On October 5, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, J. Fraser Stoddart, and Bernard L. Feringa won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on the development of nanomachines. Based on the article reporting the news in The New York Times or the press release from the Noble Committee, answer the following questions:

1. If you wanted to track down the specific research articles the Nobel Committee cited in awarding them the prize, what clues can you find?


2. Enter any clue you might use as a search term here: PollEv.com/markszarko683.


3. Can you locate any of these research articles, using either tools on this website or other search engines?


 

When mainstream news organizations or popular publications report on scientific research, there are a number of ways you could find more information about the science:

• Use a tool like Web of Science (http://libraries.mit.edu/get/webofsci) or another article database to track down the original citation (if the article mentions the title of the research article). Alternatively, you could do an author search to see what they've written.
• Use a tool like BartonPlus (http://libraries.mit.edu/bartonplus) or Web of Science (http://libraries.mit.edu/get/webofsci) to find other articles written about their work.
• Use a tool like Web of Science (http://libraries.mit.edu/get/webofsci) or Scopus (http://libraries.mit.edu/get/scopus) to find out who has cited their work.
• Use Vera (http://libraries.mit.edu/vera) and look up the title of the journals themselves.
• What else?

Any of the these tools listed below can help you organize and cite your references. The Overview at the top of the list explains the strengths and weaknesses for each.

• Overview of Citation Software
• EndNote
• Zotero
• Mendeley

LibX is a browser add-on you can download for Firefox and Google Chrome. LibX will give you easier access to MIT resources from anywhere. Check this guide for more information, including short videos on how it works.

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