October 1997 - chemweb - imperial.ac.uk

Interesting collection of Java applets for chemistry
by Rzepa, Henry 21 Oct '97

21 Oct '97

The "URL" http://trp.research.apple.com/FMPro?-db=objectDB&-lay=list&-format=object_f… itlist_pix.html&DeweyNumber=540&-max=10&-sortfield=DateEntered&-sortorder=descen d&-find (yes it really is that long) points to a database of around 71 records describing Java applets for chemistry. Not sure myself they have all been put there by chemists (!), but an interesting source of materials. I wonder how truly platform independent they all are? Dr Henry Rzepa, Dept. Chemistry, Imperial College, LONDON SW7 2AY; mailto:rzepa@ic.ac.uk; Tel (44) 171 594 5774; Fax: (44) 171 594 5804. URL: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/rzepa/ chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. To post to list: mailto:chemweb@ic.ac.uk Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To (un)subscribe, mailto:majordomo@ic.ac.uk the following message; (u)nsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (mailto:rzepa@ic.ac.uk)

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J.Mol.Model.: Review and Open Discussion
by Journal of Molecular Modeling 13 Oct '97

13 Oct '97

This message was cross-posted. The Journal of Molecular Modeling presents the new section Review and Open Dicussion Journal of Molecular Modeling Reviews are invited reviews of unlimited length on important modeling topics. The full text of J. Mol. Model. Reviews are freely available for three months after the publication date for email comments from other researchers and replies from the authors. This email discussion will then become part of the final published version of the review. In this way, we hope to encourage open and constructive discussion on subjects of current interest. Don't miss the first review: Virtual Reality in Chemistry written by Wolf-Dietrich Ihlenfeldt available now via WWW at: http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00894/tocs.htm and: http://www.ccc.uni-erlangen.de/info/JMOLMOD/review.htm and take part in the Open Discussion See you there! Tim Clark Henryette Roth (editor) (assistant editor) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ Journal of Molecular Modeling ^ Tel: [+49](0)9131 / 85-2948 ^ ^ Editorial Office ^ ^ ^ Computer-Chemie-Centrum ^ [+49](0)9131 / 85-6567 ^ ^ Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg ^ ^ ^ Naegelsbachstrasse 25 ^ Fax: [+49](0)9131 / 85-6565 ^ ^ D-91052 Erlangen ^ ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ email: jmolmod(a)organik.uni-erlangen.de ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. To post to list: mailto:chemweb@ic.ac.uk Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To (un)subscribe, mailto:majordomo@ic.ac.uk the following message; (u)nsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (mailto:rzepa@ic.ac.uk)

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Re: Net Tamers
by Rzepa, Henry 13 Oct '97

13 Oct '97

In one one part of Davids article, http://www.chemweb.com/alchem/alchem97/catalyst/ct_current_nettamer_full.ht… he writes "It is claimed - although exact figures are hard to come by - that should the whole of the web be erased tomorrow the likes of the AltaVista search engine database could recreate some 95 per cent of it. As long as this kind of storage power exists then maybe fickle or graduating students should not pose a problem to chemical net community at large." I am surprised by that claim. Alta Vista by and large presumably deals with document headers, and I would have thought does not attempt to retrieve the full document structures. It also "expires" its index to documents fairly quickly; I doubt they have a life of more than a month at most. Fro a chemical point of view, it presumably does not even try to have a go at indexing any molfiles or pdb files linked to a document, or associated with eg a Java applet. I would hazard a guess therefore, that for chemists at least, something like Alta Vista is not going to solve the problems alluded to of longer term archival. Dr Henry Rzepa, Dept. Chemistry, Imperial College, LONDON SW7 2AY; mailto:rzepa@ic.ac.uk; Tel (44) 171 594 5774; Fax: (44) 171 594 5804. URL: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/rzepa/ chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. To post to list: mailto:chemweb@ic.ac.uk Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To (un)subscribe, mailto:majordomo@ic.ac.uk the following message; (u)nsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (mailto:rzepa@ic.ac.uk)

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Net Tamers
by David Bradley Science Writer 13 Oct '97

13 Oct '97

My net taming feature is now available on the (other) ChemWeb site in The Alchemist magazine. Various chemweb people helped on this - hence the plug http://www.chemweb.com/alchem/alchem97/catalyst/ct_current_nettamer_fu ll.html Cheers Dave Bradley ---------------------------------------------------------- | David Bradley Science Writer | | Bradley(a)enterprise.net | | Tel/Fax +44 1223 440834 (Intl) | | http://homepages.enterprise.net/bradley/elem1.html | | Voted Top 5% Chemistry Site by The Homepage for Chemists | ---------------------------------------------------------- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. To post to list: mailto:chemweb@ic.ac.uk Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To (un)subscribe, mailto:majordomo@ic.ac.uk the following message; (u)nsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (mailto:rzepa@ic.ac.uk)

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Re: Soluble polypyrrole
by Dr.Guenter Beyer 02 Oct '97

02 Oct '97

At 15:46 02.10.1997 PDT, you wrote: >I am working to prepare a soluble polypyrrole polymer. >Could anyone tell me that using DBSA (dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid) or DBSNa (dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid, sodium salt) affects, in some way, the polymerization process ? >Thanks. >Sorin Filip. Hallo Sorin Filip.... I can not answer your question but may be the following can help you... 1) Prof.Heeger / Uni Santa Barbara -CA-USA is using very extensively DBSA for Polyaniline... Try to contact him directly... 2) You can have a look to the Synthetic Metals..I can imagine that there are some hints within the literature Best regards.... chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. To post to list: mailto:chemweb@ic.ac.uk Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To (un)subscribe, mailto:majordomo@ic.ac.uk the following message; (u)nsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (mailto:rzepa@ic.ac.uk)

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Survey: Publishing in Chemistry
by Henryette Roth 01 Oct '97

01 Oct '97

This messages was cross-posted Dear colleague! Scientific publishing is changing in a world that is dominated by the Internet. As a part of my PhD-thesis I am studying the influence of electronic media on publishing in chemistry. I would be very grateful, if you would take time to fill in my survey, which I am using to gain an understanding of current trends dealing with scientific publishing. On average to read and complete the form will take you 15 minutes. Feel free to tell a colleague about this survey as well. The survey is accessible via World Wide Web at: <http://www.ccc.uni-erlangen.de/clark/survey.html> No record will be made of your identity. Your specific answers will not be shared with other organizations. You will not be put on any mailing lists or offered any products. Thank you for your interest in this survey. Your participation is greatly appreciated. All the best, Henryette Roth ******************************************************************************** * Henryette Roth * * * Computer Chemie Centrum * All opinions expressed by this user ** Inst. f. Org. Chemie I * are well-reasoned and insightful. ** Universitaet Erlangen * Needless to say, they are not those ** Naegelsbachstr. 25 * of his advisor or university. * * 91052 Erlangen * * ******************************************************************************** * roth(a)organik.uni-erlangen.de ********************************************************************************* chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. To post to list: mailto:chemweb@ic.ac.uk Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To (un)subscribe, mailto:majordomo@ic.ac.uk the following message; (u)nsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (mailto:rzepa@ic.ac.uk)

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molecule of the month
by Paul May 01 Oct '97

01 Oct '97

Hi, October's MOTM is N2S2, and has been written by one of my colleagues here at Bristol. It's quite a nice example of how theoretical calculations can be used to determine the structure and bonding in an unconventional molecule. HTML version: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/n2s2/s2n2.htm Chime version: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/n2s2/s2n2c.htm MOTM page: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/motm.htm (Volunteers are still required to write MOTM pages (next available date is February. If you feel you'd like to contribute - email me at the address below) Regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Paul May, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, UK tel: +44 (0)117 928-9000 x4276, fax: +44 (0)117 925-1295 <mailto:paul.may@bris.ac.uk> <http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/staff/pwm.htm> "88.2% of all statistics are made up on the spot" Vic Reeves ------------------------------------------------------------------------- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. To post to list: mailto:chemweb@ic.ac.uk Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To (un)subscribe, mailto:majordomo@ic.ac.uk the following message; (u)nsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (mailto:rzepa@ic.ac.uk)

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