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Internet Resources for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

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Intute Science, Engineering and Technology
Intute: Science, Engineering and Technology is a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research, evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists. It covers the physical sciences, engineering, computing, geography, mathematics and environmental science. The database currently contains 34342 records.
Emerald Engineering
Carefully selected articles from Emerald journals and featured reviews, interviews and case studies – all designed to enable busy practitioners and researchers keep abreast of the latest developments in your areas of interest.
iCrank.com
Mechanical Engineering links 
Foresight Nanotech Institute
An institution which focuses on advancing beneficial nanotechnology. They guide nanotechnology research, public policy and education.
Gizmag
A magazine covering invention, innovation and emerging technologies.
GlobalSpec
GlobalSpec was founded in 1996 for engineers by engineers and leveraged its domain expertise and deep understanding of the online behavior and complex needs of the engineering and technical community to build The Engineering Search Engine. To achieve this, GlobalSpec has crawled, filtered and indexed the World Wide Web and focused solely on engineering-related information.
HelpEngine
A guide for students of engineering resource centres.
Ingenious
Ingenious is a new website that brings together images and viewpoints to create insights into science and culture. It weaves unusual and thought-provoking connections between people, innovations and ideas.  Drawing on the resources of NMSI, the site contains over 30,000 images which are used to illustrate over 30 different subjects, topics and debates.
Mechanical Engineering: AltaVista 
A list of useful websites covering various relevant topics
Mechanical Engineering: Google Web Directory
Engineering websites sorted into subject order
MechEng Calculators

An on-line computational and graphics website for Mechanical engineers

Metric conversion factors 
General engineering conversion factors produced by Webtec Products Ltd 
How Stuff Works
Hundreds of different inventions, processes and other things explained in simple terms
On-Line Calculators
Lots of different calculators available to work out conversions, volumes, matrices and things you may never have heard of.

Associations

ASM International
Society for materials professionals, a worldwide network dedicated to advancing industry, technology and applications of metals and materials.
The Institution of Designing Engineers
Includes list of companies supplying materials, components, services and equipment specifically pertinent to the UK
The Institution of Engineers of Ireland
With over 22,000 individual members, The Institution of Engineers of Ireland is the country's largest learned professional body and the representative voice of the engineering profession in Ireland encompassing all disciplines of engineering
Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
Created from the merger of The Institute of Materials (IOM) and The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (IMM) in 2002, this UK Institute intends to develop to be the leading international professional body for the advancement of materials, minerals and mining to governments, industry, academia, the public and the professions.
Materials Research Society
The Materials Research Society is a not-for-profit organization which brings together scientists, engineers and research managers from industry, government, academia and research laboratories to share findings in the research and development of new materials of technological importance.Founded in 1973, MRS now consists of more than 12,600 members from the United States -- as well as over 50 other countries.
Materials Processing Centre
Centre de Mise en Forme des Materiaux, one of the 18 research centres of Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris. French site with some English pages.
The Minerals Metals and Materials Society
Headquartered in the United States but international in both its membership and activities, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society is a rare professional organization that encompasses the entire range of materials and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production to basic research and the advanced applications of materials.
The Newcomen Society
The Newcomen Society is the world's oldest learned society devoted to the study of the history of engineering and technology. The Society is based in London and is concerned with all branches of engineering: civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, aeronautical, marine, chemical and manufacturing.
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is the world's leading resource where Manufacturing Comes Together - both people and information - to advance manufacturing knowledge. Since it was formed in 1932, SME has worked to make engineers, companies, educators and others successful in their quest to advance the manufacturing industries.
Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)
Network of plastics professionals around the world

Materials

Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Polymer Composite Structures in Japan
International on-line community for the people of the plastics industry
MatWeb: the Free Online Materials Property Database 
Database comprises data sheets and specification sheets provided by manufacturers
American Iron and Steel Institute 
Member companies account for more than two-thirds of the raw steel produced in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 
The Copper Pages
World wide copper and brass industries
European Ceramic Society
Established in 1987The European Ceramic Society is a non-governmental, nonprofit federation of national ceramic societies each representing the ceramists of a member country, useful links to other sites.
Steel Recycling Institute
North American site
The Welding Institute
Informative and practical UK site covers all aspects of materials joining and associated technologies.

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