Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced the launch of the new SciFinder mobile platform. With no need to download a special app, the new SciFinder mobile platform allows researchers to use web-enabled smartphones to access CAS databases through SciFinder, claimed to be the preferred research tool for chemical and related sciences.
SciFinder Mobile is available to all SciFinder subscribers in commercial, academic and government organisations and can be accessed at scifinder.cas.org/mobile with most mobile devices.
CAS pioneered mobile access to substance information in 2005, with the first ever transmission of chemical structures to the BlackBerry. SciFinder subscribers can now review 'Keep Me Posted' results and 'Saved' answer sets on-the-go with SciFinder Mobile. In addition, SciFinder Mobile is not restricted by IP address or seats, and provides unlimited access to popular SciFinder features such as Explore a research topic; Look up a chemical substance; Find or confirm a property for a substance; Review publications and references for an author or inventor; and Find research published by a company or university.
SciFinder Mobile is compatible with a wide range of smartphone operating systems, including Apple iOS; Google Android OS; Nokia Maemo and Symbian OS; and RIM BlackBerry OS.
SciFinder's comprehensive and current content, sophisticated analysis and collaboration capabilities, and demonstrated results inside the lab and out have made it the preferred source of chemical information for scientists around the globe. The application offers access to the CAS REGISTRYSM database, known as the gold standard of chemical substance collections. In addition, SciFinder claims to retrieve more references than any other scientific search service, including relevant patent documents, journal article information, and reliable web sources.
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