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July 22, 2026

A curated collection of utility links.

TRL and CRL

TRL (Technological Readiness Level) and CRL (Commercial Readiness Level) are measurement systems used to assess the maturity level of a particular technology from research to market. In academia, TRL has been adapted to R,D&I value chain.

Resource Description
Original TRL by NASA Original TRL by NASA
TRL by CERTI TRL by CERTI
TRL/CRL by Petrobras TRL/CRL by Petrobras

Virtual MIDI for online meetings

Teaching-learning resources

Resource Description
Cmap Tools For knowledge modeling.
OER Commons A public digital library of open educational resources.
Internet Archives A lot of stuff.
Wikimedia Commons Media file repository making available public domain and freely licensed educational media content (images, sound and video clips).
Europeana European archives, libraries and museums to share cultural heritage for enjoyment, education and research.
MERLOT Curated online learning and support materials.

Platforms

Resource Description
Bandcamp All about music. See The Music of 3Blue1Brown, free to download; attribution for usage.
Sketchfab AR and 3D models.
Free Music Archive Filmmaking songs and soundtracks.
SkillsCommons Commons for workforce and team training.
Jamendo Free music to download (for personal use). For public stream/professional, checking out.
Unsplash Freely-usable images.
Pixabay Pics, vecs, vids, and more free to use.
Pexels Free stock photos and vids.
Stocksnap Pics.

Interesting companies, startups, spin-offs

Resource Description
Axonal Patent and intellectual property consulting.
Centre for Net Zero Pioneering research that gets us to net zero quickly, fairly and affordably.
DWL USA AI for Measurement While Drilling.
equadratures First and foremost a scientific organisation with a global footprint. We are proud to make freely available the various modules and codes we develop, and see their use across a range of data science problems.
Green Domus Specialized in the sustainability sector, Green Domus provides consulting, auditing and verification services.
Intelie Research on event correlation in real-time and anomaly detection, along with experience in management and agile development of IT projects.
Wood Mackenzie Short-term analytics for energy market.

Journal watchlist

Resource Description
Data Centric Engineering Data Centric Engineering
Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
Journal of Petroleum Technology Journal of Petroleum Technology
Science and Technology for Energy Transition Science and Technology for Energy Transition

Interesting researchers, series, lectures

Topic Resource
Numerical methods Prof. Nick Higham, at Manchester/UK
Numerical methods Prof. Autar Kaw, at Univ. of South Florida
Computer arithmetics / architecture Prof. Harry Porter III’s YT series, at Portland State Univ.
Computer arithmetics / architecture Prof. Onur Mutlu’s YT Channel, at ETH
Linear algebra Gilbert Strang’s last lecture at MIT: 66 out of 88 years at the house!
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