Web watch

To suggest topics or sites for Web Watch, please visit http://www.physicstoday.org/suggestwebwatch.html . Compiled and edited by Charles Day

http://www.astrosphere.org

On 10 January in Padua, Italy, a ceremony was held to mark the end of the largest astronomy education and outreach initiative in history: the International Year of Astronomy. Astrosphere aims to sustain IYA’s goals by providing a platform for online outreach. Among the site’s expanding menu of offerings are the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast and the Astronomy 2009 island in Second Life.

http://windwithmiller.windpower.org/en/kids

Wind with Miller is an education site devoted to teaching schoolchildren how electricity is generated from wind. The site was produced with the support of several Danish governmental and nongovernmental organizations.

http://www.csiro.au/resources/Energy-Saving-Handbook.html

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is Australia’s national science agency. To help Australians—and anyone else—to mitigate climate change, the agency has published

The CSIRO Home Energy Saving Handbook - How to save energy, save money and reduce your carbon footprint.