LIBRARY SciTech ALERT no. 67

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LIBRARY SciTech ALERT: A Semi-monthly Service for Undergraduates
no. 67 (6 September 2006)


MAGAZINE STORIES

1. Powell, Kendall. "Neurodevelopment: how does the teenage brain work?"
   Nature v.442 (24 Aug 2006): p.865-867.
   <http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v442/n7105/full/442865a.html>

   Neuroscientists found that the adolescent brain undergoes a major
   remodeling that may be responsible for a teenager's tendency to
   take risks and failure to restrain inappropriate responses.

   Nature is available electronically at
   <http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/nature.pl>

2. Gibbs, Wayt. "Plan B for energy,"
   Scientific American v.295, no.3 (Sept 2006): p.102-114.
   <http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/ebsco.pl?aph/21848044>

   This article explores revolutionary energy production technologies
   such as fusion power, high-altitude wind power, space-based solar
   power, nanotech solar cells, and the use of underwater turbines to
   harness the power of waves and tides.

   Scientific American (Periodical T1 .S5) is also available online
   <http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/ebsco.pl?aph/SIA>


FEATURED MEDIA ITEM

Welcome to Mars
(Media Resources QB641 .W45 2005)
<http://ustlib.ust.hk/record=b856200>

   This DVD documents the most significant events of the Mars
   Exploration Rover Mission. It tells how the two robotic rovers
   Spirit and Opportunity were made, how they made their way to Mars,
   and how NASA's crew was able to troubleshoot them from millions of
   miles away.

   New books in the Library: <http://library.ust.hk/res/newbooks/>


SCITECH NEWS ON THE INTERNET

1. Small prehistoric whale was vicious hunter - A 25-million-year-old
   whale fossil with a monstrous set of teeth and enormous eyes was
   uncovered; researchers have to rethink whales’ evolutionary history.
   LiveScience.com 30 Aug 2006
   <http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060830_whale_fossil.html>

2. Physicists invent 'QuIET'-single molecule transistors - Physicists
   have discovered how to turn single molecules into working
   transistors.
   UANews.org 30 Aug 2006

<http://uanews.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/16/wa/MainStoryDetails?ArticleID=12937>

GREAT MINDS

Michael Faraday (1791-1867)

   Michael Faraday was an English chemist and physicist who contributed
   significantly to the fields of electricity and magnetism. He was the
   first to report induction of an electric current from a magnetic
   field. He invented the first electric motor and dynamo, discovered
   the effect of magnetism on light as well as diamagnetism, the
   peculiar behaviour of certain substances in strong magnetic fields.

   Biography on the Web:
   <http://www.rigb.org/rimain/heritage/faradaypage.jsp>

   Biography in the Library:
   <http://ustlib.ust.hk/search/d?faraday+michael>

   Important Works:
   <http://ustlib.ust.hk/search/a?faraday+michael>


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