Wolfram Alpha - Do fancy stuff. Examples:
size of atom vs its nucleus
polyatomic ions
Lewis structures
sports and other stuff
Open Source Software - some links to free software and music
Pitch drop experiment - an extremely viscous material
Panorama of old Chem room ~2000 - requires quicktime
"Pictures" of Molecules close-up
The Periodic Table of Videos - University of Nottingham
- lots of goodies here
Astronomy Picture of the Day
- aka APOD, beautiful pictures and some occasional videos
Kitchen experiments with Aerogel: Moisture
- I have to get my hands on this!
Periodic Table (
black & white
) (
color
) (
wide
)
Database of Periodic Tables
- More periodic tables than you can imagine!
Pictures of Homonuclear Diatomic Molecular Orbitals
- probably interesting/useful only to general chemistry students
American Chemical Society
- largest scientific organization in the world!
Michio Kaku
- physicist & science popularizer
Carl Sagan (wikipedia entry)
- astronomer and probably most noted science popularizer who died too soon
snopes
- debunking a lot of urban myths and bad science
Star Trek Wiki
- imdb+startrek+wikipedia
xkcd - simple yet elegant
Chemical Equation Balancer - Check it out!
Professor Goode's links page - Earth Science links
A General Chemistry Podcast
This American Life
(iTunes link
) Each 1-hour podcast has a theme which features stories on the theme.
WNYC Radiolab
(iTunes link
) Where science meets humanities.
The Naked Scientists
(iTunes link
) Based in the United Kingdom, the Naked Scientists give you the latest developments in science. Very fun!
60-Second Science
(iTunes link
) For the really short attention span!
Nerdist podcast
(iTunes link
) Fun and humorous for those with nerd/gamer/comedy/Hollywood interests
Damn Interesting
(iTunes link
) As the title suggests.
Raspberry Pi - A $35 computer designed to learn about computers. Check it out!
Textbook Spyder - search for your class textbook for the cheapest price
ThinkGeek
- best shopping on the planet
K & J Magnets
- lots of super strong neodymium magnets (not for children)
United Nuclear
- huge online store devoted to home science experiments
Buckyball
- Get your own model!
Pricewatch
- excellent for finding computers/electronics on the cheap
The Food Lab (book)
- Almost like a science textbook, but much cheaper
Cookwise (book)
- learn the chemistry of cooking from this cookbook
Cooks Illustrated
- this cooking magazine reads like a scientific journal
eHow
- do just about anything
Cooking for Geeks
- Great book on molecular gastronomy!
Instructables
- make just about anything
Maker Shed
- store to get stuff to make just about anything
Linux
- abandon Windows or MacOS
Hack A Day
- modify your {computer/cell phone/mp3 player/vcr/etc}
wiimote
- physicist Johnny Chung Lee has some innovative ideas in these videos
Free Periodic Table with Classifications
Molecules
Molar Mass Calculator
Formulas - Nomenclature practice
NASA
Exoplanet - all known planets outside solar system
WolframAlpha- ask questions about anything
Play store search: Chemistry - Many apps. See what they've got. Read reviews first.
My Class Schedule - This gets great reviews; for students who want to keep track of their classes
Molarity Calculator
- includes (g mol), dilution, (% molarity)
Free Periodic Table
Chemdoodle - draw organic molecules
atomdroid - 3D structures, search or create, manipulate
Google star map - point your phone towards the sky and identify celestial objects
Chemistry Helper - handy tutorial with references
NASA
Molar Mass - for calculating molar masses
APOD wallpapers
Pushbullet - very handy tool for sending things between your phone/device/computer
Do you have any apps to recommend? If so, send me an email.