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. The iP1 iPod/iPhone dock from iHome is part of the company's Studio Series launched earlier this year. http://www.physorg.com/news179679917.html Electronics Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:06:31 EST news179679917 (PhysOrg.com) -- A Californian company, SolarReserve, is developing a solar power system that can store seven hours' worth of solar energy by focusing mirrors onto millions of gallons of molten salt, allowing the plant to provide electricity 24 hours a day. http://www.physorg.com/news176632405.html Technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:34:37 EST news176632405 If there's one thing to keep in mind about computers, it's this: Hard drives fail. I relearned that lesson recently when one of my laptop's external hard drives stopped working and then my 4-year-old iPod died. http://www.physorg.com/news174157392.html Electronics Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:40:01 EST news174157392 There's really no excuse for not backing up your computer these days. Used to be that making a backup was a fairly complex task. But today's backup offerings make it pretty much a no-brainer. In the recent months, I've written about several of the newest backup methods and products that make backing up a breeze. I'd like to add one more I recently discovered that adds an interesting twist to the job. http://www.physorg.com/news170616082.html Electronics Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:30:01 EST news170616082 (AP) -- A federal judge has barred RealNetworks Inc. from selling a device that allows consumers to copy DVDs to their computer hard drives, pending a full trial. http://www.physorg.com/news169282944.html Technology Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:20:02 EST news169282944 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is in safe mode, a precautionary standby status, and in communications with Earth after unexpectedly switching to its backup computer on Thurs. Aug. 6. http://www.physorg.com/news169145601.html Space & Earth Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:53:54 EST news169145601 Neural stem cells represent the cellular backup of our brain. These cells are capable of self-renewal to form new stem cells or differentiate into neurons, astrocytes or oligodendrocytes. Astrocytes have supportive functions in the environment of neurons, while oligodendrocytes form the myelin layer around axons in order to accelerate neuronal signal transmission. But how does a neural stem cell "know" which way it is supposed to develop? http://www.physorg.com/news165577024.html Chemistry Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:37:33 EST news165577024 (AP) -- Data storage company NetApp Inc. said Wednesday it agreed to buy data backup and disaster recovery systems provider Data Domain Inc. for $25 per share in cash and stock, or about $1.5 billion. http://www.physorg.com/news162108222.html Technology Thu, 21 May 2009 07:08:17 EST news162108222 SanDisk Corp. has added the SanDisk Ultra Backup USB 2.0 portable flash drive to its long line of USB flash drives. This is the first to feature a solution to back up home or office data with the touch of a button. http://www.physorg.com/news161444560.html Electronics Wed, 13 May 2009 14:43:18 EST news161444560 (PhysOrg.com) -- Early this morning the Cassini spacecraft relayed information that it had successfully swapped to a backup set of propulsion thrusters late Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news156102106.html Space & Earth Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:42:44 EST news156102106 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter properly followed commands today to shut down and restart, a strategy by its engineers to clear any memory flaws accumulated in more than five years since Odyssey's last reboot. http://www.physorg.com/news156063467.html Space & Earth Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:58:17 EST news156063467 (PhysOrg.com) -- The team operating NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter plans a procedure next week to address a long-known, potential vulnerability of accumulated memory corruption. http://www.physorg.com/news155405039.html Space & Earth Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:04:26 EST news155405039 (PhysOrg.com) -- Now you can transform any external USB HDD to a true backup device without the use of any software at all. Just connect a USB HDD to your PC via the Clickfree Cable Transformer and your external drive will automatically start searching through your files and backing up your data. http://www.physorg.com/news150382665.html Electronics Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:57:45 EST news150382665