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. (AP) -- Adobe Systems Inc. said Tuesday that although it booked a loss in the fiscal fourth quarter, consumer demand improved and allowed the maker of Photoshop and Flash software to post an optimistic outlook for the current period. http://www.physorg.com/news180116957.html Technology Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:50:03 EST news180116957 People you know have spent small fortunes on shiny new smart phones such as the iPhone 3GS, a BlackBerry or the Droid. But the devices still don't have all the features they want. http://www.physorg.com/news178530161.html Electronics Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:20:01 EST news178530161 (AP) -- Intel Corp. is paying Silicon Valley rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $1.25 billion to squash a legal battle over Intel's sales tactics, a rift that led to antitrust charges against Intel in several countries and was headed toward a costly and nasty trial next year. http://www.physorg.com/news177247607.html Technology Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:27:43 EST news177247607 (AP) -- A nurse who authorities say got his kicks by visiting Internet suicide chat rooms and encouraging depressed people to kill themselves is under investigation in at least two deaths and could face criminal charges that could test the limits of the First Amendment. http://www.physorg.com/news175176875.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:50:13 EST news175176875 (PhysOrg.com) -- Plastic that conducts electricity holds promise for cheaper, thinner and more flexible electronics. This technology is already available in some gadgets -- the new Sony walkman that was introduced earlier this summer and the Microsoft Zune HD music player released last week both incorporate organic light-emitting electronic displays. http://www.physorg.com/news169736246.html Technology Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:58:12 EST news169736246 (AP) -- To prepare for a trip to Tuscany, Paul Boffa visited a local Verizon store to learn about options for taking his mobile phone with him. http://www.physorg.com/news168624936.html Technology Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:30:02 EST news168624936 European travellers will pay less to use their mobile phones while abroad in the EU from Wednesday when new regulated price caps take effect across the 27-nation bloc. http://www.physorg.com/news165590632.html Technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:27:09 EST news165590632 (AP) -- Monster Worldwide Inc., which runs the Monster job search Web site, has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle federal civil charges that it secretly backdated options for its executives and employees. http://www.physorg.com/news161874993.html Technology Mon, 18 May 2009 14:17:04 EST news161874993 (PhysOrg.com) -- Applying innovative measurement techniques, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have directly measured the unusual energy spectrum of graphene, a technologically promising, two-dimensional form of carbon that has tantalized and puzzled scientists since its discovery in 2004. http://www.physorg.com/news161529738.html Nanotechnology Thu, 14 May 2009 14:23:08 EST news161529738 (AP) -- Rambus Inc. said Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission has dropped its claim that the memory chip company violated antitrust laws in patenting technologies that were eventually incorporated into industry standards. http://www.physorg.com/news161519219.html Technology Thu, 14 May 2009 11:27:38 EST news161519219 (AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. may have broken anti-bribery laws with its actions in an unspecified location outside the United States, a revelation that would-be acquirer Oracle Corp. knew about before inking its $7.4 billion takeover deal. http://www.physorg.com/news161026137.html Technology Fri, 08 May 2009 18:31:02 EST news161026137 (PhysOrg.com) -- A clever materials science technique that uses a silicon crystal as a sort of nanoscale vise to squeeze another crystal into a more useful shape may launch a new class of electronic devices that remember their last state even after power is turned off. Computers that could switch on instantly without the time-consuming process of `booting` an operating system is just one of the possibilities, according to a new paper by a team of researchers spanning four universities, two federal laboratories and three corporate labs.* http://www.physorg.com/news160838773.html Nanotechnology Wed, 06 May 2009 14:26:48 EST news160838773 Inexpensive solar cells, vastly improved medical imaging techniques and lighter and more flexible television screens are among the potential applications envisioned for organic electronics. http://www.physorg.com/news151252170.html Chemistry Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:29:30 EST news151252170 Using an ultra-fast method of measuring how a transistor switches from the `off` to the `on` state, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently reported that they have uncovered an unusual phenomenon that may impact how manufacturers estimate the lifetime of future nanoscale electronics. http://www.physorg.com/news133701665.html Nanotechnology Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:21:05 EST news133701665