SPIE objects to House subcommittee decision to end James Webb Space Telescope - August 8, 2011
SPIE, an international society for optics and photonics, is objecting to a decision by the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Space to terminate the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Ending the JWST project would waste billions of taxpayer dollars that have already been invested,… Read More
EPiServer launches MobilePack tools for fast and easy mobile web apps creation - August 8, 2011
Web content management (WCM) platforms provider EPiServer, UK, has announced the launch of MobilePack for EPiServer, a set of templates and software for creating mobile web apps that extend a brand's reach to web users. With the introduction of MobilePack, EPiServer expects to empower marketers to… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 8, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Are Cash Bonuses the Right Incentive for Science Authors?); Danny Kingsley (How one small fix could open access to research); Kent Anderson (Are Cash Bonuses the Right Incentive for Science Authors?); and Jennifer Howard (Universities Join Together to… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - August 8, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
Braunwald’s Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine now available to users on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch - August 5, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that its Braunwald's Heart Disease Practice Guides App for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch is now available on the App Store. The app includes content from Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ninth Edition, and provides up-to-date, evidence-based… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell and The Hastings Center announce publishing partnership - August 5, 2011
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a new partnership with The Hastings Center. Under the deal, Wiley-Blackwell will publish the Hastings Center Report, one of the leading journals in the field of bioethics. The partnership aims… Read More
