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. Yesterday, Dec. 15, at the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change, MIT researchers debuted the Copenhagen Wheel -- a revolutionary new bicycle wheel that not only boosts power, but can keep track of friends, fitness, smog and traffic. Though it looks like an ordinary bicycle wheel with an oversized center, the Wheel's bright red hub is a veritable Swiss army knife's worth of electronic gadgets and novel functions. http://www.physorg.com/news180212131.html Technology Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:56:35 EST news180212131 Carbon fiber composite materials (CFRPs) not only make cars and airplanes lightweight but also benefit the light weight constructions for valuable bicycle concepts. At the Composites Europe trade show in Stuttgart, Fraunhofer researchers will present a spring-loaded seat post made of CFRPs. http://www.physorg.com/news175356241.html Technology Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:10:03 EST news175356241 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new device called the Gyrowheel could soon revolutionize the way children learn to ride bicycles, and they will be able to learn on their own, without training wheels, and in as little as half an hour. http://www.physorg.com/news175329334.html Technology Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:37:07 EST news175329334 (PhysOrg.com) -- With a June 1 deadline for settling its differences with creditors and unions looming for GM, the American automaker unveiled a joint project with Segway. http://www.physorg.com/news158332381.html Technology Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:13:42 EST news158332381 The level of exercise is linked with the reduction of hospitalization and death in patients with chronic heart failure, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. http://www.physorg.com/news157637639.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:14:29 EST news157637639 (PhysOrg.com) -- In many developing countries, electricity is unreliable or unavailable and water must be carried by hand, so conventional modern washing machines are not an option. Washing clothes can take up a significant amount of time, and doing laundry in open streams or lakes can add to water pollution, so the availability of a human-powered washing machine could make a big difference to the quality of life. http://www.physorg.com/news154280985.html Technology Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:50:13 EST news154280985 Researchers in Taiwan are designing a computer for pedal cyclists that tells them when to change gear to optimize the power they develop while maintaining comfort. The system is described in the latest issue of the International Journal of Human Factors Modelling and Simulation. http://www.physorg.com/news151064058.html Technology Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:14:18 EST news151064058 Bicyclists in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are more concerned with being involved in vehicle crashes compared to bicyclists in other Texas cities, according to a survey conducted by the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin. http://www.physorg.com/news148566210.html Other Sciences Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:23:30 EST news148566210 (PhysOrg.com) -- As every five-year-old knows, balancing on a bicycle is not as easy as it looks. But, as engineers know, getting a bicycle to balance by itself - without a human riding it - is even more difficult. http://www.physorg.com/news145018303.html Technology Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:51:43 EST news145018303 An innovative study appearing in the August issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine examined, for the first time, if noseless bicycle saddles would be an effective intervention for alleviating deleterious health effects, erectile dysfunction and groin numbness, caused by bicycling on the traditional saddle with a protruding nose extension. Results from this study may be useful for the estimated 5 million recreational cyclists to alleviate perineal discomfort and maintain sexual health. http://www.physorg.com/news137389615.html Medicine & Health Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:46:55 EST news137389615