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. (PhysOrg.com) -- Dutch researcher Igor Berezhnoy has developed computer algorithms to support art historians and other art experts in their visual assessment of paintings. His digital technology is capable of distinguishing a forgery from an authentic Van Gogh based on the painter's characteristic brush work. http://www.physorg.com/news180637621.html Technology Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:20:02 EST news180637621 (AP) -- Google says it needs until Friday to come up with a new proposal that would give it the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books. http://www.physorg.com/news176996016.html Technology Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:33:54 EST news176996016 Taiwan plans to invest more than 65 million US dollars in its competitive electronic-book sector over the next five years, the economic ministry's Industrial Development Bureau said. http://www.physorg.com/news178963114.html Technology Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:59:29 EST news178963114 (PhysOrg.com) -- Digital media use is transforming the way young people learn, UCI researcher Mizuko "Mimi" Ito has found, and schools should take note. http://www.physorg.com/news178824068.html Other Sciences Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:00:03 EST news178824068 The use of a digital checklist for patients being administered emergency drugs during a pandemic or following a biological terrorist attack reduces the fatigue factor, according to a report in the International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, and could save lives. http://www.physorg.com/news180706525.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:40:04 EST news180706525 The creative side of information technology went on display in London this week, in an arresting new interactive show including glowing reeds and a blinking mechanical eye. http://www.physorg.com/news179589001.html Technology Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:20:05 EST news179589001 (AP) -- Best Buy Co. is trying to nudge consumers away from its stores' DVD aisles by making it easier for them to rent and buy movies over high-speed Internet connections. http://www.physorg.com/news176448617.html Technology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:33:39 EST news176448617 (PhysOrg.com) -- An infra-red digital camera could be a crucial tool in the fight against crime when trying to identify suspects by their tattoos, according to new University of Derby research. http://www.physorg.com/news180033867.html Other Sciences Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:00:16 EST news180033867 (AP) -- Procter & Gamble Co. is getting a digital divorce from Kroger Co., severing the online coupon program the two Cincinnati-based companies began two years ago. http://www.physorg.com/news180249919.html Technology Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:58:45 EST news180249919 While it got off to a rocky start with the overhyped Y2K bug and dotcom bubble, the era dubbed the "Digital Decade" by Microsoft's Bill Gates has turned out to be a dizzying period of innovation. http://www.physorg.com/news181122264.html Technology Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:20:04 EST news181122264 Owners of Roku's digital video player will soon have a bunch more channels to choose from. http://www.physorg.com/news178462170.html Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:10:03 EST news178462170 (PhysOrg.com) -- Dartmouth Computer Scientist Hany Farid has new evidence regarding a photograph of accused John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Farid, a pioneer in the field of digital forensics, digitally analyzed an iconic image of Oswald pictured in a backyard setting holding a rifle in one hand and Marxist newspapers in the other. http://www.physorg.com/news176643721.html Technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:42:36 EST news176643721 Swindon has become the first place in Britain to offer free wireless Internet access to all its 186,000 residents, in what is thought to be the first such scheme, officials said on Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news177674728.html Technology Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:20:03 EST news177674728 (AP) -- Although prices for some Blu-ray players dropped below $100 this holiday season, customers are hesitating to jump into the next-generation video format. Even people who already own Blu-ray players are still buying movies on DVDs. http://www.physorg.com/news179935130.html Technology Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:40:01 EST news179935130 (AP) -- Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday that Samsung Electronics Co. has agreed to pay the camera maker an undisclosed sum as the two sides try to settle a dispute over patents used in Samsung's camera phones. http://www.physorg.com/news180798064.html Technology Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:41:40 EST news180798064