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. Glaciers along the Gulf of Alaska are enriching stream and near shore marine ecosystems from a surprising source - ancient carbon contained in glacial runoff, researchers from four universities and the U.S. Forest Service report in the December 24, 2009, issue of the journal Nature. http://www.physorg.com/news180786023.html Space & Earth Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:40:01 EST news180786023 New study finds that the average ecosystem will need to shift about a quarter mile per year to keep pace with global climate change. http://www.physorg.com/news180783744.html Space & Earth Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:00:15 EST news180783744 The Earth is estimated to have about a nonillion (1030) microbes in, on, around, and under it, comprised of an unknown but very large number of distinct species. Despite the widespread availability of microbial genome data -close to 2,000 microbes have been and are being decoded to date -a vast unknown realm awaits scientists intent on exploring microorganisms that inhabit this "undiscovered country." http://www.physorg.com/news180785441.html Biology Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:00:10 EST news180785441 University of Delaware researchers have uncovered a novel means of conquest employed by the common reed, Phragmites australis, which ranks as one of the world's most invasive plants. http://www.physorg.com/news180789982.html Biology Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:26:43 EST news180789982 It's been used to dye the Chicago River green on St. Patrick's Day. It's been used to find latent blood stains at crime scenes. And now researchers at Northwestern University have used it to examine the thinnest material in the world. http://www.physorg.com/news180789864.html Nanotechnology Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:24:48 EST news180789864 India's reliance on coal means the country is heading for an energy crisis unless it diversifies its sources of power, the chairman of the UN's top climate change panel predicted on Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news180787178.html Space & Earth Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:10:03 EST news180787178 Taiwan has unveiled what it calls Asia's biggest solar power plant as the island, which imports almost all its energy, seeks to tap into clean renewable resources, the government said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news180766588.html Technology Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:40:03 EST news180766588 (PhysOrg.com) -- Drinking water can transmit a number of diseases, including typhoid, dysentery, cholera, and diarrhea, which can then spread explosively throughout an entire service area. To avoid this problem, drinking water must be disinfected. After treatment and disinfection, the water is usually safe. http://www.physorg.com/news180767147.html Chemistry Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:06:57 EST news180767147 In finding answers to the mystery of the origin of life, scientists may not have to dig too deep. New research is shedding light on shallower waters as a possible location for where life on Earth began. http://www.physorg.com/news180726917.html Space & Earth Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:40:01 EST news180726917 At Berkeley Lab's National Center for Electron Microscopy it was revealed that single-stranded DNA can disperse bundles of single-walled carbon nanotubes into individual tubes and serve as guideposts for synthesizing platinum nanoparticles onto these tubes. http://www.physorg.com/news180644226.html Nanotechnology Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:10:01 EST news180644226 (PhysOrg.com) -- New results by scientists at Umeľ University, Sweden, show that not only water but also alcohol solvents can be inserted to expand the structure of graphite oxide under high pressure conditions. The information is helpful in the search for new methods to develop amazing materials that could be used for instance in nanoelectronics and for energy storage. http://www.physorg.com/news180642806.html Nanotechnology Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:42:23 EST news180642806 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are contributing to a new model of climate change that may give more accurate predictions of the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in Earth's future. http://www.physorg.com/news180632720.html Space & Earth Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:00:05 EST news180632720 (PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Riverside Professor of Electrical Engineering and Chair of Materials Science and Engineering Alexander Balandin is leading several projects to explore ways to use the unique capabilities of graphene ?quilts? as heat conductors in high-power electronics. http://www.physorg.com/news180628388.html Nanotechnology Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:34:22 EST news180628388 (PhysOrg.com) -- New research from scientists at The University of Manchester is set to improve predictions about climate and air quality - and make life easier for those suffering from respiratory problems. http://www.physorg.com/news180628222.html Space & Earth Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:30:58 EST news180628222 They seem to turn heads wherever they're installed: new solar-powered trash compactors that are meant to save time and energy. http://www.physorg.com/news180617265.html Technology Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:40:02 EST news180617265