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Mining Engineering MINING ENGINEERING MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, COURSES, TOOLS, ETC. DICTIONARY OF MINING, MINERAL, AND RELATED TERMS - Author: U.S. Bureau of Mines; Hosted by the Department of Mining Engineering, Hacettepe University, Turkey Multimdeia Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms (Text & Images). MINING TECHNOLOGY: EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY (MnE 407) - S. Dessureault, Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Arizona Multimedia Mining Technology: Equipment Operations Technology Course (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Mining Technology: Equipment Operations Technology" Course Video Lectures include "...System Design Video Lecture; Cable Shovel Video Lecture; Hydraulic Shovel Video Lecture; Front End Loader Video Lecture; Surface Haulage Video Lecture; Conveyor belt sizing factors Video Lecture; etc..." For more information see Sean Dessureault's Home Page; Research or the Department of Mining and Geological Engineering MINING TECHNOLOGY: MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY (MnE 409) - S. Dessureault, Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Arizona Multimedia Mining Technology: Management Operations Technology Course Notes (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Sean Dessureault's Home Page; Research or the Department of Mining and Geological Engineering MINING TECHNOLOGY: ROCK EXCAVATION - S. Dessureault, Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Arizona Multimedia Mining Technology: Rock Excavation Course (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Mining Technology: Rock Excavation" Course Video Lectures include "...Rock Properties Video Lecture; Drill Mechanics Video Lecture; Drilling Equipment Video Lecture; etc..." For more information see Sean Dessureault's Home Page; Research or the Department of Mining and Geological Engineering MINERAL RESOURCES ON-LINE SPATIAL DATA - Mineral Resources Program (MRP), USGS Multimedia USGS Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Products or the Mineral Resources Program (MRP) MINING GUIDELINES, HANDBOOKS, MANUALS - OSM Technology Transfer, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of Interior Multimedia Mining Guidelines, Handbooks, Manuals, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Mining" Handbooks include "...Abandoned Mine Site Characterization and Cleanup Handbook; Handbook of Methods to Reclaim Wildlife Habitat on Surface Mines in Wyoming; Handbook of Western Reclamation Techniques; Small Surface Coal Mine Operators Handbook; etc..." Examples of Mining Manuals include "...Surface Mining Water Diversion Design Manual; Design Manual for Sedimentation Control Through Sedimentation Ponds and Other Physical/Chemical Treatment; Design of Surface Mine Haulage Roads; Manual for Abandoned Underground Mine Inventory and Risk Assessment; etc..." For more information see OSM Technical Library; OSM Technology Transfer; Western Region Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement or the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement MINING & GEOSCIENCE TOOLS - InfoMine VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Most Tools require Registration. InfoMine's Online Tools for Mining and the Geosciences provides "...close to 50 online tools for mining and geoscience applications, most of which are freely available..." Mining Calculators, Applets & Software Subject Categories include: "...Exploration; Geotechnics & Rock Mechanics; Mining Methods & Mine Planning; Management, Risk & Financial; Mineralogy & Mineral Processing; etc..." For more information see InfoMine BLASTING MANUALS, TECHNICAL REPORTS, VIDEOS, ETC. EXPLOSIVES MANUALS, TECHNICAL REPORTS, VIDEOS, ETC. ROCK BLASTING TERMS AND SYMBOLS: A DICTIONARY OF SYMBOLS AND TERMINOLOGY IN ROCK BLASTING - Editor in Chief: Agne Rustan; Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 1998; Hosted by Google Books Multimedia Rock Blasting Terms and Symbols: A Dictionary of Symbols and Terminology in Rock Blasting Book - 204 Pages (Text & Images). Rock Blasting Terms and Symbols: A Dictionary of Symbols and Terminology in Rock Blasting "...The objective of creating the dictionary was to make available an extended compilation fo terms which would help students, teachers, technicians, engineers, scientists and practioners in the field of blasting become better acquainted with international definitions and symbols, and assist them..." "...contains 1980 terms, 325 symbols, 77 acronyms, abbreviations and shortened froms, 221 references, 32 figures, 57 formulas,..." BLASTING - Appalachian Region Technology Transfer, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of Interior Multimedia Blasting Manuals, Technical Reports, etc. (Text, Images, Simulations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Blasting" Subject Categories include "...Federal & State Technical Reports; Federal Blaster Certification; Blasting Seismographs; Vibrations in Underground Mines; Vibrations and Slope Stability; etc..." For more information see the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement - Appalachian Region or the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement EXPLOSIVES DOWNLOADBLE MINING PUBLICATIONS - Mining, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC Multimedia Explosives Downloadable Mining Publications (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Explosives Downloadable Mining Publications" include "...Dangers of Toxic Fumes from Blasting; Detonation Wave Propagation in Underground Mine Entries; Factors Affecting ANFO Fumes Production; Field Studies of Carbon Monoxide Migration from Blasting; Flyrock Issues in Blasting; Frictional Ignition of Natural Gas-Air Mixtures by Alternative Coal-Cutter Bit Shank Materials; Ignition Hazard From Internally-generated H2 in Sealed Mining Equipment; Ignition of Methane-Air Mixtures by Laser Heated Small Particles; etc..." For more information see Mining ROCK BLASTING AND EXPLOSIVES ENGINEERING - Authors: Per-Anders Persson, Roger Holmberg & Jaimin Lee; Publisher: CRC Press, 1993; Hosted by Google Books Multimedia Rock Blasting and Explosives Engineering Textbook - 560 Pages (Text & Images). Examples from over "19" "Rock Blasting and Explosives Engineering" Textbook Chapters include "...Rock Strength and Fracture Properties; Mechanical Drilling and Boring in Rock; Explosives; Shock Waves and Detonations, Explosive Performance; Principles of Charge Calculation for Surface Blasting; Charge Calculations for Tunneling; Stress Waves in Rock, Rock Mass Damage and Fragmentation; Fly Rock; Safety in Production of Explosives; etc..." ACID MINE DRAINAGE SOFTWARE AMDTREAT - Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of Interior VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. AMDTreat "...is a tool to assist users in the process of estimating the cost of abatement of pollutional mine drainage discharges..." AMDTreat "...provides a detailed framework for calculating real-world site-specific treatment cost estimates...; "...users can calculate costs both forward (In advance of construction.) and reverse. (Determining the cost of a previously constructed system.); "...is a powerful what-if modeling tool to help in determining the most cost effective long-term treatment type for a given discharge; etc..." For more information see the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Coal Mining, Coal Petrology, Coal Combustion COAL ATLASES PETROGRAPHIC ATLAS OF COAL AND CARBON COMPOUNDS - J.C. Crelling, Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois Multimedia Petrographic Atlas of Coal and Carbon Compounds (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Petrographic Atlas of Coal and Carbon Compounds" Categories include "...Metallurgical Cokes - Coke Petrology; Petroleum Cokes - Petroleum Coke Petrology; Quinoline Insolubles - Quinoline Insoluble Residues; Graphites; Combustion Chars - Coal Combustion Chars; Coal Macerals; Fly Ash; etc..." For more information see John C. Crelling's Home Page or the Department of Geology PHOTOMICROGRAPH ATLAS - USGS Energy, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Multimedia Photomicrograph Atlas - Petrographic Web Atlas for Metallurgical Bituminous Coal Macerals (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Photomicrograph Atlas - Petrographic Web Atlas for Metallurgical Bituminous Coal Macerals includes Vitrinite; Liptinite "...Cutinite; Sporinite; etc..." Inertinite "...Semifusinite; Micrinite; Macrinite; Fusinite; etc..." For more information see Coal Resources; Energy Sources or USGS Energy PETROGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION OF FLY ASH - Authors: James C. Hower and Maria Mastalerz, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana Multimedia Petrographic Characterization of Fly Ash Database (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Maria Mastalerz's Home Page; Department of Geological Sciences; Coal of Indiana or Indiana Geological Survey COAL DATABASES COAL - USGS Energy, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Multimedia Coal, Coal Petrology, etc. Lectures, Databases, Atlases, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Coal Resources; Energy Sources or USGS Energy Examples of "Coal, Coal Petrology, etc. Lectures, Databases, Atlases, etc." include Photomicrograph Atlas - Petrographic Web Atlas for Metallurgical Bituminous Coal Macerals Coal Petrology US Coal Resource Database US Coal Quality Database PENN STATE UNIVERSITY COAL SAMPLE BANK AND DATABASE - G. Mitchel, Coal & Organic Petrology Laboratories, Stationary Power, Earth and Mineral Sciences Energy Institute, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University Multimedia PSU Coal Sample Bank & Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Penn State University Coal Sample Bank & Database includes "...1469 Coal Sample records..." "...The coals represent a wide spectrum of the major coalfields of the United States, and were selected in order to achieve a useful distribution of important coals by rank, geologic province, maceral composition, sulfur content and forms, and ash yield and composition..." For more information see Gareth (Gary) Mitchell's Home Page; Stationary Power; Earth and Mineral Sciences Energy Institute or the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences COAL MINING COURSES, LECTURES, ETC. Longwall Mining LONGWALL MINING - Team Leader: Naj Aziz, Mining Engineering, Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineeering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia Multimedia Longwall Mining Course (Text, Images, Animations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Longwall Mining "...In longwall mining, large rectangular blocks of coal are defined during the development stage of the mine and are then extracted in a single continuous operation. Generally each defined block of coal, know as a panel, is created by driving a set of headings from main or trunk roadways in the mine, some distance into the panel. These roadways are then joined to..." Examples of "Longwall Mining" Course Chapters & Subchapters include Equipment "...Coal Shearer; Coal Shearer Videos; Powered Supports - Hydraulic Powered Roof Supports; Face Conveyor - Armoured Face Conveyor; Beam Stage Loader; etc..." Ground Control "...Abutment Pressures; Optimal Mining Direction; Chain Pillar Design; Subsidence - Ground Subsidence; etc..." Ventilation "...Ventilation Systems; Dust Control (includes Dust Control Handbook); etc..." Face Transfer "...Huesker System Video Demonstration; Installation - Chock Installation; etc..." Punch Longwall Mining; etc. For more information see Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering; Research or the Faculty of Engineeering Bord and Pillar Mining BORD AND PILLAR MINING - Team Leader: Naj Aziz, Mining Engineering, Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineeering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia Multimedia Bord and Pillar Mining Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Bord and Pillar Mining "...The fundamental concept of bord and pillar methods of mining is that the coal seam is divided into a regular block like array by driving through it primary headings which are intersected at regular intervals by connecting cutthroughs. The headings and cutthroughs may..." Examples of "Bord and Pillar Mining" Course Chapters and Subchapters include Method "...First Workings; Traditional Pillar Extraction; Panel and Pillar Extraction; Modern Pillar Extraction; etc..." Equipment "...Continuous Miner; Shuttle Car; Breaker Line Support (BLS); Extendible Conveyor; etc..." Ventilation "...Ventilation Overview; Dust Control (includes Dust Control Handbook); etc..." For more information see Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering; Research or the Faculty of Engineeering Coal Mine Outbursts & Combustion COAL MINE OUTBURSTS - Team Leader: Naj Aziz, Mining Engineering, Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineeering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia Multimedia Coal Mine Outbursts Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Coal Mine Outbursts "...Outburst has been defined as a spontaneous ejection of gas and coal from the solid face, where the gas is a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide. This definition is questioned in the use of the term "spontaneous" as this suggests an outburst occurs without triggering, when an outburst can be provoked with the use of explosives or during the cutting of coal. Thus, outbursts have also been defined as...." Coal Mine Outbursts Course Chapters & Subchapters include Overview Outburst (Outburst Size & Outburst Cavern); Outburst Glossary; etc..." Factors (Coal Factors) "...Strength; Rank; Volumetric change; etc..." Management "...Prediction; Prevention; Control..." Rock Bumps Video; etc. For more information see Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering; Research or the Faculty of Engineeering ENERGY LABORATORY - COMBUSTION LABORATORY - L. Baxter, Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology, Brigham Young University Multimedia Energy Laboratory - Combustion Laboratory Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Energy Laboratory - Combustion Laboratory Course" Chapters, Subchatpers, etc. include "...Experiments Emissivity; Mass and Volume Growth; Corrosion; Diagnostics Mass Balance; Continuous Gas Analysis; Particle Characteristics; Laser Triangulation; Probe; FTIR; etc. Fuels Coal Ash Fusion Temperatures; Chemical Fractionation; Proximate Analysis; Ash Fusion Temperatures; Chemical Fractionation; Ash Chemistry, etc. Biomass Cofiring Burnout Experimental Highlight; Available Biomass; Inorganic Properties; Ash Deposition Corrosion; Deposition Issues; etc. NOx Formation; Ultimate Analyses; Burnout Issues; etc. Deposition By Reaction; etc. For more information see the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology Underground Mining Methods UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS - R. Ganguli, Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, College of Engineering and Mines, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska Multimedia Underground Mining Methods Course (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Underground Mining Methods" Course Lecture Notes include "...Introduction to Room and Pillar Mining; Designing Coal Pillars; Pillaring; Longwall Mining; Sublevel Stoping; Vertical Creater Retreat Stoping; Cut and Fil; Block Caving; etc..." For more information see the Rajive Ganguli's Home Page or the Department of Mining and Geological Engineering COAL CALCULATORS 13C NMR PARAMETER CALCULATOR - T.H. Fletcher & D. Genetti, Department of Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University 13C NMR Parameter Calculator "...estimates four measurements of the chemical structure of coal (13C NMR) based on the coal's elemental composition and ASTM volatile matter content..." For more information see Thomas H. Fletcher's Home Page or the Department of Chemical Engineering COAL CALCULATOR - B. Jonker, Coalportal.com, Energy Publishing Inc. VERY EXTENSIVE. Coal Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Give Bases 'As Received' & 'Desired Basis'; Inherent Moisture Percentage; Ash Percentage; Specific Percentage; Total Moisture Percentage; Fixed Carbon Percentage; etc..." For more information see Coalportal

Mining Engineering: Minerals MINERALS COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC. EARTH MATERIALS (EENS 211) - S.A. Nelson, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Tulane University Multimedia Earth Materials Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Earth Materials Course "...Since minerals are the basic building blocks of earth materials, this course is designed to give the student a fundamental background in minerals, necessary to understand earth materials..." Examples of "Earth Materials" Course Lectures include "...Elements of Crystal; Crystal Morphology, Crystal Symmetry, Crystallographic Axes; Axial Ratios, Parameters, Miller Indices; Stereographic Projection of Crystal Faces; Twinning, Polymorphism, Polytypism, Pseudomorphism; Physical Properties of Minerals; Properties of Light and Examination of Isotropic Substances; Uniaxial Minerals, Uniaxial Indicatrix, Optic Sign, & Ray Path; Silicate Structures, Structural Formula, Neso-, Cyclo-, and Soro- Silicates; Tectosilicates, Carbonates, Oxides, & Accessory Minerals; etc..." For more information see Stephen A. Nelson's Home Page or the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences CLAY MINERALOGY & GEOCHEMISTRY: GEOL4550/6550 - P.A. Schroeder, Department of Geology, University of Georgia Multimedia Clay Science Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Clay Science" Course Lectures include "...Theoretical X-ray powder diffraction; X-ray diffraction data processing; Hydrous layered silicates; Ionic radii and structural formula calculations; Associated mineral phases and their XRD identification; XRD identification of discrete clay minerals; Mixed-layer clays and their XRD identification; Quantitative XRD analysis of mineral mixtures; Reicprocal lattice, Electron diffraction; The geochemistry of clays; Equilibrium adsorption and ion exchange; Weathering reactions; etc..." For more information see Paul A. Schroeder's Home Page or the Department of Geology CLAY MINERALOGY: GEOL8550 - P.A. Schroeder, Department of Geology, University of Georgia Multimedia Clay Mineralogy Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Clay Mineralogy" Course Lectures include "...Crystal chemistry review; Principles of X-rays - absorption phenomenon; Theoretical X-ray powder diffraction - Layer factors; Classification of hydrous layered silicates; XRD identification of discrete clay minerals - illite, chlorite, kaolinite; XRD identification of discrete clay minerals - smectite, vermiculite; Mixed-layer clays and their XRD identification - Probabilities; Calculation of mixed-layer clay diffraction patterns; etc..." For more information see Paul A. Schroeder's Home Page or the Department of Geology INTRODUCTION TO X-RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION - J.R. Connolly, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico Multimedia Introduction to X-Ray Powder Diffraction Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Introduction to X-Ray Powder Diffraction" Course Lectures include "...Generation of X-Rays; Introduction to Diffraction and the Reciprocal Lattice; Diffraction II: Intensities and Extinctions; Systematic Errors and Sample Preparation; Introduction to Quantitative Methods; etc..." For more information see Earth & Planetary Sciences X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory or the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences A LABORATORY MANUAL FOR X-RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION - U.S. Geological Survey Multimedia A Laboratory Manual for X-Ray Powder Diffraction (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "A Laboratory Manual for X-Ray Powder Diffraction" Chapters & Subchapters include Methods "...Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment for the Removal of Organics; Separation of Silt and Clay by Decantation; Separation of Silt and Clay by Centrifuge; Smear Slide Mounts; Oriented-Aggregate Mounts; Ethylene Glycol Treatment; Lithium Saturation of Smectites; Intercalation of Kaolinite Group Minerals; etc..." Clay Minerals "...Chlorite Group; Illite; Kaolinite Group; Mixed-Layer Clays; Smectite Group; Sepiolite and Palygorskite; Vermiculite..." Clay Mineral Identification Flow Diagram; etc. SPECTROSCOPY OF ROCKS AND MINERALS, AND PRINCIPLES OF SPECTROSCOPY - R.N. Clark, USGS Spectroscopy Laboratory, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Multimedia Spectroscopy of Rocks and Minerals, and Principles of Spectroscopy (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Spectroscopy of Spectroscopy of Rocks and Minerals, and Principles of Spectroscopy" Subject Categories include "...Absorption and Scattering; Imaging Spectroscopy; Reflection and Absorption; Electronic Processes; Crystal Field Effects; Charge Transfer Absorptions; Vibrational Processes; etc. For more information see USGS Spectroscopy Laboratory or Mineral Resources Program, USGS MINERAL DATABASES Mineral Databases; Crystallography of Minerals Databases; Opaque and Ore Minerals Databases; Zeolite Databases; Mineral Spectroscopy Databases; Mineral Structure Databases; etc. Mineralogy Databases - Minerals Databases Minerals Databases contain Phycial Properties, Chemical Properties, Optical Properties, etc., including Color, Luster, Transparency, Twinning, Fracture, Hardness, Fluorescence, Triboluminescence, Index of Refraction, etc. MINERALOGY DATABASES - D. Barthelmy Multimedia Mineralogy Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Mineralogy Database "...contains 4,442 individual mineral species descriptions..." "...Mineral data for individual species are linked to mineral tables by crystallography, crystal structures, X-Ray powder diffraction, chemical composition, physical and optical properties, Dana's New classification,..." Examples of Mineralogy Databases include Minerals by Chemical Composition Minerals Arranged by Crystal Form Minerals arranged by the Dana Classification System Minerals arranged by the Strunz Classification System Minerals by Physical and Optical Properties Calculated Radioactivity MINERAL SCIENCES COLLECTIONS: SEARCH & BROWSE - Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Smithsonian Institution Multimedia Mineral Sciences Collection (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Mineral Sciences Collections "...The Smithsonian Institution mineral and gem collection consists of approximately 350,000 mineral specimens and 10,000 gems, making it one of the largest of its kind in the world..." Mineral Sciences Collections include "...Gems & Minerals with Images; Meteorites with Images; Rocks and Ores with Images..." For more information see the Mineral Sciences Collections or the Department of Mineral Sciences BANCROFT MINERAL COLLECTION - Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara Multimedia Bancroft Mineralogy Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTESNIVE. Bancroft Mineralogy Database "...provides a wealth of information on the collection's 67 minerals, including others currently not on display. The information includes a narrative description of the mineral, its complete chemical and physical properties,..." For more information see Educational Outreach or the Department of Geological Sciences MINERAL GALLERY & GEMSTONE GALLERY - The Image Multimedia Mineral Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. AMETHYST GALLERIES' MINERAL GALLERY - Amethyst Galleries, Inc Multimedia Mineral Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery "...describes over 600 mineral species (and varieties) and more than 5000 specimens..." PERIODIC TABLE: GERM PARTITION COEFFICIENT (KD) DATABASE - KD'S OF ROCKS AND MINERALS - A. Koppers (Scripps Institution of Oceanography) & Roger Nielsen (Oregon State University), & Hosted by EarthRef.org VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. GERM Partition Coefficient (Kd) Database "...contains partition coefficient data for all types of rocks and minerals and for every element. All search results are sortable and may be downloaded in the format of your choice. Both experimental and empirical data are included in this extensive compilation..." For more information see Geochemical Earth Reference Model (GERM); EarthRef.org or Scripps Institution of Oceanography Crystallography of Minerals Databases FOR MORE CRYSTALLOGRAPHY DATABASES, COURSES, LECTURES, CALCULATORS, ETC. SEE THE CHEMISTRY CENTER: CRYSTALLOGRAPHY BILBAO CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC SERVER - Laboratorio de Materiales (LAMA), Universidad del País Vasco (EPV), Spain Multimedia Crystallographic Databases (Text & Images). Examples of "Bilcao Crystallographic Server" Subject Categories include "...Space Groups Retrieval Tools; Group - Subgroup Relations of Space Groups; Representation Theory Applications; Solid State Theory Applications; Subperiodic Groups: Layer, Rod and Frieze Groups Retrieval Tools; ICSDB (Inconmensurate Crystal Structure Database); etc..." For more information see the Laboratorio de Materiales CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC AND CRYSTALLOCHEMICAL DATABASE FOR MINERALS AND THEIR STRUCTURAL ANALOGUES: WWW-MINCRYST - A.V. Chichagov & D.A. Varlamov and supported by the Russian Foundation of Basic Research, Russia Multimedia Crystallographic and Crystallochemical Database for Minerals and Their Structure Analogues Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. In English & Russian. For more information see the WWW-MINCRYST Home Page or the Russian Foundation of Basic Research Some examples of Crystallographic Database for Minerals Tools include Searching by Name of Mineral and/or It's Specification(s) Searching by Crystal Chemical Formula Opaque and Ore Minerals Databases VIRTUAL ATLAS OF OPAQUE AND ORE MINERALS - R.A. Ixer & P.R. Duller, Department of Geological Sciences, Birmingham University, England and sponsored by Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) Multimedia Mineralogy Database - Atlas of Opaque and Ore Minierals (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Virtual Atlas of Opaque and Ore Minerals "...provides over 400 full colour photomicrographs of the major ore-forming associations and opaque minerals in non-mineralized rocks. It describes typical examples of each material from many classical localities throughout the world. For each association there is a listing of the major (and important minor) primary ore minerals, alteration products and gangue, typical textures, a brief discussion of the geology of the association and a list of references...." For more information see the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) Zeolite Databases ATLAS OF PROSPECTIVE ZEOLITE FRAMEWORKS - M.D. Foster & M.M.J. Treacy, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Arizona State University Multimedia Atlas of Prospective Zeolite Frameworks (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Atlas of Prospective Zeolite Frameworks "...contains a collection of hypothetical zeolite structures in a searchable database. It also uses a 3D Java applet to display structures and tools to perform XRD powder pattern simulations and largest included sphere analysis..." For more information see Michael W. Deem's Research Group or the Department of Bioengineering DATABASE OF ZEOLITES STRUCTURES - Structure Commission, International Zeolite Association (IZA-SC), Switzerland Multimedia Zeolites Structures Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Database of Zeolite Structures includes "...Descriptions and drawings of each framework type; User-controlled animated displays of each framework type; Crystallographic data and simulated powder diffraction patterns for representative materials; Detailed instructions for building models; Descriptions of some families of disordered zeolite structures; etc..." For more information see International Zeolite Association (IZA-SC) Mineral Spectroscopy Databases DIGITAL SPECTRAL LIBRARY - USGS Spectroscopy Lab Multimedia USGS Digital Spectral Library Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. USGS Digital Spectral Library "...The UV to mid-infrared 0.2-150 micron library (splib06) contains over 1300 spectra including mid-infrared data as well as spectra from splib05a and additional visible and near-infrared spectra. The library includes many more minerals, organic and volatile compounds, vegetation, and man-made materials than our previous libraries. The database is over 6,000 web pages, figures, sample images and data listings..." For more information see USGS Spectroscopy Lab or the U.S. Geological Science Topics MINERAL SPECTROSCOPY - G.R. Rossman, Division of Geological & Planetray Sciences, California Institute of Technology Multimedia Mineral Spectroscopy Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Mineral Spectroscopy "...provides information about mineralogy and is primarily dedicated to providing information about color in minerals and access to data on Mineral Absorption Spectra in the visible and infrared regions of the spectrum and Raman spectra of minerals. Most data on the server were obtained in the Caltech mineral spectroscopy labs. Other types of spectroscopic data on minerals are also available..." For more information see Division of Geological & Planetray Sciences Mineral Structure Databases MINERAL WEB: 3-D DISPLAY OF MINERAL STRUCTURES (CHIME) - A.R. Lennie, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K. Multimedia Mineral Structure Database (Text & Images). For more information see School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences MINERAL STRUCTURE DATABASE - J. Smyth, Mineral Structures Laboratory, Department of Geological Sciences, Univesity of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Multimedia Mineral Structure Database (Text & Images). For more information see Geology 3010 - Mineralogy; Joe Smyth's Home Page or Department of Geological Sciences

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Nanotechnology Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS), Femtotechnology, Attotechnology, Zeptotechnology NANOTECHNOLOGY COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, MANUALS, DATABASES, ETC. Nanotechnology 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). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. 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..." Examples of MEMS and Nanotechnology "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) NANOMATERIALS DATABASE: ELECTRON-MOLECULE COLLISION CROSS-SECTIONS & THERMOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES - Center for Nanotechnology, AMES Laboratory, NASA Multimedia Nanomaterials Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Computational Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology or the Center for Nanotechnology Nanotechnology, Nanostructure Materials, Nano-Biosystems, Nanofabrication, etc. ATOMIC SCALE CHARACTERIZATION AND FABRICATION - Electron Physics Group, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Mulitmedia Atomic Scale Characterization and Fabrication (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Atomic Scale Characterization and Fabrication" Subject Categories include "...Atom Manipulation; Superconductivity; Epitaxial Growth; Correlation of Microstructure and Magnetism; Electronic Properties of Nanostructures; etc..." For more information see the Electron Physics Group or the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology FUNDAMENTALS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY: FROM SYNTHESIS TO SELF-ASSEMBLY (WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - A Joint Venture between the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University & University of Tulsa Multimedia Fundamentals of Nanotechnology: From Synthesis to Self-Assembly Course (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Fundamentals of Nanotechnology: From Synthesis to Self-Assembly" Course Lectures include "...Introduction to Nanotechnology; Polymers: Polymer Colliods: A Comprehensive Introduction; Nanoparticle Synthesis Lab Latex Particle Synthesis Lab Video; Gold Particle Synthesis Lab Video; etc. Material Synthesis; Introduction to Nanoparticle Characterization; Light Scattering; Nanoparticle Characterization Lab WAXS Lab Video; Light Scattering Lab Video; etc. Atomic Force Microscopes; etc..." For more information see Fundamentals of Nanotechnology Home Page CNF NANOCOURSES AND CNF EQUIPMENT TRAINING VIDEOS (QUICKTIME, WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility (CNF), Cornell University Multimedia Nanotechnology Course & Training Video Lectures (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "CNF NanoCourses" - Nanotechnology Courses & Chapters include Photolithography "...CAD Issues for Photolithography; E-Beam Lithography; etc..." Vacuum "...Vacuum Science, Pumps and Gauges; Vacuum System Performance..." Thin Films "...Evaporation; Dry Etching; Sputter Deposition; Bonding and Embossing; etc..." Characterization "...SEM; Optical and Electrical; Auger and Thin Film Analysis; AFM..." Examples of "CNF Equipment Training Videos" include Hamatechs Training Video; Atomic Force Microscopy Training Video; Woollam Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometer Training Video. For more information see the Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility (CNF) IMAGING NANOSTRUCTURES AND NANOPARTICLES - Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program, Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR), Cornell University Multimedia Imaging Nanostructures and Nanoparticles (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Imaging Nanostructures and Nanoparticles" Lectures include "...Vibrational Spectroscopy; Introduction to Electron Microscopy Lectures; Scanning Electron Microscopy Lectures; Chemical Identification at Nanoscale Lectures; FIB Nanomachining Lectures; Scanned Probe Methods Lectures; etc..." For more information see Course Material; Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program or the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) MECHANICS OF NANOMATERIALS - C. Daraio, (Applied Physics & the Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories), & J.R. Greer (Materials Science), Division of Engineering & Applied Science, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Multimedia Mechanics of Nanomaterials Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Mechanics of Nanomaterials" Course Lectures include "...Definition of Nanostructures, Nanostructured Materials, Nanoscale Precipitates; Micro-fluidics, Fuel Cells, Biomedical, Bio-mimicing Flexible Electronics, Solar Cells, PVs; E-scattering based Techniques overview: SEM (BS, SE, EBSD), EDS (FIB); Focused Ion Beam (FIB) & Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM); Force-based Techniques: AFM, Nanoindentation, SPM; Quantum Effect, Transport, Field Emission, Thermal, Magnetic, Chemical, Optical; Mechanical Properties: Buckling, Dislocation, Plasticity in Nanostructures; Mechanical Properties: Special on Nanotubes: Defects, Deformations, Dynamics; etc..." For more information see Chiara Daraio's Home Page; Julia R. Greer's Home Page or the Division of Engineering & Applied Science 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). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Nanoscale Measurement and Fabrication using Laser-controlled Atoms" Subject Categories & Lessons include 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 NANOHUB - Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN), a Network of 6 Universities including: Purdue, UTEP, Norfolk State, UIUC, Northwestern & UC Berkeley Multimedia Nano-Biosystems Courses, Lectures, Modules, etc. (Text, Images, Animations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Nanohub "...is a web-based initiative spearheaded by the NCN. Its mission is to serve as a resource for research and education in the areas of nanoelectronics, NEMS, and their application to nano-biosystems..." For more information see Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) Examples of "Nanohub" Major Categories & Some Examples of Courses Learning Modules Animations Nanotechnology Courses Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics Examples of "Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics" Undergraduate Course Lectures include "...Basic Functions; Bandstructure; Reciprocal Lattice; Carbon Nanotubes; Density of States; Minimum Resistance of a Wire; Quantum Capacitance; etc..." Engineering Nanomedical System Engineering Nanomedical System Graduate Course covers "...the basic concepts of design of integrated nanomedical systems for diagnostics and therapeutics. Topics to be covered include: why nanomedical approaches are needed, cell targeting strategies, choice of core nanomaterials, technologies for testing composition and structure of multilayered nanomedical systems, optimizing zeta potentials, design and testing of..." NANOFABRICATION PROCESSES - Stanford NanoFabrication Facility, Stanford University Multimedia Nanofabrication Processes Course, Nanofabrication Processes Manuals (Text, Images, Simulations & Calculators). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Nanofabrication Processes" Course Categories & Subcatories 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 NANOMECHANICS OF MATERIALS AND BIOMATERIALS - C. Ortiz, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, & the MIT OpenCourseWare, MIT Multimedia Nanomechanics of Materials and Biomaterials Course (Text & Images). Nanomechanics of Materials and Biomaterials "...focuses on the latest scientific developments and discoveries in the field of nanomechanics, the study of forces and motion on extremely tiny (10-9 m) areas of synthetic and biological materials and structures..." Examples from over "22" "Nanomechanics of Materials and Biomaterials" Course Lectures include "...Single cell mechanics; Quantitative description of intra- and intermolecular forces; The electrical double layer (EDL); Elasticity of single polymer chains: Theoretical formulations; Theoretical aspects of nanoindentation; etc..." For more information see Nanomechanics of Materials and Biomaterials Home Page; Materials Science and Engineering Courses; Department of Materials Science and Engineering or the MIT OpenCourseWare SUBMICROMETER AND NANOMETER TECHNOLOGY VIDEOS (QUICKTIME) - George Barbastathis, Karl Berggren, Henry Smith, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, & the MIT OpenCourseWare, MIT Multimedia Submicrometer and Nanometer Technology Video Lessons (Text, Images & Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Submicrometer and Nanometer Technology Videos" include "...SEM Inspection Video; SEM Sample Preparation Video; SEM Sample Mounting Video; Surface Profilometer Video; Atomic Force Microscope Video; etc..." For more information see Submicrometer and Nanometer Technology; Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Courses or the MIT OpenCourseWare

PICOTECHNOLOGY PICOSECOND E-PRINTS - (10-12 seconds) Metrology PICOSECOND E-PRINTS - arXiv.org For more information see the arXiv.org FEMTOTECHNOLOGY FEMTOSECOND E-PRINTS - (10-15 seconds) Metrology FEMTOSECOND E-PRINTS - arXiv.org For more information see the arXiv.org FEMTOSECOND LABORATORY SIMULATION SOFTWARE THE VIRUTAL FEMTOSECOND LABORATORY - B. Schmidt, M. Hacker, G. Stobrawa & T. Feurer, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. The Virtual Femtosecond Laboratory simulates "...a wide variety of basic experimental setups and devices which can be found in a typical femtosecond laser lab..." For more information see the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy ATTOTECHNOLOGY ATTOGRAM ATTOGRAM MASS DETECTION - H.G. Craighead, School of Applied & Engineering Physics and the Nanobiotechnology Center, Cornell University - Article in Physics News Update, Number 673 #2, February 18, 2004, American Institute of Physics "...succeeded in building a set of scales that are sensitive to a fraction of an attogram..." For more information see Physics News Update; Harold G. Craighead's Home Page; The Craighead Research Group or the Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC) ATTOSECOND METROLOGY & ATTOSECOND TECHNOLOGY - (10-18 seconds) Metrology ATTOSECOND E-PRINTS - Physics e-Prints, arXiv.org For more information see the arXiv.org SIMULATION OF ATTOSECOND STREAKING OF ELECTRONS EMITTED FROM A TUNGSTEN SURFACE (APRIL, 2009) - Authors: C. Lemell, B. Solleder, K. Tokesi & J. Burgdoerfer, Physics e-Prints, arXiv.org Multimedia Simulation of attosecond streaking of electrons emitted from a tungsten surface, Physics e-Print, April, 2009 (Text & Images). Simulation of attosecond streaking of electrons emitted from a tungsten surface "...First time-resolved photoemission experiments employing attosecond streaking of electrons emitted by an XUV pump pulse and probed by a few-cycle NIR pulse found a time delay of about 100 attoseconds between photoelectrons from..." For more information see Attosecond e-Prints or the arXiv.org ATTOSECOND METROLOGY, TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY - MPQ-LMU Laboratory for Attosecond & High-Field Physics (LAP), Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Germany VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Attosecond Metrology Tools, Technology, Publications & Lessons (Text & Images). For more information see the MPQ-LMU Laboratory for Attosecond & High-Field Physics (LAP) ATTOSECOND PULSE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - Attosecond Technology VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Attosecond Metrology Publications & Lessons (Text & Images). For more information see the Attosecond Technology ZEPTOTECHNOLOGY ZEPTOSECOND METROLOGY & ZEPTOTECHNOLOGY - (10-21 seconds) Metrology ZEPTOSECOND SECOND E-PRINTS - Physics e-Prints, arXiv.org For more information see the arXiv.org LASER GATE: MULTI-MEV ELECTRON ACCELERATIOIN AND ZEPTOSECOND E-BUNCHING (APRIL, 2009) - Authors: A. E. Kaplan, A. L. Pokrovsky, Physics e-Prints, Feb., 2009 Multimedia Laser Gate: Multi-MeV electron acceleration and zeptosecond e-bunching - Physics e-Prints (Text & Images). Laser Gate: Multi-MeV electron acceleration and zeptosecond e-bunching "...Relativistically-intense laser beam with large field gradient ("laser gate") enables strong inelastic scattering of electrons crossing the beam. This process allows for multi-MeV electron net acceleration per pass within the wavelength space. Inelastic scattering even in low-gradient laser field may also induce extremely tight temporal focusing and electron bunch formation down to quantum, zepto-second limit...." For more information see Zeptosecond e-Prints or the arXiv.org YOCTOTECHNOLOGY YOCTOSECOND METROLOGY & YOCTOTECHNOLOGY - (10-24 seconds) Metrology YOCTOSECOND SECOND E-PRINTS - Physics e-Prints, arXiv.org For more information see the arXiv.org YOCTOSECOND PHOTON PULSES FROM QUARK-GLUON PLASMAS (APRIL, 2009) - Authors: A. Ipp, C.H. Keitel, J. Evers, Physics e-Prints, May, 2007 Multimedia Yoctosecond photon pulses from quark-gluon plasmas - Physics e-Prints (Text & Images). Yoctosecond photon pulses from quark-gluon plasmas "...We study how the time evolution and properties of the plasma may influence the duration and shape of the photon pulse. Prospects for achieving double peak structures suitable for pump-probe experiments at the yoctosecond timescale are discussed...." For more information see Yoctosecond e-Prints or the arXiv.org

NANOTUBE & NANOCONES COURSES, CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SOFTWARE 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). VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Department of Applied Physics NANOTUBE MODELER (NANOCONES, BUCKY-BALL, FULLERENES, SIMULATION SOFTWARE - S. Weber VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Nanotube Modeler "...is a program for generating xyz-coordinates for Nanotubes and Nanocones. The Fullerene library by M.Yoshida may be accessed as well. Generated geometries may be viewed using the integrated viewer..." For more information see Java Applets; Steffen Weber's Home Page or JCrystal NANOTUBE SOFTWARE - Smart Imaging Technologies VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Nanotube Software includes: "...Quality Analysis of Bulk Nanotube Material; Nanotube Diameter Analysis; Carbon Nanorope Thickness Analysis; Nanorope Orientation Analysis; etc..." Nanotube Product Documents include: "...Nanotube Length Analysis: Buckypaper Rope Length; Nanotube Diameter Analysis; Nanotube Thickness Analysis; Buckypaper Thickness Analysis; Nanotube Orientation Analysis; etc..." For more information see Smart Imaging Technologies NANOSIMULATOR - Nano-World, University of Basel, Switzerland VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. NanoSimulator "...covers five different simulations in the field of nanoscience..." For more information see Nano-World NANOTECHNOLOGY GALLERY - Center for Nanotechnology, AMES Laboratory, NASA Multimedia Nanotechnology Reports, Nanotechnology Webcasts, & Nanotechnology Movies (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Examples of "Nanotechnology" Subject Categories include "...Carbon Nanotube for Chip Cooling; Nanolasers; Nanopore Sensor; Polymer-CNT composite; Carbon Nanotubes; Carbon Nanotube Gears; etc..." For more information see Center for Nanotechnology

FRICTION ON THE ATOMIC SCALE CALCULATORS & APPLETS FRICTION (QUICKTIME) - Nano-World, University of Basel, Switzerland Multimedia Friction Course (Text, Images, Applets, Simulations, Animations & Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Nano-World Friction Module "...shows you recent results on friction on the atomic scale..." Examples of "Friction" Course Subject Categories include "...Introduction; Macroscopic Friction; Friction Force Microscopy; Tomlinson's Mechanism; Research Projects; Simulator Applet, etc..." For more information see Nano-World Some examples of Nano Friction Calculators include Simulator Applet The Frenkel-Kontorova Model Calculator Frenkel-Kontorova-Tomlinson Model Calculator THE FRICTION LAB APPLETS - Franz-Josef Elmer, Department of Physics, Institut für Physik, Universität Basel (University of Basel), Switzerland VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see The Friction Lab; Home Page of Franz-Josef Elmer or the Department of Physics Examples of Friction Calculators include An Oscillator with Friction (stick-slip oscillation) Calculator Frenkel-Kontorova Model Calculator NANOMICROSCOPY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS NANOMICROSCOPY FIELD CALCULATOR - P. Fraundorf, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Missouri, St. Louis VERY EXTENSIVE. Nanomicroscopy Field Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Magnification; A Scale-bar or Region of Width; The Power Spectrum of a Region; A Print of the Power Spectrum is; etc..." For more information see Phil Fraundorf's Home Page or the Department of Physics & Astronomy APPLETS FOR THE THEORY AND PRINCIPLES OF SPM (SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY) - IN-VSEE: Interactive Nano-Visualization in Science & Engineering Education, LeRoy Eyring Center for Solid State Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the IN-VSEE: Interactive Nano-Visualization in Science & Engineering Education or the LeRoy Eyring Center for Solid State Science Some examples of Scanning Probe Microscopy - Atomic Force Microscopy Calculators include Elastic Modulus, Spring Constant, and Resonant Frequency of a Atomic Force Microscope Cantilever Atomic Force Microscope Cantilever Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Force; Young's Modulus; Thickness, Width; Length; Material Density;..." Atomic Force Microscope Cantilever Calculator OUPUT values include: "...Deflection; Max-Deflection; Spring Constant; Resonant Frequency..." The Tunneling Current of AFM Tunneling Current of AFM - Tunneling Current for STM Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Distance; Bias Voltage; Workfunction..." FORCE SPECTROSCOPY AND TAPPING MODE PROGRAM - CALCULATOR - Nanomechanics: Spectroscopy and Imaging, Institut de Génie Atomique (IGA), Department of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Force Spectroscopy & Tapping Mode Calculator "...is a numerical simulation of an atomic force microscope in tapping or in force spectroscopy mode. The model used to to understand and simulate the interactions between the cantilever tip and the sample is presented hereafter..." Force Spectroscopy & Tapping Mode Calculator input valules include: "...Numerical parameter; Cantilever base excitation parameters; Cantilever quality and tip-sample interaction parameters; Type of tip; Type of surface force; Capillary interaction parameters; van der Waals interaction parameter; Capillary interaction parameters; etc..." For more information see Models or Nanomechanics: Spectroscopy and Imaging VIEWS FROM ASMALL (JAVA APPLET) - P. Fraundorf, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Missouri, St. Louis VERY EXTENSIVE. Views frm Asmall is "...an applet-based variable size-scale adventure for nano-microscopy explorers..." For more information see One-Frame Views of Unidirectional Motion; Phil Fraundorf's Home Page or the Department of Physics & Astronomy

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