Resources by Name: P-S

Photonics.com

Covers the photonics industry (optics, lasers, imaging, fiber optics, electro-optics and optoelectronics), with over 50,000 pages of content. Produced by Laurin Publishing, who also publishes the well-known Photonics Spectra magazine.

Physical Review Journals

All Physical Review journals, with all title variations, 1893 to date are provided online.

Physics Abstracts

THE world's major guide to published research in all areas of physics, including particle, nuclear, atomic, molecular, fluid, plasma and solid-state physics, biophysics, geophysics, astrophysics, measurement and instrumentation.

Physics (NIST) databases

NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology) produces the most comprehensive set of reliable physical reference data available anywhere. Includes the Chemistry WebBook with electronic and vibrational spectra for over 4000 compounds. There are also several important compilations of molecular data.

Plastics & Rubbers

Knovel interactive Reference books including: Advanced Polymer Processing Operations, Carbon Fiber Composites; Effect of Creep and Other Time Related Factors on Plastics and Elastomers; Fatigue and Tribological Properties of Plastics and Elastomers; Handbook of Composites; Handbook of Polymer Coatings for Electronics; Injection Molding Handbook; Modern Plastics Handbook; and *Polymers-A Property Database.

PsycInfo (Psychological Abstracts)

Provides access to the international literature in psychology and related behavioral and social sciences, including psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, education, pharmacology, and linguistics. Covers literature published from 1887-present.

PubMed

The National Library of Medicine's exhaustive database of over 12 million medical citations back to the mid 1960's. I ncludes links to many sites providing full-text articles. Peer-reviewed citations are provided to PubMed from participating Publishers, hence "Pub"Med. Also see Medline.

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RAND Reports

RAND = Research AND Development, and is a nonprofit "think tank" that helps improve U.S. policy and decision-making. The site includes publications in the areas of environment, energy, international policy, national security, transportation, and science and technology, and more. Many RAND reports are indexed in DTIC and available as "AD" numbered reports or as cataloged items in the library.

RAPRA (Rubber and Plastics)

THE polymers database with coverage of polymeric composites, rubbers, plastics, and adhesives. Also see Polymers. Check with the Library for passwords.

Recent Advances in Manufacturing

A database of 40,000 citations to manufacturing and related areas. It covers: manufacturing industry, management, and systems and processes; environmental and quality management, product development; applied technologies; and maintenance, monitoring and inspection. It is produced by the Library Department at Nottingham Trent University and the Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library.

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RePORTER

Research and Development Descriptive Summaries

Provides technical and management data describing ongoing DoD research and technology efforts. It includes summary descriptions, and detailed funding information. It is based on "RDT&E Budget Item Justifications" and can be searched by Program Element (PE). Also See Research Summaries.

Research Summaries

https://www.dtic.mil/portal/site/dticol/
*DTIC registered users Only.
Provides summary descriptions of the technical content, performers, monitors, and funding sources of DoD research or technology efforts. ( Formerly called "Work Units" and later "Teams.") Provides more detail than "Research and Development Descriptive Summaries" above. Contact the Library for more information.

ResearchSEA

Portal to scientific research that has occurred in Asia in the fields of science, medicine, culture, technology, people and business.

Risk Assessment Information System

Sponsored by the Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management, this site has serveral tools and databases such as: Preliminary Remediation Goals; Established Regulatory Limits for Surface Water and Groundwater; Toxicity Values; Human Health Risk Exposure Modeling; and a Risk Assessment Glossary.

Royal Society of Chemistry

The Society is the leading organization in Europe for advancing the chemical sciences. They publish several journals online including Chemical Communications, Chemical Society Reviews, Dalton Transactions, Journal of Materials Chemistry, Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, New Journal of Chemistry, and Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP).

Rubber and Plastics database (RAPRA)

THE polymers database with coverage of polymeric composites, rubbers, plastics, and adhesives. Also see Polymers. Check with the Library for passwords.

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SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) standards

- SEE - I.H.S. Standards (Includes SAE's AIR, AMS, ARD, ARP, and AS.)

SAE's Global Mobility Database (Society of Automotive Engineers)

Librarians access (only) via STN - $$
Indexes worldwide literature on all vehicle types, including those for land, sea, air, and space. Has excellent coverage of aerodynamics, aircraft, electric power, engines, tires, UAVs, etc. - usually cited as SAE Paper numbers. The library owns SAE Papers from 1972 thru 1990 in microfiche and they are free to copy. Those we don't own we can order via Interlibrary Loan. For SAE standards - SEE - I.H.S. Standards

Safety, Health & Hygiene

Knovel interactive Reference books including: Dictionary of Substances and Their Effects (7 volumes), Electrostatic Hazards, Environmental and Health & Safety Management, Guidelines for Preventing Human Error in Process Safety, Handbook of Emergency Response to Toxic Chemical Releases, Handbook of Hazardous Chemical Properties, International Resources Guide to Hazardous Chemicals, *Patty's Toxicology, *Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, and Understanding Atmospheric Dispersion of Accidental Releases.

SCAMPI (Staff College Automated Military Periodical Index)

A specialized index focusing on research in joint and multinational operations, military history and naval science, operational warfare, and operations other than war. Produced by the Joint Forces Staff College Library.

Science Direct

It is one of "the world's largest collection of science, technology and medicine full text and bibliographic information," and the library connects you to millions of scholarly articles available from 1995+. Includes all journals published by Elsevier, Academic Press, Pergamon, North-Holland and others.

Science Online

A website maintained by the American Association for the Advancement of Science that features fulltext of current and archival Science magazine articles. Also has a Multimedia Center that has weekly audiocasts and video on stories featured in Science and its online companion sites,  images and slideshows, and ability to set up email alert and RSS feeds.

SciFinder

Registered access only - Prepaid Registered users can search citations to the chemistry literature, with links to full-text articles. Users can also search chemical substances or formulas, and CAS (Chemical Abstracts) Registry Numbers. Unique to this database, they can also enter a chemical structure and search for materials that have used it. Contact the Library for more information.

Science Citation Index

Science Citation Index Expanded (part of the "Web of Science"). Provides access to current and retrospective cited references from the world's leading science and technical journals. AFRL coverage 1990 to present. Prepaid version available on AFIT computers in library - 1988 to present.

Scitation

We have access to most of the journals published by the American Institute of Physics; American Physical Society; Acoustical Society of America; American Society of Mechanical Engineers; American Vacuum Society; International Centre for Diffraction Data; Laser Institute of America; and MAIK (the Russian Academy of Sciences). Many older issues are in the Library.

SCIRUS

Searches across 167 million science-specific Web pages including full-text journal sources like: BioMed Central, MEDLINE, Science Direct (Elsevier, Academic Press, etc.), Scitation (AIP, APS, ASME, SPIE, etc.), and the Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics, as well as NASA reports, and various e-print and patent databases. Connects to millions of full-text subscription and free files.

Semiconductors & Electronics

Knovel interactive Reference books including: Coating Materials for Electronic Applications, Electronics Reliability and Measurement Technology-Nondestructive Evaluation, Handbook of Semiconductor Silicon Technology, Handbook of Thin-Film Deposition Processes and Techniques, Handbook of VLSI Microlithography, Optical Sensors and Microsystems, Semiconductor Materials and Process Technology Handbook, and Sol-Gel Technology for Thin Films, Fibers, Preforms, Electronics and Specialty Shapes.

SENSIAC (Sensor Information Analysis Center)

This DoD Information Analysis Center supports DoD's sensor communities. It is run by the Georgia Institute of Technology and co-sponsored by DTIC and the U. S. Army R&D & Engineering Command's Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD). *IACs are DoD sponsored but charge for some services.

Shock and Vibration Information Analysis Center (SAVIAC)

Collects and makes available information concerned with structural dynamics design, analysis, and testing; and shock physics and weapons effects. Focuses on the engineering tools and techniques needed for the design, analysis and testing of systems subjected to dynamic conditions and loading, including water shock, vibration, blast, impact, crash, and mechanical/climatic environments. *IACs are DoD sponsored but charge for some services.

SIAM Journals (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics)

Only available on AFIT computers in library. SIAM promotes research that will lead to effective new mathematical and computational methods and techniques for science, engineering, industry, and society.

Smithsonian Physical Tables

A classic reference source comprising 901 tables of general interest to scientists and engineers, and of particular interest to those involved in physics. Index entries are hyperlinked to their page numbers.

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Journals

Only available on AFIT computers in library. SIAM promotes research that will lead to effective new mathematical and computational methods and techniques for science, engineering, industry, and society.

Society for Protective Coatings standards (SSPC)

- SEE - I.H.S. Standards

Society of Automotive Engineers Global Mobility Database (Society of Automotive Engineers)

Librarians access (only) via STN - $$
Indexes worldwide literature on all vehicle types, including those for land, sea, air, and space. Has excellent coverage of aerodynamics, aircraft, electric power, engines, tires, UAVs, etc. - usually cited as SAE Paper numbers. The library owns SAE Papers from 1972 thru 1990 in microfiche and they are free to copy. Those we don't own we can order via Interlibrary Loan. For SAE standards - SEE - I.H.S. Standards

Society of Automotive Engineers standards

- SEE - I.H.S. Standards

Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SOLID STATE)

Librarians access (only) via STN - $$
Database contains information on solid state studies, including applications, physics, and superconductivity of metallic, plastic, and ceramic materials.

SPIE Digital Library (International Society for Optical Engineering)

SPIE covers nearly everything associated with optics and photonics technologies. The site contains the full-text of the Proceedings of the SPIE and all four SPIE journals covering biomedical optics, electronic imaging, microlithography, microfabrication, and microsystems, and optical engineering. For AFRL/SN there are papers on sensors, MEMs or target recognition; for AFRL/HE, papers on humans or displays; and for ML, papers on materials or composites.

SPIN (Searchable Physics Information Notices)

One can search over 80 physics journals, including Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Materials Research, Journal of the Optical Society of America, Journal of Vacuum Science, Physical Review, Physics of Fluids, Semiconductors, Technical Physics, etc. Select "Search SPIN database." One can then link to any of our subscription journals.

Springer

We get 417 Springer e-journals including: Applied Physics A; Applied Physics B; International Journal of Fracture; International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves; Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials; Oxidation of Metals; Plasmas and Polymers; and Tribology Letters. Years of full-text coverage vary.

SSPC (Society for Protective Coatings)

- SEE - I.H.S. Standards

Staff College Automated Military Periodical Index (SCAMPI)

A specialized index focusing on research in joint and multinational operations, military history and naval science, operational warfare, and operations other than war. Produced by the Joint Forces Staff College Library.

Surface Data (NIST) databases

Here NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology) highlights databases that allow surface scientists, tribologists, and analytical chemists to analyze surfaces of materials.