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Category Archives: Research Tools
Overcoming a Microscope’s Shallow Depth of Focus
One of the most frustrating aspects of imaging through a microscope is the shallow depth of focus, especially at higher magnifications. Now, thanks to the wonderful world of software, this problem can be virtually eliminated. Continue reading
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How to Create a Kindle eBook: Part IV
The final installment of a four-part series in how to create and publish your own Kindle eBook. Continue reading
Posted in Best Practices, Publishing, Research Tools, Uncategorized
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The Changing Face of the Published Scientific Debate
I have to wonder if this presages a sea change in the role of the amateur scientist, not merely as an experimenter or theorist, but as a reviewer of “established” scientists and their work? It certainly seems that way. Continue reading
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A Million Points of Data
Watching and reporting the flowering of a nearby vine maple, Acer circinatum, turned into the millionth observation submitted through NPN’s online observation program, Nature’s Notebook. Lucille Tower, an amateur scientist from Portland, Ore. submitted the record.
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How to Create a Kindle eBook: Part III
The third installment in a four-part series on how to create your own Kindle eBooks for fun and profit. Continue reading
Posted in Projects, Publishing, Research Tools, Tools, Uncategorized
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Wanderings for April, 2012
May’s column opens with a Feature on LEGO. Besides being a great educational and fun toy, the LEGO system can also be used as a very versatile prototyping system. With the addition of LEGO sensors, motors, computer bricks, pneumatics and gear and wheel kits the possible creations are endless. Continue reading
Posted in Projects, Research Tools, Science Education, Science Fair, Tools, Wanderings
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EDXRF
EDXRF- also known as Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence. It’s a method for detecting or quantitating elements based on the number and energy of x-rays given off. You may also see it abbreviated at XRF. And there is a closely related method used with Scanning Electron Microscopes called EDS. Continue reading
Elsevier Agrees UBC Researchers Can Text-Mine For Citizen Science, Research Tools
Elsevier has agreed that that researchers at the University of British Columbia can text-mine Elsevier content for a wide variety of purposes, including selection of excerpts for citizen science. Continue reading
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Sharing our Knowledge through eBooks
The following series of four articles, to be published weekly for the next four weeks, will gently walk you through the processes of writing and publishing an eBook. Continue reading
The Rise of Open Access Scientific Publishing
Accessing the absolute latest in scientific communications directly by the independent amateur or citizen scientist has been a financially daunting prospect for decades; practically impossible. Continue reading
Posted in Amateur Science, Best Practices, General Interest, Research Tools
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