http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Tropical Cyclone 4A formed yesterday, November 10 off the western coast of India in the Arabian Sea, and NASA's infrared imagery captured some high, powerful thunderstorms developing in the storm's center. http://www.physorg.com/news177086576.html Space & Earth Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:00:02 EST news177086576 In a new study, psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are able to see in detail for the first time how various regions of the human brain respond when people experience an unexpected or traumatic event. The study could lead to the creation of biological measures that could identify people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or identify PTSD sufferers who would benefit from specific treatments. http://www.physorg.com/news177085719.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:50:03 EST news177085719 (PhysOrg.com) -- Sensors, communications devices and imaging equipment that use a prism and a special form of light -- a surface plasmon-polariton -- may incorporate multiple channels or redundant applications if manufacturers use sculptured thin films. http://www.physorg.com/news177086474.html Physics Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:42:05 EST news177086474 In an effort to plug gaps of knowledge about key ocean processes, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation to develop a new breed of ocean-probing instruments. http://www.physorg.com/news177085880.html Space & Earth Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:41:45 EST news177085880 Google is giving the gift of free wireless Internet to travelers at a host of US airports this holiday season. http://www.physorg.com/news177084145.html Technology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:40:02 EST news177084145 When NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launches for the International Space Station on Nov. 16 it will carry a University of Colorado at Boulder butterfly experiment that will be monitored by thousands of K-12 students across the nation. http://www.physorg.com/news177084112.html Space & Earth Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:40:01 EST news177084112 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said Tuesday China's top chip maker will pay it 200 million US dollars cash after they settled a long-running dispute over alleged theft of trade secrets. http://www.physorg.com/news177083799.html Technology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:30:01 EST news177083799 Neal Iverson opened his laboratory's walk-in freezer and said the one-of-a-kind machine inside could help scientists understand how glaciers slide across their beds. And that could help researchers predict how glaciers will react to climate change and contribute to rising sea levels. http://www.physorg.com/news177084249.html Space & Earth Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:30:01 EST news177084249 Laparoscopic surgery has been used in the treatment of intestinal disorders for close to 20 years, but its benefits have only recently begun to be extended to people with rectal cancer. In a prospective study of 103 patients who underwent straightforward or "hand-assisted" laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer, a team of colon and rectal surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has shown that the minimally invasive approach can be as effective as traditional open surgery in treating rectal cancers. http://www.physorg.com/news177083764.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:20:02 EST news177083764 Is there life on other planets? The Vatican has asked that age-old question over the past five days during a "study week" on astrobiology gathering leading scientists from around the world. http://www.physorg.com/news177083464.html Space & Earth Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:10:05 EST news177083464 Google said on Tuesday, in response to threats by Rupert Murdoch to ban the search engine from listing content from his news empire, that any company could ask to have stories taken off. http://www.physorg.com/news177083680.html Technology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:10:02 EST news177083680 The war between the sexes has been fought on many fronts throughout time -- from humans to birds to insects, the animal kingdom is replete with species involved in their own skirmishes. A recent study by Dr. Sarah Eppley and colleagues at Portland State University published in the November issue of the American Journal of Botany demonstrates that certain plants, with some help from fungal friends, may also be involved in this fray. http://www.physorg.com/news177083366.html Biology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:02 EST news177083366 Penguins that died 44,000 years ago in Antarctica have provided extraordinary frozen DNA samples that challenge the accuracy of traditional genetic aging measurements, and suggest those approaches have been routinely underestimating the age of many specimens by 200 to 600 percent. http://www.physorg.com/news177083943.html Biology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:59:42 EST news177083943 A potential new drug for lung cancer has eliminated tumours in 50% of mice in a new study published today in the journal Cancer Research. In the animals, the drug also stopped lung cancer tumours from growing and becoming resistant to treatment. The authors of the research, from Imperial College London, are now planning to take the drug into clinical trials, to establish whether it could offer hope to patients with an inoperable form of lung cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news177083483.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:52:13 EST news177083483 A Soyuz rocket carrying a new Russian-made module for the International Space Station blasted off on Tuesday from the Baikonur space base in Kazakhstan, television pictures showed. http://www.physorg.com/news177083298.html Space & Earth Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:49:54 EST news177083298 When a fetus is smaller than expected for the number of weeks of pregnancy, due to associated problems like a poorly developed heart, health concerns as severe as brain damage can result. http://www.physorg.com/news177083076.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:47:16 EST news177083076 (AP) -- People looking for natural cures will be happy to know there is one. Two words explain how it works: "I believe." It's the placebo effect - the ability of a dummy pill or a faked treatment to make people feel better, just because they expect that it will. It's the mind's ability to alter physical symptoms, such as pain, anxiety and fatigue. http://www.physorg.com/news177082827.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:45:24 EST news177082827 (AP) -- The nation's largest doctors' group has agreed to join efforts to repeal the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy. http://www.physorg.com/news177079927.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:20:04 EST news177079927 An international group of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, Goettingen Medical School in Germany and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom have received a Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) grant to develop molecular probes that will help researchers better understand the "cellular GPS" system that guides neurons to create a properly wired nervous system. http://www.physorg.com/news177078209.html Biology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:06 EST news177078209 A research team at Harvard Medical School estimates 2,266 U.S. military veterans under the age of 65 died last year because they lacked health insurance and thus had reduced access to care. That figure is more than 14 times the number of deaths (155) suffered by U.S. troops in Afghanistan in 2008, and more than twice as many as have died (911 as of Oct. 31) since the war began in 2001. http://www.physorg.com/news177079796.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:02 EST news177079796 Aerosols, very small particles suspended in the air, play an important role in the global climate balance and in regulating climate change. They are one of the greatest sources of uncertainty in climate change models. ESA's GlobAerosol project has been making the most of European satellite capabilities to monitor them. http://www.physorg.com/news177080138.html Space & Earth Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:56:02 EST news177080138 (AP) -- Ryan Norwalk has cleared his schedule. The 26-year-old California State University student plans to spend Tuesday gunning down foes in "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," the highly anticipated first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision Blizzard Inc. http://www.physorg.com/news177079559.html Technology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:46:32 EST news177079559 Scientists may not be able to tell a good book by its cover, but they now can tell the condition of an old book by its odor. In a report published in the American Chemical Society's Analytical Chemistry they describe development of a new test that can measure the degradation of old books and precious historical documents on the basis of their aroma. The non-destructive "sniff" test could help libraries and museums preserve a range of prized paper-based objects, some of which are degrading rapidly due to advancing age, the scientists say. http://www.physorg.com/news177079514.html Chemistry Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:46:12 EST news177079514 The drug Sprycel, approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia, significantly inhibited the growth and invasiveness of ovarian cancer cells and also promoted their death, a study by researchers with UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found. http://www.physorg.com/news177076257.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:30:02 EST news177076257 A number of U.S. states now use facial recognition technology when issuing drivers licenses. Similar methods are also used to grant access to buildings and to verify the identities of international travelers. Historically, obtaining accurate results with this type of technology has been a time intensive activity. Now, a researcher from the University of Miami College of Engineering and his collaborators have developed ways to make the technology more efficient while improving accuracy. http://www.physorg.com/news177075934.html Technology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:30:01 EST news177075934 Before the Equal Pay Act of 1963 was signed into law by President Kennedy, women earned about fifty percent less than men. Nationally, women still earn an average of thirty percent less than men regardless of education, choice of industry, or professional standing. Even some of the most highly educated and qualified women are subject to salary discrimination. http://www.physorg.com/news177078362.html Other Sciences Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:27:00 EST news177078362 (AP) -- Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Carol Bartz promised Tuesday to turn around the struggling Internet company after this year's "terrible" performance. http://www.physorg.com/news177078242.html Technology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:24:44 EST news177078242 (PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to carbon nanotubes, the majority of research so far has focused on small-scale applications. But now, a team of researchers from Rice University has created carbon nanotubes that are hundreds of meters long, yet just 50 micrometers thick. The researchers say there is no limit to how long the nanotubes can be made, which opens the doors to large-scale applications including using nanotubes as electrical transmission lines and as the basis of structural materials. http://www.physorg.com/news177075782.html Nanotechnology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:20:01 EST news177075782 Millions of people suffer from chronic ailments like heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes, and need critical information from their healthcare providers to manage those diseases. http://www.physorg.com/news177076475.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:20:01 EST news177076475 Carbon is usually typecast as a villain in terms of the environment but researchers at the University of Warwick have devised a novel way to miniaturise a technology that will make carbon a key material in some extremely green heating products for our homes and in air conditioning equipment for our cars. http://www.physorg.com/news177076423.html Technology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:10:02 EST news177076423