Dear LIS-Forum member, The November 2005 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you the details of new Internet sites related to Science and Engineering. You can access the complete issue on the NCSI Web server at the URL : http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/infowatch/iw.php You will also find earlier issues of InfoWatch here. For your convenience, the table of contents is given below. If you wish to be on the mailing list of InfoWatch to receive the complete issue by e-mail, let us know. Also mention your format preference - html or text. Regards -Lalitha M.R (lalitha@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ InfoWatch Tracking Networked Scientific Information Sources and Services (An electronic update service brought to you by NCSI) November 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue 1. 125 Questions - What don?t we know? [Science magazine's current survey of "scientific ignorance"] 2. AppCAD [A design help tool for the wireless engineering community] 3. Center for Deep Earth Explorations (CDEX) [Integrated Ocean Drilling Program] 4. Electric - A VLSI Design System [An Electronic Design Automation Tool] 5. FlightGear flight simulator [An open-source, multi-platform, cooperative flight simulator] 6. Free model foundry [A resource for electrical engineering comunity] 7. Geologic time - The story of a changing earth [An interactive timeline of geological history] 8. LIPID Metabolites And Pathways Strategy - LIPID MAPS 9. NCI Drug dictionary [Technical dictionary for cancer drugs] 10. OSR Online - Homepage for Windows drivers developers 11. Real-time control systems architecture [ A reference model architecture, suitable for many software-intensive, real-time control problem domains] 12. Science and Engineering encyclopaedia 13. SecuriTeam.com [News and utilities dealing with computer security] 14. SimTool [A graphical system simulation tool] 15. Stem cell information - The official National Institutes of Health resource for stem cell research 16. Top 500 World Universities - Academic ranking of world universities 2005 [The Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China] 17. UV/Vis+ Spectra Data Base [By Science-softCon] 18. Venus Express [A mission to study the secrets of the Venusian atmosphere] 19. Visual Geometry Pages with JavaView [Differential geometry and mathematical visualization using applets] 20. Science and Technology Web Awards 2005 [By the Scientific American Magazine] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About InfoWatch : InfoWatch is a monthly electronic newsletter, brought out by the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, INDIA. Information in the newsletter is collected and verified by NCSI staff.The newsletter aims to raise awareness of new sources of information on the Internet, particularly those which are relevant for higher education and research. Some items may be of relevance only to the IISc community.Resources reported here have been taken from various discussion lists and other network tools and no special claims are made for accuracy or originality. Most of the sources cited in the newsletter were checked at the time of publication, however it is possible that some of the resources are no longer available. We welcome comments about the newsletter and suggestions for resources to be featured. Please e-mail your comments to InfoWatch editors: Ms. K. Thulasi (thulasi@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) & Ms. M. R. Lalitha (lalitha@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------