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. (PhysOrg.com) -- Polls consistently show that Arizonans take pride in their state, enjoy their quality of life, and like and trust their neighbors. Yet despite such positive outlooks, the percentage of Arizona citizens who vote, volunteer or donate to charities falls below national averages. http://www.physorg.com/news180200089.html Other Sciences Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:40:05 EST news180200089 (AP) -- Personal computer maker Lenovo Group said Friday it is joining the race to develop products that link phones and PCs by buying back a mobile phone business that it sold last year. http://www.physorg.com/news178530583.html Technology Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:00:01 EST news178530583 The recent financial crisis and resulting global economic downturn has been the most defining global economic event since the Great Depression. Now research which appears in the November issue of Strategic Organization, published by SAGE, illustrates new ideas and philosophies in economics from strategic management, uncovering the micro-level underpinnings of the macro-level events we witness today. http://www.physorg.com/news178279828.html Other Sciences Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:30:02 EST news178279828 Packaged software powerhouse Microsoft on Thursday released a paper outlining privacy concerns businesses should consider prior to leaping into the computing "cloud." http://www.physorg.com/news176637400.html Technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:10:01 EST news176637400 (PhysOrg.com) -- Mobile phone subscriptions in Africa have defied the world economic crisis by growing faster than in any other region of the world since 2003, according to a United Nations report published yesterday. http://www.physorg.com/news175519235.html Technology Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:22:37 EST news175519235 Years before an economic crisis taught everyone the risks of runaway growth, marine fishermen and fishery managers were already getting a crash course. http://www.physorg.com/news174594185.html Biology Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:02 EST news174594185 Cash-strapped couch potatoes forced to stay in thanks to the global economic crisis next season will be dished up platters of light low-cost entertainment as TV networks chase rare advertising revenue. http://www.physorg.com/news173450043.html Technology Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:00:01 EST news173450043 If you're looking for reliable information, then you won't necessarily find it in the newspaper. According to Dr. Susan Glover from the University of California in the US, public information from both informal and written sources, like newspapers, leads entrepreneurs astray. In a study just published online in Springer's journal Human Ecology, Dr. Glover took as an example how newspaper propaganda shaped the ore foraging strategies of the late nineteenth century Colorado silver prospectors. http://www.physorg.com/news170504098.html Other Sciences Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:40:01 EST news170504098 Older workers who get a jolt of cash out of the blue are more likely to cash in on early retirement, according to new research led by two University of Illinois finance professors. http://www.physorg.com/news169390095.html Other Sciences Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:48:43 EST news169390095 US media company EW Scripps Co. reported a surprise quarterly net profit on Monday, despite a 29 percent decline in advertising revenue, sending its shares sharply higher on Wall Street. http://www.physorg.com/news169129489.html Technology Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:25:32 EST news169129489 (AP) -- Lenovo Group, the world's fourth-largest personal computer maker, reported a $16 million quarterly loss Thursday and said it faces pressure from weak global demand and intense competition. http://www.physorg.com/news168765098.html Technology Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:12:00 EST news168765098 Living in a three-generation household can significantly enhance the economic well-being of children, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Southern California and the University of Massachusetts, Boston. http://www.physorg.com/news168524195.html Other Sciences Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:17:18 EST news168524195 China is the first major economy to start emerging from the global economic crisis, according to Dr Nicholas Lardy, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics at Washington DC. This recovery is a result of the early, well designed, and large scale policy response to the crisis by the Chinese government. http://www.physorg.com/news168010919.html Other Sciences Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:44:00 EST news168010919 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its profit in the last quarter plunged 29 percent because of weak computer sales, ending a fiscal year in which the software maker's revenue fell for the first time since the company went public in 1986. http://www.physorg.com/news167587038.html Technology Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:57:49 EST news167587038 (AP) -- It's a shameless thing to do in an economic crisis. http://www.physorg.com/news167320948.html Technology Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:02:47 EST news167320948 (AP) -- Dell Inc. said Tuesday that the U.S. personal computer market has reached its low point but that the timing of a global turnaround in the technology industry remains anyone's guess. http://www.physorg.com/news166802831.html Technology Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:07:38 EST news166802831 McDonald's seems recession-proof, its profitability apparently untouched by the newest economic crisis to hit America. Though the average family may not be able to eat out in style, they can afford a Dollar Menu double cheeseburger - or four. http://www.physorg.com/news166792525.html Other Sciences Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:16:35 EST news166792525 It had taken weeks of hardball negotiations, but by Sunday afternoon White House officials thought everything was falling into place. In less than 48 hours they would unveil a landmark deal with U.S. automakers to impose sharply higher fuel efficiency standards on new cars and trucks. http://www.physorg.com/news162064451.html Space & Earth Wed, 20 May 2009 18:54:32 EST news162064451 Software piracy in the Asia-Pacific region continued to worsen last year, a study said Tuesday, driven by the rapid growth in computer sales and the availability of bootleg programmes online. http://www.physorg.com/news161345972.html Technology Tue, 12 May 2009 11:21:00 EST news161345972 Intuit is offering iPhone owners free Quicken software designed to help them live within their means during these tough economic times. http://www.physorg.com/news160375460.html Technology Fri, 01 May 2009 05:44:45 EST news160375460 (AP) -- Ailing from the recession, many U.S. hospitals have had to begin making painful cuts to patient services and laying off staff, as previous cost-cutting hasn't been enough, an industry survey found. http://www.physorg.com/news160031535.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:13:01 EST news160031535 Britons are becoming more anxious due to worries ranging from terrorism to bird flu -- and the general air of anxiety is adding to the economic crisis, a study said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news158927842.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:38:17 EST news158927842 The Empire State Building is being converted into an eco-friendly skyscraper, transforming the landmark into a "green" architectural marvel as part of a multimillion-dollar upgrade, officials said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news158333906.html Technology Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:38:56 EST news158333906 A growing chorus of complaints about the U.S. government`s `unfunded` debts may be unsettling, but no cause to become unnerved, a University of Illinois tax expert says. http://www.physorg.com/news157831522.html Other Sciences Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:05:55 EST news157831522 (AP) -- Aviation groups in Europe announced a plan Tuesday to change the way commercial planes land in order to reduce their global-warming emissions of carbon dioxide. http://www.physorg.com/news157702401.html Space & Earth Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:16:21 EST news157702401 When Hollywood scriptwriter Scott Nimerfro needed a car to bridge stints between his job in Los Angeles and his home in Cottage Grove, he didn't bother cruising car lots. Instead, he went to LeaseTrader.com and took over the remaining lease on a 2008 BMW from a total stranger. http://www.physorg.com/news157385574.html Technology Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:14:40 EST news157385574 The New Economic (In)Security of Seniors, issued today by the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University finds that Massachusetts seniors face widespread financial insecurity. Almost 7 in 10 senior households in Massachusetts lack sufficient resources for long-term economic security, according to the study. Economic risk is especially pronounced for single senior households -with 82 percent among them facing financial insecurity. http://www.physorg.com/news157368779.html Other Sciences Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:38:56 EST news157368779 (AP) -- Denmark and Sweden are better than the United States in their ability to exploit information and communications technology, according to a survey published Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news157290079.html Technology Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:41:47 EST news157290079 Even in the midst of a growing economic crisis last fall, over 90 percent of Americans said that the United States should act to reduce global warming, according to a national survey released today by researchers at Yale and George Mason Universities. The results included 34 percent who said the United States should make a large-scale effort, even if it has large economic costs. http://www.physorg.com/news156619782.html Other Sciences Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:30:57 EST news156619782 There is no question that the recent economic crisis has wreaked havoc on companies and on families across the country. Now, a recent study of 300 married, working couples conducted by Wayne Hochwarter, the Jim Moran Professor of Management at Florida State University's College of Business, is revealing just how deeply the crunch is being felt. http://www.physorg.com/news156075470.html Other Sciences Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:18:16 EST news156075470