Actually, this is arXiv, which I mentioned in another thread. It allows scientists to upload scientific papers before being peer-reviewed, thus making
the process to divulge your work faster. Also, anyone interested, can just download the paper, without having to pay for it.
It was (I think) originally created by Cornell. What happens is that any university/instutute/lab (like LANL) can host a "mirror" of the arXiv in
their server.
There are a lot of mirrors around the world... here's one in Brazil for instance:
br.arxiv.org...
But they are all the same and have the same articles.
I should let you know that the articles are written for other scientists to read, that already know the language and the underlying science basis. You
won't find these articles in say, Nature or outreach magazines/websites.
I cited the arxiv in the other thread to demonstrate that anyone can upload and view scientific papers, so take a time to look around. But if you
don't have a degree in the specific area where the paper belongs, don't feel bad if you don't understand it.
[edit on 8-1-2008 by borek]