Useful Sites

Scientific Questions and Answers

• Q&A in Department of Chemistry, CUHK
  
  Replies are delivered by e-mail.

Introduction to Materials and its Applications

• The Aerogel Web Page
  
  Is Aerogel a solid? What properties does it has?
  
  
• Crystal Lattice Structure
  
  A lot of pictures and animations on crystals.
  
  
• General Introduction to Polymer Processing
  
  Detailed information on making polymers by blow molding, injection molding and extrusion.
  
  
• Glossary of Basic Terms in Polymer Science
  
  Hundreds of definitions and explanations on terms in polymer science.
  
  
• Molecular Expressions
  
  Many microscopic images of different materials and organics.
  
  
• PLASPEC Materials Search
  
  A useful search engine for the properties, fabrication methods and other information about commerical polymers.
  
  
• Railway Technical Research Institute
  
  An institution for the investigation of superconducting railway in Japan.
  
  
• Virtual Textbook
  
  A full tutorial introducing the properties, synthesis and chemistry of polymers.
  
  

Online Electronic Journals in Materials Science

• CU Library System Online Journals Collections (many subjects)
  
  Links to on-line reading or subscription details of selected academic journals and popular periodicals. Document delivery of articles from electronic journals is available to CUHK faculties, administrative staff and postgraduate students ONLY.
  
  
• INSPEC at ProQuest Direct (many subjects)
  
  It is a well-known and authoritative database for information on physics, electronics, computing, and aerospace engineering, as well as interdisciplinary fields such as materials science and biomedical engineering. It contains information from 1969 onwards.
  
  
• Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
  
  Tables of contents, abstracts and full texts are available.
  
  
• Materials Research Society
  
  Materials Research Society Bulletin (1986- ), Journal of Materials Research (1986-, full texts from 1998).
  
  
• Online Services of Electronic journals (many subjects)
  
  Online search engine with standard or enhanced services. The search engine started from 1975. Full texts from 1993 can be downloaded.