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. Imagine flying all the way from coast to coast, completely guilt-free, in an airplane that doesn`t emit a single particle of greenhouse gas or air pollutants. That could happen someday, perhaps brought to reality thanks to the incentive of a $10 million prize that has been proposed by a team of MIT students. http://www.physorg.com/news180298127.html Other Sciences Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:50:28 EST news180298127 (AP) -- Netbooks have been a hit among laptop buyers because they're cheap and they're easy to carry. Now there's the option to pay a lot more and get a lot less - a lot less weight, that is. http://www.physorg.com/news180206914.html Electronics Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:30:20 EST news180206914 If the iPhone ushered in the era of cell phones that act like computers, then the recently released Nokia Booklet 3G netbook is an attempt to bring some of the features of a smart phone to a computer. http://www.physorg.com/news179661951.html Electronics Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:50:04 EST news179661951 Black Friday has come and gone and if you're like me, you barely made a dent in your holiday shopping list. http://www.physorg.com/news179152331.html Electronics Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:40:01 EST news179152331 (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $2.7 billion takeover of 3Com Corp. is a shot at networking leader Cisco Systems Inc. - and a sign of how old relationships are being frayed by a flurry of maneuvers by technology heavyweights. http://www.physorg.com/news177186490.html Technology Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:40:02 EST news177186490 Producing your own high-definition video has become increasingly easier with today's line of HD video cameras. But transferring the content from your computer to a TV can be a challenge. http://www.physorg.com/news175413173.html Electronics Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:50:02 EST news175413173 (PhysOrg.com) -- B.S. Manjunath came up with the idea for his latest research project during a faculty meeting a few years ago. The UC Santa Barbara professor of electrical & computer engineering spotted a science magazine with a cover photo of birds taking flight on a beach. http://www.physorg.com/news175244783.html Technology Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:30:01 EST news175244783 (AP) -- Ciena Corp. won court approval Thursday to start bidding on Nortel Network Corp.'s optical and Ethernet division with an offer valued at more than $532 million. http://www.physorg.com/news174890654.html Technology Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:44:48 EST news174890654 The National Institute of Standards and Technology has unveiled a method for calibrating entire waveforms -- graphical shapes showing how electrical signals vary over time -- rather than just parts of waveforms as is current practice. The new method improves accuracy in calibrations of oscilloscopes, common test instruments that measure voltage in communications and electronics devices, and potentially could boost performance and save money in other fields ranging from medical testing to structural analysis to remote sensing. http://www.physorg.com/news174141860.html Physics Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:10:02 EST news174141860 (AP) -- Ciena Corp. is offering cash and stock worth $521 million to acquire some of Nortel's most-prized remaining business units as the fallen telecommunications company continues to liquidate. http://www.physorg.com/news174134296.html Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:39:06 EST news174134296 Alcatel-Lucent today announced that scientists in Bell Labs, the company`s research arm, have set a new optical transmission record of more than 100 Petabits per second.kilometer (equivalent to 100 million Gigabits per second.kilometer). http://www.physorg.com/news173455192.html Technology Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:00:27 EST news173455192 (PhysOrg.com) -- Students from the Boston Architectural College (BAC) and Tufts University have submitted a completely solar-powered home, the Curio House, as New England's entry into the Solar Decathlon competition. The entry is one of 20 designs by teams of university students vying for this year's award for the best solar home design. http://www.physorg.com/news172835950.html Technology Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:00:31 EST news172835950 ASUS today launched a Skype Certified touchscreen videophone dedicated to unlimited video calling over the Internet -- the ASUS Videophone Touch AiGuru SV1T. http://www.physorg.com/news172426564.html Electronics Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:16:56 EST news172426564 Sony today introduced a new line of ultra-thin BRAVIA LCD HDTVs featuring an advanced edge-lit LED backlight and exceptional contrast ratio of over 1,000,000:1. http://www.physorg.com/news171817392.html Electronics Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:10:04 EST news171817392 Offering the best of full HD 1080p and streaming Internet video, Sony today introduced the BDP-N460 networked Blu-ray Disc player. http://www.physorg.com/news171817132.html Electronics Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:00:02 EST news171817132