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. A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a new modeling methodology for determining the capacity and assessing the risks of leakage of potential underground carbon-dioxide reservoirs. http://www.physorg.com/news178208871.html Physics Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:40:02 EST news178208871 The Arctic ice cap will disappear completely in summer months within 20 to 30 years, a polar research team said as they presented findings from an expedition led by adventurer Pen Hadow. http://www.physorg.com/news174803916.html Space & Earth Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:50:01 EST news174803916 (AP) -- IPhones aren't the only cutting-edge devices on AT&T Inc.'s wireless network. A startup is set to announce that it's making pill-bottle caps that use Ma Bell's network to remind you to take your medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news174153545.html Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:59:30 EST news174153545 Will all of the ice on Greenland melt and flow out into the sea, bringing about a colossal rise in ocean levels on Earth, as the global temperature rises? The key concern is how stable the ice cap actually is and new Danish research from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen can now show the evolution of the ice sheet 11,700 years back in time - all the way back to the start of our current warm period. The results are published in the esteemed journal Nature. http://www.physorg.com/news172327825.html Space & Earth Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:20:08 EST news172327825 (AP) -- A veil of smoke settled over the forest in the shadow of the St. Elias Mountains, in a wilderness whose spruce trees stood tall and gray, a deathly gray even in the greenest heart of a Yukon summer. http://www.physorg.com/news170250227.html Space & Earth Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:47:23 EST news170250227 More and more, scientists are getting a better grip on the nitrogen cycle. They are learning about sources of nitrogen and how this element changes as it loops from the nonliving, such as the atmosphere, soil or water, to the living, whether plants or animals. Scientists have determined that humans are disrupting the nitrogen cycle by altering the amount of nitrogen that is stored in the biosphere. http://www.physorg.com/news163344321.html Space & Earth Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:28:56 EST news163344321 Millions of years ago, rivers ran in Antarctica through craggy mountain valleys that were strangely similar to the European Alps of today, Chinese and British scientists reported on Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news163254239.html Space & Earth Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:24:29 EST news163254239 (AP) -- EU lawmakers voted Wednesday for a new price cap that will cut the cost of sending text messages from abroad by nearly two-thirds. http://www.physorg.com/news159622617.html Technology Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:37:36 EST news159622617 (PhysOrg.com) -- New images from the HiRISE experiment detail patterns of dust carried by gas from beneath the seasonal ice cap. http://www.physorg.com/news157225327.html Space & Earth Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:42:48 EST news157225327 Three British explorers fighting to survive a gruelling trek to the North Pole finally resumed their journey Friday after receiving vital supplies of food, fuel and equipment, organizers said. http://www.physorg.com/news156784293.html Space & Earth Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:12:06 EST news156784293 A new calibration tool was recently developed to help students and soil scientists calibrate their thumb and forefinger for the correct amount of pressure. http://www.physorg.com/news150374256.html Space & Earth Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:37:36 EST news150374256 A new study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management explores ways to target the compensation provided by the free allocation of emission allowances under a CO2 cap and trade policy in order to avoid overcompensation of firms that already are benefiting from the program. http://www.physorg.com/news148735866.html Other Sciences Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:31:06 EST news148735866 The Greenland ice cap has been a focal point of recent climate change research because it is much more exposed to immediate global warming than the larger Antarctic ice sheet. Yet while the southern Greenland ice cap has been melting, it is still not clear how much this is contributing to rising sea levels, and much further research is needed. A framework for such research was defined at a recent workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF). http://www.physorg.com/news144928325.html Space & Earth Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:52:05 EST news144928325 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are now able to better explain why Mars`s residual southern ice cap is misplaced, thanks to data from ESA`s Mars Express spacecraft - the martian weather system is to blame. And so is the largest impact crater on Mars - even though it is nowhere near the south pole. http://www.physorg.com/news141317473.html Space & Earth Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:51:13 EST news141317473 (PhysOrg.com) -- When the Roman historian Pliny the Elder wrote " in vino veritas " - in wine, there is truth - he must not have been drinking from a counterfeit bottle. Researchers Roger Johnston and Jon Warner of the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have created a device to ensure that modern wine connoisseurs can have faith that they are drinking what they pay for. http://www.physorg.com/news137081078.html Chemistry Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:04:38 EST news137081078 Just in time - the car coasts into the gas station on its last drop of fuel. In order to fill the tank, the driver first has to release the fuel filler flap, usually by pushing a button inside the vehicle. The actual releasing is performed by a small servo motor, several cogwheels and various springs, more than ten separate parts in all. http://www.physorg.com/news134916058.html Technology Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:40:58 EST news134916058