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NASA Ames Research Center is located at Moffett Field, California in the heart of "Silicon Valley". Ames was founded December 20, 1939 as an aircraft research laboratory by the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) and in 1958 became part of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Ames specializes in research geared toward creating new knowledge and new technologies that span the spectrum of NASA interests.

From Artificial Intelligence to Visulaization.

A monthly series of searching guides on different topics such as, Information Literacy and African American culture.

A comprehensive resource which includes a search engine for thousands of educational resources.

"Our worldwide research labs work in all areas of information technology, from physics and cognitive science to leading-edge application research. We invent innovative materials and structures and use them to create exciting machine designs and architectures. We create tools and technologies that will enable the continued evolution of computing and computing services over the network. Our work across many disciplines is often done in concert with our colleagues in academic and government research centers, as well as "in the marketplace" with customers who provide us with challenging research problems."

The Institute for Creation Research is a Christ focused Creation ministry where science and the Bible are fully integrated.

Founded in 1992, The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) is a not-for-profit research institute whose primary research interests are in structural, functional and comparative analysis of genomes and gene products from a wide variety of organisms including viruses, eubacteria (both pathogen's and non-pathogen's, archae (the so-called third domain of life), and eukaryotes (plants, animals, fungi and protists such as the malarial parasite).

The Kootenay Research Centre was formed for the purpose of conducting research in herbal medicine. This is AnandaCanada's Research and Development site. In particular, the KRC is now researching both Cannabis and Hypericin. Both Hypericin and Cannabis are good sources of natural anti-viral compounds. The centre's long range plans include other herbal medicines and exploration of the medicinal properties of the local plants and fungi.

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the Navy's corporate laboratory. NRL conducts a broadly-based multi disciplinary program of scientific research and advanced technological development directed toward maritime applications of new and improved materials, techniques, equipment, system, and ocean, atmospheric, and space sciences and related technologies.

The National Federation of Independent Business, is the largest advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses in Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals. NFIB was ranked the most influential business organization (and 3rd overall), in "Washington's Power 25" survey conducted by Fortune magazine.

The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of further knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the National Research Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The National Research Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is the chairman of the National Research Council.

The United Kingdom's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) provides independent research and training in the environmental sciences. Our mission is to gather and apply knowledge, improve understanding and predict the behavior of the natural environment and its resources.

An online journal dedicated to qualitative research since 1990.

"The list consists of journals that regularly publish qualitative research papers or journals which are putting out special issues or sections on qualitative research. They also include requests from online data bases for textual material."

A news and reference portal, Researchville has expanded its newspaper-search tool to offer search of more than 500 free U.S. daily newspaper archives. A great tool.

Sociological Research Online publishes high quality applied sociology, focusing on theoretical, empirical and methodological discussions which engage with current political, cultural and intellectual topics and debates. Issues are published quarterly, on the last days of February, May, August and November.