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. New research has found that modern lifestyle habits may play a bigger role than food alone, when it comes to tooth decay. http://www.physorg.com/news154867787.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:50:34 EST news154867787 (PhysOrg.com) -- As researchers strive to increase the density and functionality of circuit elements onto computer chips, one newer option they have is a memory resistor (or `memristor`), the fourth passive circuit element. First predicted to exist in 1971 and fabricated in 2008, memristors are two-terminal devices that change their resistance in response to the total amount of current flowing through them. http://www.physorg.com/news154865950.html Technology Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:19:55 EST news154865950 Veterinarians frequently suffer psychosocial stress and demoralization associated with heavy workloads. Research published in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology analyses the extent of the problem and reveals a complex relationship with binge drinking, tobacco consumption and drug use. http://www.physorg.com/news154767300.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:55:47 EST news154767300 Low to moderate alcohol consumption among women is associated with a statistically significant increase in cancer risk and may account for nearly 13 percent of the cancers of the breast, liver, rectum, and upper aero-digestive tract combined, according to a report in the February 24 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news154715618.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:34:05 EST news154715618 When participants performed a mentally fatiguing task prior to a difficult exercise test, they reached exhaustion more quickly than when they did the same exercise when mentally rested, a new study finds. http://www.physorg.com/news154678090.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:08:49 EST news154678090 A drug prescribed for male and female infertility and menstrual disorders could hold the key to a more effective treatment for alcoholism, according to a study by researchers at the UCSF-affiliated Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center. http://www.physorg.com/news154634122.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:55:45 EST news154634122 (PhysOrg.com) -- Satellites orbiting the Earth must occasionally be nudged to stay on the correct path. MIT scientists are developing a new rocket that could make this and other spacecraft maneuvers much less costly, a consideration of growing importance as more private companies start working in space. http://www.physorg.com/news154621961.html Space & Earth Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:33:54 EST news154621961 People often ask their physicians what they can do to prevent cancers. Various supplements and unorthodox treatments to clean out the system and purge toxins are promoted by convincing arguments as a way to improve health and, by inference, reduce cancer risk. http://www.physorg.com/news154197204.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:33:52 EST news154197204 A new study examining data on incidence trends, mortality rates and survival rates from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) cancer registries indicates that the incidence of liver cancer in the United States tripled between 1975 and 2005. http://www.physorg.com/news154191005.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:50:45 EST news154191005 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new system is using satellite navigation data to help car drivers develop smart, smooth and safe driving techniques that can help save an average of 15-25% in fuel, as well as contribute to environmental protection. http://www.physorg.com/news154017042.html Space & Earth Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:31:09 EST news154017042 Very few women follow the nutritional and lifestyle recommendations before they become pregnant, even when pregnancy is in some sense planned, finds a study published on bmj.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news153736890.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:42:10 EST news153736890 (Physorg.com) -- Google.org has announced "PowerMeter", a platform that will help users track their home electricity usage in real-time on their home computer. This platform will receive data from "smart meters" and other electricity management devices that will collect detailed data on energy consumption. http://www.physorg.com/news153495049.html Electronics Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:31:25 EST news153495049 Toshiba Corporation today announced the prototype of a new FeRAM -- Ferroelectric Random Access Memory -- that redefines industry benchmarks for density and operating speed. The new chip realizes storage of 128-megabits and read and write speeds of 1.6-gigabytes a second, the most advanced combination of performance and density yet achieved. Full details of the new FeRAM will be presented this week at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference 2009 (ISSCC2009) in San Francisco, USA. http://www.physorg.com/news153420638.html Technology Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:52:21 EST news153420638 For the first time, farmers have data that tracks at the county level on-site and off-site energy use and carbon dioxide emissions associated with growing crops in the United States. http://www.physorg.com/news153415661.html Space & Earth Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:28:45 EST news153415661 At this week`s International Solid State Circuits Conference, IMEC presents a 60GHz front-end receive chain, phase-locked loop and power amplifier in 45nm digital CMOS technology. These building blocks pave the way to second-generation 60GHz radios by 2010 which will rely solely on plain CMOS, true one-chip solutions. IMEC also demonstrated multi-gigabit per second wireless communication with its 60GHz module that integrates IMEC proprietary antenna and antenna interface with its 45nm multiple antenna RF front-end chip. http://www.physorg.com/news153408987.html Technology Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:37:01 EST news153408987 (PhysOrg.com) -- Lipstick and takeout food are not a panacea for dwindling retirement accounts and the anxiety of global economic woes. http://www.physorg.com/news152385593.html Other Sciences Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:20:17 EST news152385593 (PhysOrg.com) -- Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have found that the protein Stat3 plays a key role in regulating mitochondria, the energy-producing machines of cells. This discovery could one day lead to the development of new treatments for heart disease to boost energy in failing heart muscle or to master the abnormal metabolism of cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news152374253.html Biology Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:11:23 EST news152374253 (PhysOrg.com) -- Developing countries use proportionally less energy than industrialized nations, but this could soon change. http://www.physorg.com/news151776174.html Other Sciences Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:03:56 EST news151776174 (PhysOrg.com) -- With consumers being more cost sensitive, TV manufactures are coming out with innovative ways to cut power consumption on their television sets. Even when a television set is turned off, they are still consuming a small amount of electricity. http://www.physorg.com/news151762863.html Electronics Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:21:32 EST news151762863 (PhysOrg.com) -- While many of the world`s fisheries are in serious decline, the coastal Mediterranean fishery off the Nile Delta has expanded dramatically since the 1980s. http://www.physorg.com/news151685280.html Space & Earth Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:48:37 EST news151685280 While many of the world's fisheries are in serious decline, the coastal Mediterranean fishery off the Nile Delta has expanded dramatically since the 1980s. http://www.physorg.com/news151608461.html Space & Earth Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:28:03 EST news151608461 (PhysOrg.com) -- It is well known that moderate drinking can have positive health benefits - for instance, a couple of glasses of red wine a day can be good for the heart. But if you're a senior in good health, light to moderate consumption of alcohol may also help prevent the development of physical disability. http://www.physorg.com/news151242445.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:47:25 EST news151242445 The EUREKA (Belgium) i-StARS project is developing a compact, fully integrated and low-cost start-stop system for cars to replace conventional alternators in mass production. This second-generation starter alternator reversible system (StARS) is intended to enable the European automotive industry to meet new EU emissions legislation and significantly reduce fuel consumption without needing to redesign the engine. Additionally, it will fulfil global demands for more energy-efficient vehicles. Market forecasts indicate some one million vehicles a year will be using these systems by 2010 with a 4% penetration rate worldwide in the automotive market for such micro-hybrid applications in 2015. http://www.physorg.com/news151241951.html Technology Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:39:11 EST news151241951 (PhysOrg.com) -- A January 11, 2009 article in the London Times (on-line version) entitled, Revealed: The Environmental Impact of Google Searches quoted Harvard Physicist, Alex Wissner-Gross that "two Google searches generate the same carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea." As one might expect, the Google Team went into overdrive to correct the perception that Googlers are energy hogs. http://www.physorg.com/news151162640.html Space & Earth Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:37:20 EST news151162640 High caffeine consumption could be linked to a greater tendency to hallucinate, a new research study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news151140125.html Medicine & Health Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:22:05 EST news151140125 (PhysOrg.com) -- 'Smart' fridges that run on renewable electricity and are capable of negotiating the most energy efficient way to keep food cold have been developed by researchers from CSIRO`s Energy Transformed Flagship. http://www.physorg.com/news151076187.html Technology Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:36:27 EST news151076187 NEC Corporation today announced that it has succeeded in demonstrating the operation of a nonvolatile magnetic flip flop (MFF). http://www.physorg.com/news150394868.html Technology Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:21:08 EST news150394868 A recent study shows that shade trees on the west and south sides of a house in California can reduce a homeowner's summertime electric bill by about $25.00 a year. The study, conducted last year on 460 single-family homes in Sacramento, is the first large-scale study to use utility billing data to show that trees can reduce energy consumption. http://www.physorg.com/news150384050.html Space & Earth Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:20:50 EST news150384050 It seems so easy in the IBM commercial. An underling explains to her pessimistic boss how their company will save millions of dollars with "green" technology. "Where do I sign?" he asks, as happy music erupts and cartoon animals dance across the screen. http://www.physorg.com/news149952823.html Technology Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:33:43 EST news149952823 Moderate drinkers often have lower risks of Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive loss, according to researchers who reviewed 44 studies. http://www.physorg.com/news149793901.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:25:01 EST news149793901