Engineering and physical sciences
This subject category includes databases covering engineering and the physical sciences: chemistry, geosciences, mathematics, physics, and statistics. Use these databases for research and courses in the colleges of Engineering and Sciences.
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| PANGAEA: Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data |
   PANGAEA: Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental DataPANGAEA is an open access library aimed at archiving, publishing and distributing georeferenced data: climatology, oceanography, geology, ecology, and archaeology related data sets. Journal article citations provided for each data set. Data available in numerous formats. |
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| Paleobiology Database |
Paleobiology DatabaseThe Paleobiology Database provides researchers with information about the entire fossil record. Data can be downloaded. Tools on the site also let you generate paleomaps, data summary tables, lists of common taxa, first appearances, diversity curves, ecological statistics, time scale confidence intervals, and stratigraphic confidence interval. |
Sep 13, 2010 |
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| Patent Search from the US Patent and Trademark Office |
Patent Search from the US Patent and Trademark OfficeContains issued patents and submitted patent applications. Patents from 1790 through 1975 are searchable only by Issue Date, Patent Number, and Current US Classification. When searching for specific numbers in the Patent Number field, patent numbers must be seven characters in length, excluding commas. How to view patent images. 1790-present. |
Sep 13, 2010 |
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| PatentScope (WIPO) |
PatentScope (WIPO)PatentScope is a public database of record for PCT international patent applications published by the World Intellectual Property Organization. It contains approximately 1.7 million international applications. WIPO also introduced a new search interface with simple, structured and browse functions, and the option to display search results as tables or graphs. 1978-present. |
Sep 13, 2010 |
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| Patents from LexisNexis |
  Patents from LexisNexisPatents from LexisNexis indexes utility, design and plant patents from U.S., Europe and Japan. Some records will display the full text of the patent with links to associated images. Other patent records contain only abstracts. Search by patent number, assignee, or inventor name. 1790-present. |
Sep 13, 2010 | e1000260 |
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| Physical Sciences & Mathematics encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online |
  Physical Science and Mathematics encyclopedias from Oxford Reference OnlineSearch or browse across nine subject encyclopedias and dictionaries with over 22,800 entries. References are linked via Get VText. |
Sep 13, 2010 | e1000118 |
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| Pollution A to Z from Gale Virtual Reference Library |
Pollution A to Z from Gale Virtual Reference LibraryThis online encyclopedia provides information on a variety of pollution issues, including sources of pollution; disposal; remediation; and the ethical, social and legal environment, as well as topics such as acid rain, cancer, noise pollution and zero growth population. It also covers careers and biographies of key people. For academic and general audiences. |
Sep 13, 2010 | e1000876 |
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| Pollution Abstracts from ProQuest |
Pollution Abstracts from ProQuestPollution Abstracts indexes citations and abstracts from conference proceedings, journal articles, books, reports, and dissertations in the fields of air pollution, marine pollution, waste management, land pollution, toxicology and health, and radiation. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1981-present. |
Sep 13, 2010 | e1000067 |
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| Polymers - A Property Database |
Polymers - A Property DatabasePolymers - A Property Database provides scientific and commercial information on polymers. Search by monomer, applications, properties (mechanical, electrical, calorimetric, solubility, or surface), or manufacturing process. |
Sep 13, 2010 | e1000206 |
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| Prehistory encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online |
Prehistory encyclopedias from Oxford Reference OnlineSearch or browse across five subject encyclopedias and dictionaries with over 16,000 entries. References are linked via Get VText. |
Sep 13, 2010 | e1000118 |
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| ProQuest Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection |
 ProQuest Advanced Technologies & Aerospace CollectionAdvanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection indexes citations, abstracts, and full text of journal articles, books, conference papers, technical reports, and patents on all aspects of aeronautics, technology, computing, meteorology, and telecommunications. Full text journal articles and books provided as HTML and PDF. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1962-present. |
Jun 21, 2012 | e1001261 |
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| ProQuest Historical Periodicals |
ProQuest Historical PeriodicalsProQuest Historical Periodicals indexes citations and full text of 200 years of American magazines and journals and important newspapers of record. 1740-2007. |
Sep 13, 2010 | e1000296 |
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| Protein Clusters Database from NLM |
Protein Clusters Database from NLMThe Protein Clusters database provides easy access to annotation information, publications, domains, structures, and external links and analysis tools including multiple alignments, phylogenetic trees, and genomic neighborhoods. |
Sep 13, 2010 |
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| PubMed/MEDLINE from the NLM |
PubMed/MEDLINE from the NLMPubMed indexes citations, abstracts, and some full text for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books in the life sciences, including the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences. Advanced search limits include types of articles (such as clinical trial, case reports, or review), human or animal studies, and age of subjects. Full text provided as HTML and PDF. 1947-present. |
Sep 13, 2010 | e1000266 |
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