area beneath, peaks from mass spectra using only reproducible mathematical operations and no user-selected parameters..." For more information see MALDI; Polymers Division; Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division; Materials; NIST Online Scientific Databases or the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SYNTHETIC POLYMER MALDI (MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION) DATABASE - Polymers Division, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Polymer Database (Text & Images). Synthetic Polymer Maldi Database "...consists of methods, taken largely from the peer-review scientific literature, for matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry on a wide variety of synthetic polymers. These methods have not necessarily been tested by the Standards and Data Subgroup of the..." For more information see MALDI; Polymers Division; Materials; NIST Online Scientific Databases or the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Polymers Courses & Teaching Modules POLYMERS: MACROGALLERIA - A CYBERWONDERLAND OF POLYMER FUN - Department of Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi Multimedia Polymers Course (Text & Images). For more information see the Department of Polymer Science or the Department of Polymer Science Some examples of Polymers Chapters include Polymers Are Everywhere Polymers: How They Work Making Polymers POLYMER COLLOIDS - Key Centre for Polymer Colloids (KCPC), University of Sydney, Australia Multimedia Polymer Colloids Course (Text & Images). For more information see KCPC HSC Resources; KCPC Resources or the Key Centre for Polymer Colloids POLYMERS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL TEXTBOOK (SHOCKWAVE) - Case Western University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Polymer Chemistry Course (Text & Images). Polymer Chemistry Chapters & Subchapters include: Polymers "...Polymer Synthesis; Polymer Structure; Polymer Morphology; etc..." Liquid Crystals "...Liquid Crystal Phases; Birefringence; Textures and Defects; etc..." Polymer Liquid Crystals "...Main-Chain PLCs; Side-Chain PLCs; etc..." Polymer Dispersed LCs "...Preparation; Droplet Configuration; etc..." Lyotropic LCs "...Structure and Properties; Thermodynamics; etc..." Ferroelectric LCs "...Electrooptical Effects; Antiferroelectrics; etc); LC Displays..." For more information see Virtual Textbook or Polymers & Liquid Crystals Home Page POLYMERS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL VIRTUAL LABORATORY (SHOCKWAVE) - Case Western University Multimedia Polymer Chemistry Laboratory Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Simulations). Polymer Chemistry Laboratory Teaching Modules include: "...Statistical Polymer Growth; Phase Changes in Liquid Crystals; Colors from Birefringence; Design Parameters of a SSFLC Cell; etc..." For more information see Virtual Textbook or Polymers & Liquid Crystals Home Page POLYMER CHEMISTRY - American Chemical Society (ACS) Short Course in Polymer Chemistry; Sponsored by: the Center for Adhesive and Sealant Science, the Polymer Physical Chemistry Group & the Virginia Tech Engineering Department; Hosted by: the Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Virginia Tech Multimedia Polymer Chemistry Course (Text, Images, Animations & Applets). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Polymer Chemistry Chapters & Subchapters include: Copolymerization "...Basic Kinetics of Copolymer Synthesis; Introduction to Random Copolymers; Introduction to Block Copolymers; Introduction to Alternating Copolymers; Batch Processes and Compositional Drift; etc..." Polydispersity "...The Flory Distribution of Step Growth Polymerizations; Calculating the Flory Distribution; The Schulz Distribution of Chain Growth Polymerizations; etc..." Networks "...Defining the Rubbery State; Mechanical Properties of the Rubbery State; Solvent Interactions of Networks; etc..." Mechanical Properties Introduction to Viscoelasticity; Defining the Tensile Modulus; Defining Toughness; etc); etc..." For more information see the Department of Chemistry

WOOD & WOOD-BASED COMPOSITES Wood & Wood-Based Composites Databases Tree (Wood) Common Names, Scientific Names, Characteristics, etc. TREES COMMON NAME DATABASE - Center for Wood Anatomy, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Trees Common Name Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Trees Common Name Database for each Tree species includes "...Common Name; Complete Scientific Name; Synonym; Family; Country of Orgin and if available a Tech Sheet..." Trees Common Name Tech Sheet (if available) for each Tree species includes: General Information; Other Common Names; Distribution; General Wood Characteristics "...Weight: Moisture content; Specific gravity; Weight lb/ft3..." Mechanical Properties "...MOE; MOR; WML; Hardness; Sheer; etc..." Drying and Shrinkage; Kiln Drying Schedules; etc. For more information see Wood Anatomy; Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the USDA Forest Service COMMERCIAL TIMBERS (HARDWOOD) OF THE WORLD - Authors: H.G. Richter and M.J. Dallwitz; and hosted by the The DELTA format (DEscription Language for TAxonomy) Multimedia Commerical Hardwood Trees Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Available in English, French/Français, German/Deutsch & Spanish/Español. Commercial Timbers of the World Database "...contains descriptions and an interactive identification system for hardwood taxa common in the international trade that occur in all major forest regions of the world..." Commercial Timbers of the World Description Sheet for each Tree species includes: "...Nomenclature; Trade and Local Names; Geographic Distribution; General Characteristics; Vessels; Tracheids and Fibres; Axial Parenchyma; Rays; Storied Structures; Illustrations Transverse Section Illustration; Tangential Section Illustration; Radial Section Illustration. Secretory Structures; Mineral Inclusions; etc..." For more information see Descriptions, Illustrations, Interactive Identification, and Information Retrieval from DELTA Databases or DELTA WOOD PROPERTIES DATABASES - Center for Wood Anatomy, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Wood Properties Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Wood Properties Databases include: "...North American Hardwoods Database; North American Softwoods Database; Tropical Hardwoods Database; Lesser Known Woods Database..." Wood Properties Database Tech Sheets for each Tree species includes: General Information; Other Common Names; Distribution; General Wood Characteristics "...Weight: Moisture Content; Specific Gravity; Weight lb/ft3..." Mechanical Properties "...MOE; MOR; WML; Hardness; Sheer; etc..." Drying and Shrinkage; Kiln Drying Schedules; etc. For more information see Wood Anatomy; Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the USDA Forest Service

Wood Engineered Properties and Structures Databases ENGINEERED PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURES - Center for Wood Anatomy, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Wood Engineered Properties and Structures Databases, Teaching Modules, Handbooks, etc. (Text, Images, Animations & Simulations). Wood Engineered Properties and Structures Databases & Handbooks Subject Categories include: "...Glulam Utilization; Glulam Analysis; Bio-Pulping; Visual Grading; Wood Quality; Wood Decay; Effects of Moisture Content; Effects of Preservation; Effects of Temperature; Wood Species Properties; Wood Quality; Treated-Wood Strength; Grading Pulpwood; Grading Logs; etc..." For more information see the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the USDA Forest Service

Wood & Wood-Based Composites Courses & Teaching Modules AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL ONLINE eCOURSES - American Wood Council (AWC), American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) Multimedia American Wood Council's Online Courses Courses (Text, Images, PDF & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "30" American Wood Council's Online Courses include: "...Characteristics of Wood; Grade Marks; What Is Conventional Construction?; The Basics of Wood Frame Construction; Lateral Load Bracing; Structural Components of Floors and Decks; Building Codes & Wood Design; LRFD Manual for Engineered Wood Construction; etc..." For more information see American Wood Council (AWC) WOOD ANATOMY PROPERTIES (WPS 202) - E.A. Wheeler, Department of Wood and Paper Science, College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University Multimedia Wood Anatomy Properties Course (Text & Images). Wood Anatomy & Paper Science Chapters include: "...Sources of Wood; General Characteristics; Macroscopic Features; Softwood Anatomy; Hardwood Anatomy; Comparison of Softwoods and Hardwoods; Tree Growth & Cell Wall Composition; Tree Coverings: Bark Structure, Function, Properties; Water in Wood, Moisture Content; etc..." For more information see Wood Anatomy Properties Course Home Page; Courses (Wolfware) or the Department of Wood and Paper Science WOOD HANDBOOK - Center for Wood Anatomy, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Wood Handbook (Text & Images). Wood Handbook Chapters include: "...Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Wood; Structure of Wood; Physical Properties and Moisture Relations of Wood; Mechanical Properties of Wood; Commercial Lumber; Lumber Stress Grades and Design Properties; etc..." For more information see Performance-Designed Composites the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the USDA Forest Service WOOD HANDBOOK: WOOD-BASED COMPOSITES AND PANEL PRODUCTS - Center for Wood Anatomy, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Wood-Based Composites and Panel Products (Text & Images). Wood-Based Composites and Panel Products Chapters include: "...Introduction; Types of Conventional Composite Materials; Adhesive Considerations; Adhesives; General Manufacturing Issues; Particle and Fiber Composites; etc..." For more information see Performance-Designed Composites the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the USDA Forest Service GLULAM, I-JOISTS, EXTERIOR SIDING, LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER, PLYWOOD, ETC. - The Engineering Wood Association Multimedia Glulam, I-Joists, Exterior Siding, Laminated Veneer Lumber, Plywood, etc. Teaching Moludes & Databases (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Databases for Glulam, I-Joists, Exterior Siding, Laminated Veneer Lumber, Plywood, etc. include: "...Technical Data; Builder Guides; Design Properties; Glossary of Terms; etc..."

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