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) -- The value of Sun Microsystems Inc. CEO Jonathan Schwartz's latest pay package dropped 37 percent from last year as the company lost more than $2 billion and was in such dire financial shape that it was forced to put itself up for sale. http://www.physorg.com/news176013740.html Technology Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:10:02 EST news176013740 (PhysOrg.com) -- Rain didn't ruin the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. University teams successfully operated 20 net-zero, grid-connected solar power homes for a week on the National Mall. Some used more power-generating solar panels; others relied on energy efficiency strategies. The winner was clean energy. http://www.physorg.com/news175186726.html Technology Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:59:40 EST news175186726 (AP) -- You might call it "Son of the Netflix Prize." http://www.physorg.com/news169230097.html Technology Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:22:03 EST news169230097 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, scheduled for launch in 2011, has a new name, thanks to a sixth-grade student from Kansas. Twelve-year-old Clara Ma from the Sunflower Elementary school in Lenexa submitted the winning entry, "Curiosity." As her prize, Ma wins a trip to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., where she will be invited to sign her name directly onto the rover as it is being assembled. http://www.physorg.com/news162665786.html Space & Earth Wed, 27 May 2009 17:57:21 EST news162665786 (AP) -- NASA's online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry. Comedian Stephen Colbert won. http://www.physorg.com/news157054346.html Space & Earth Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:12:47 EST news157054346 (PhysOrg.com) -- How would you describe "nano" to someone who had never heard of it before? In a video contest held by the American Chemical Society (ACS), scientists-turned-filmmakers are explaining what exactly nano is, and where the future of nanotechnology is headed. http://www.physorg.com/news154697049.html Nanotechnology Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:24:29 EST news154697049 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is looking for the right stuff, or in this case, the right name for the next Mars rover. NASA, in cooperation with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' movie WALL-E from Pixar Animation Studios, will conduct a naming contest for its car-sized Mars Science Laboratory rover that is scheduled for launch in 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news146246203.html Space & Earth Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:56:43 EST news146246203