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Library News & Notes —
August 19th, 2005

Internet Sites of the Week

Complex Fluids Group
http://www.rowland.harvard.edu/rjf/dogic/index.php
Rowland's Complex Fluids Group uses colloidal biopolymers to study physical problems, recently in two papers with the rod-like fd virus.
http://www.edpsciences.org/articles/epl/abs/2005/16/epl8876/epl8876.html
http://pubs.acs.org.ezp1.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/
langd5/2005/21/i17/abs/la050116e.html

Laboratorytalk
This online newsletter can be useful for keeping up with new developments in lab equipment. You can browse news by date, supplier, or product type.
http://www.laboratorytalk.com/
(Source: Bloglines)

Living Library Project
Sweden's Malmoe Library will begin offering individuals for “loan” (forty-five minute conversations) in an effort to combat stereotypes.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200508/s1439257.htm
(Source: Library Despot via j's Scratchpad)

Metro Arts and Architecture
Views of interesting subway art and design worldwide.
http://mic-ro.com/metro/metroart.html
(Source: Daypop)

MicrobeWorld Radio Show
MicrobeWorld features a daily podcast of microbial phenomena, including programs about specific pathogens, applications in industry, etc.
http://www.flpradio.com/microbeworld/index.htm
(Source: Science)

RSS4Lib: Innovative Ways Libraries Use RSS
This weblog from Tufts tracks interesting applications of RSS in libraries such as tables-of-contents displays, catalog searches, and adding RSS feeds to subject guides, to name a few.
http://blogs.fletcher.tufts.edu/rss4lib/
(Source: Neat New Stuff on the Net)

Single-Molecule Biophysics Group
http://www.rowland.harvard.edu/labs/meller/index.html
Amit and Jérôme, along with collaborators from Harvard and Urbana-Champaign, published a paper on the dynamics of DNA inside a nanopore, with and without applied voltage.
http://www.pnas.org.ezp2.harvard.edu/cgi/content/abstract/0502947102v1
(Source: Amit Meller)

Skype
Skype is a program that uses voice over internet protocol (VoIP) so that users can talk to one another through their PCs.
http://www.skype.com/
(Sources: Boston Globe, Cnet)

WiFi Hotspot Finder Widget 2.0
Find free or paid WiFi near certain addresses or within certain cities using this widget for Mac OS X 10.4.
http://www.jiwire.com/
(Source: The Scout Report)

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Received August 13 - 19, 2005