In this section you will learn how to select a nanotechnology topic and become familiar with the Topics View.
Open the Research Perspective.
There are two ways to do this. The fastest way is to use the
perspective menu located toward the upper right hand corner of the
workspace. Alternatively, select Research from the Open Perspective menu item under the application's Window menu.
Most
likely the Topics View is already open, typically on the left side of
the Research Perspective. If it is not open, open it by selecting Window > Show View > Topics.
The Topics View organizes nanotechnology topics into a number of
categories, each with its own folder. One of the categories is "All
Topics" where all available topics can be found. Topics are also
grouped alphabetically and by prefix to make them easier to navigate.
Example Topics View
The
Topics View acts as the control center for the Research Perspective.
Whatever topic is selected in the Topics View the other views respond
to that selection by updating their information to reference the
currently selected topic. Select any topic, for example "Ab Initio,"
and see what happens.
In this section you will learn how to view the nCyclopedia entry for a selected nanotechnology topic.
If you haven't done so already, open the Research Perspective and select a topic in the Topics View.
The
nCyclopedia Entry View is typically already open and located in the
middle of the Research Perspective. If the nCycloped Entry View is not
open, open it by selecting Window > Show View > nCyclopedia Entry . Note that all nCyclopedia entries are stored locally: no Internet connection is required to access the information.
Use the toolbar controls to change the size of the text.
If
the entry contains any links, you may click on them to either change
topics (for an internal link) or open an external web page.
In this section you will learn how to access the latest news related to the selected nanotechnology topic.
If you haven't done so already, open the Research Perspective and select a topic in the Topics View.
The
News View is typically already open and located in the upper right
corner of the Research Perspective. If the News View is not open, open
it by selecting Window > Show View > News. Note
that for the News View to show any content your computer must have an
active connection to the Internet and certain network traffic must be
permitted.
Example News View
A line at the top of
the view indicates how many articles were found for your selected
nanotechnology topic (if no articles were found, try selecting a more
general topic such as "Nanotechnology").
Use the scroll bar
and the page buttons (on the bottom) to review the available headlines.
Use the controls on the toolbar to hide/show context, make the text
larger or smaller or change the sorting method.
If a news
link looks interesting, click on it like you would any web page link.
The link should take you to a web page containing the article. Note
that you may have to manually bring your web browser to the front if it
was already open.
Next >> Searching for images, journal articles and web pages
1.1.4. Searching for images, journal articles and web pages
In this section you will learn how to access search results for
images, journal articles and web pages related to the selected
nanotechnology topic.
If you haven't done so already, open the Research Perspective and select a topic in the Topics View.
The
Search View is typically already open and located in the bottom right
corner of the Research Perspective. If the Search View is not open,
open it by selecting Window > Show View > Search.
The
Search View has tabs on the bottom to enable different kinds of
searches, including image, journal article and web pages searches.
Use the tabs to switch between different types of search results
A line at the top of the view indicates how many articles were found
for your selected nanotechnology topic (if no articles were found, try
selecting a more general topic such as "Nanotechnology").
Use
the scroll bar and the page buttons (on the bottom) to review the
available headlines. Use the controls on the toolbar to hide/show
context and make the text larger or smaller.
If a link
looks interesting, click on it like you would any web page link. The
link should take you to a web page containing the image or article.
Note that you may have to manually bring your web browser to the front
if it was already open.
The field of nanotechnology is both very broad and rapidly evolving.
These circumstances make it quite difficult for scientists, engineers,
students and teachers of nanotechnology to have a complete
understanding of the advances that impact their areas of interest.
nanoXplorer IDE fills the need for a central place for researching
various aspects of nanotechnology. Its Research Perspective supplies
various informational views on a continually expanding number of
nanotechnology topics in broadly-defined categories ranging from basic
science to societal impacts.
The integrated nCyclopedia (nanotechnology encyclopedia) provides in
depth information on each topic, while supporting views provide
additional information such as the latest news and related information
out on the Internet. Taken together, the Research Perspective becomes
an information portal to a succession of selected nanotechnology
topics, leading to increased understanding and awareness.
A topic may be anything related to nanotechnology and can come from
a wide variety of categories, such as nanoscience, nanoengineering,
people, organizations and impact on society. Many views available in
the Research Perspective are keyed to the selected topic. Available
topics are displayed in the Topics View, alphabetically and by category.
The Topics View displays nanotechnology topics in various categories
This nanotechnology encyclopedia contains entries for available
topics. The entries may contain any amount of information about the
selected topic and are routinely updated to stay current.
nCyclopedia entries are bundled with nanoXplorer IDE, so no Internet
connection to a server is required to view the information.
nCyclopedia entries may contain links, both internal to other topics and to external web sites.
News from recent days and weeks, collected from a variety of
sources, about particular nanotechnology topics is available in the
News View. With headlines coming ever faster and nanotechnology's
impact growing daily, check the news often to stay current.
An active Internet connection is required to view the latest news links.
The Internet contains a wealth of information and resources on
almost every topic and nanotechnology is no exception. In order to
ensure comprehensive research on nanotechnology topics, a targeted
Internet search capability has been included in nanoXplorer IDE. Search
results for images, journal articles and web pages are available for
each selected topic.
An active Internet connection is required to view search results.
Example image search results for the topic: "Nanotechnology"
The Research Perspective contains a default set of views useful for performing research on various nanotechnology topics.
There are two ways to open the Research Perspective. The fastest way
is to use the perspective menu located toward the upper right hand
corner of the workspace. Alternatively, select Research from the Open Perspective menu item under the application's Window menu.
Most
likely the Topics View is already open, typically on the left side of
the Research Perspective. If it is not open, open it by selecting Window > Show View > Topics.
The Topics View organizes nanotechnology topics into a number of
categories, each with its own folder. One of the categories is "All
Topics" where all available topics can be found. Topics are also
grouped alphabetically and by prefix to make them easier to navigate.
Example Topics View
The
Topics View acts as the control center for the Research Perspective.
Whatever topic is selected in the Topics View the other views respond
to that selection by updating their information to reference the
currently selected topic. Select any topic, for example "Ab Initio,"
and see what happens.
In this section you will learn how to view the nCyclopedia entry for a selected nanotechnology topic.
If you haven't done so already, open the Research Perspective and select a topic in the Topics View.
The
nCyclopedia Entry View is typically already open and located in the
middle of the Research Perspective. If the nCycloped Entry View is not
open, open it by selecting Window > Show View > nCyclopedia Entry . Note that all nCyclopedia entries are stored locally: no Internet connection is required to access the information.
An example nCyclopedia entry
Use the toolbar controls to change the size of the text.
If
the entry contains any links, you may click on them to either change
topics (for an internal link) or open an external web page.
Access the latest news related to the selected nanotechnology topic.
If you haven't done so already, open the Research Perspective and select a topic in the Topics View.
The
News View is typically already open and located in the upper right
corner of the Research Perspective. If the News View is not open, open
it by selecting Window > Show View > News. Note
that for the News View to show any content your computer must have an
active connection to the Internet and certain network traffic must be
permitted.
Example News View
A line at the top of
the view indicates how many articles were found for your selected
nanotechnology topic (if no articles were found, try selcting a more
general topic such as "Nanotechnology").
Use the scroll bar
and the page buttons (on the bottom) to review the available headlines.
Use the controls on the toolbar to hide/show context, make the text
larger or smaller or change the sorting method.
If a news
link looks interesting, click on it like you would any web page link.
The link should take you to a web page containing the article. Note
that you may have to manually bring your web browser to the front if it
was already open.
3.5. Searching for images, journal articles and web pages
Access search results for images, journal articles and web pages related to the selected nanotechnology topic.
If you haven't done so already, open the Research Perspective and select a topic in the Topics View.
The
Search View is typically already open and located in the bottom right
corner of the Research Perspective. If the Search View is not open,
open it by selecting Window > Show View > Search.
The
Search View has tabs on the bottom to enable different kinds of
searches, including image, journal article and web pages searches.
Use the tabs to switch between different types of search results
A line at the top of the view indicates how many articles were found
for your selected nanotechnology topic (if no articles were found, try
selecting a more general topic such as "Nanotechnology").
Use
the scroll bar and the page buttons (on the bottom) to review the
available headlines. Use the controls on the toolbar to hide/show
context and make the text larger or smaller.
If a link
looks interesting, click on it like you would any web page link. The
link should take you to a web page containing the image or article.
Note that you may have to manually bring your web browser to the front
if it was already open.
The purpose of the Topics View is to enable the selection of a
particular nanotechnology-related topic. Other views, particularly
those available by default in the Research Perspective, listen for
topic selections and update their information displays accordingly.
Therefore the Topics Views acts as the main controller for the Research
Perspective.
The Topics View presents the topics in a number of predefined
categories. These help organize the topics and facilitate location of
desired topics.
An example of the Topics View with all categories collapsed
Within a category the topics are arranged alphabetically and may also be grouped into subcategories or by prefix.
The News View presents links to news articles, from a wide range of
sources, related to the selected topic. Clicking on a link will open a
web page in your default browser. The total number of news items found
is displayed at the top and page controls are available at the bottom
along with the indices of the items current being viewed.
Example News View
Toolbar
Toggle context
Show or hide context information, such as image size or web page text.
Increment text size
Sets the displayed text to a larger font size for easier reading.
Decrement text size
Sets the displayed text to a smaller font size.
Menus
The pull down menu allows sorting the news items by different criteria and toggling the context display.
Sorting
Sort By
Description
Date
Sorted by article date, most recent at top
Relevance
Sorted by relevance to the selected topic, from most relevant to least relevant
Source
Sorted alphabetically by source name
Title
Sorted alphabetically by title
Context Menu
The popup menu for the News View is operating system
dependent, but may include such functions as page navigation (back,
forward) and printing.
The Search View presents Internet search results for the selected
topic. It includes three separate search results--images, web pages and
journal articles--available on separate tabs. The number of results for
each type is displayed at the top and page controls are available at
the bottom.
Example Search View
Toolbar
Toggle context
Show or hide context information, such as image size or web page text.
Increment text size
Sets the displayed text to a larger font size for easier reading.
Decrement text size
Sets the displayed text to a smaller font size.
Context Menu
The popup menu for the Search View is operating system
dependent, but may include such functions as page navigation (back,
forward) and printing.
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