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http://www.spacetelescope.org/projects/fits_liberator

For decades, NASA has distributed and archived astronomical data in a standard format called FITS. But FITS isn’t especially handy for home enthusiasts. Now, NASA has teamed up with the European Space Agency and the European Southern Observatory to produce FITS Liberator, a free software plug-in that converts FITS files for use with Adobe Photoshop.

http://www.ca.sandia.qov/HiTempThermo

HiTemp Thermo is a new online database devoted to such high-temperature processes as chemical vapor deposition, catalysis, and combustion. The database, which is maintained by Sandia National Laboratories, includes thermodynamic data and a wide range of calculated molecular properties for gas-phase species.

http://neutron.neutron-eu.net http://muon.neutron-eu.net

Sponsored by several European organizations, the European Neutron Portal brings together news and online information about the use of neutrons as structural probes. A sister site, the European Muon Portal , covers the use of muons.

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