I found this presentation on Google Video: Active galactic nuclei with laser guide star adaptive optics. It is from the AAS 212th Meeting. The presenter is Claire Max.

Adaptive optics on the current generation of 8 - 10 meter telescopes yields spatial resolutions in the near-infrared comparable to those of Hubble at visible wavelengths. Laser guide stars are now making these high spatial resolutions available over a large fraction of the sky. I will describe several areas in which these advances are being applied to AGN science: 1) measurement of black hole masses in nearby galaxies from kinematics of stars and gas; 2) study of the spatial distribution of stellar populations and dust in galaxies at 0.5 < z < 1.5, and 3) tests of the relationship between galaxy mergers and AGN activity. I will conclude with a discussion of the planned Next Generation Adaptive Optics system at the W. M. Keck Observatory, outlining the expected improvements in AGN science with this new system.

Files containing journal impact factors for 2007 can be downloaded here or here.

A book I would like to read.

An update from OSA Podcast, on career in Optics. Worth listening.

Just noticed Zotero, a FireFox extension, which can help me collect, manage and cite digital research resources. It can automatically capture citation information from various web sites, including most major academic journal sites. Feature list as put by Zotero developers:

Automatic capture of citation information from web pages
Storage of PDFs, files, images, links, and whole web pages
Flexible notetaking with autosave
Fast, as-you-type search through your materials

The Open Optics Journal, yet another open access Optics journal, from Bentham Science Publications, which is not known in Optics field before. They are launching more than 200 peer-reviewed open access journals during this year, under the banner of "Bentham OPEN". Wow ;)

SciLink.com - Science Connected, FaceBook for scientists?

SciVee: Pioneering New Modes of Scientific Dissemination | Pioneering New Modes of Scientific Dissemination

How to make a battery with lemon. The video is from Hila Science Camp, there are many more interesting science camp projects on their website.

Physicsworld.com -- the new name and new look for physicsweb.org, launching on Monday 30 July, physicsworld.com is the new name for physicsweb.org, brought to you by the publishers of Physics World magazine. Daily news remains the centrepiece of the site, but there will be new features too.