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) -- "Jellyfish are one of the most awesome marine animals, doing a spectacular and psychedelic dance in water," explain engineers Sung-Weon Yeom and Il-Kwon Oh from Chonnam National University in the Republic of Korea. Recently, Yeom and Oh have built a jellyfish robot that imitates the curved shape and unique locomotive behavior of the living jellyfish. http://www.physorg.com/news165234976.html Electronics Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:38:18 EST news165234976 Steve and Beth Griffith and their family thought they were well on their way to living an energy-saving green lifestyle. http://www.physorg.com/news164919474.html Technology Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:30:01 EST news164919474 (PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers have developed a technique that saves energy and servicing costs by indicating when air conditioners are low on refrigerant, preventing the units from working overtime. http://www.physorg.com/news164918343.html Technology Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:50:03 EST news164918343 A new grocery store in the UK opening today will generate energy every time a customer drives into the parking lot. Sainsbury's, located in Gloucester, is the first European store to feature "Kinetic Road Plates" - thin, flexible plates that capture energy as cars drive over them. http://www.physorg.com/news164461209.html Technology Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:40:31 EST news164461209 THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SECTOR -- where the "green" jobs are found -- is very much in its infancy, but off to a "strong start," according to a first-of-its-kind report released Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news163923982.html Other Sciences Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:26:53 EST news163923982 A study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers argues that new lighting technologies can be a key player in the portfolio of strategies needed to promote energy efficiency and to help reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. http://www.physorg.com/news163781965.html Technology Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:59:57 EST news163781965 According to new research, days with increased activity were followed by nights with lower total sleep time (TST), while nights with lower TST were followed by increased activities during the next day. http://www.physorg.com/news163645212.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:02:54 EST news163645212 New hull coatings being developed by the Office of Naval Research are showing promise in reducing the build-up of marine crustaceans - namely barnacles - on ships' hulls, optimizing vessel performance and dramatically reducing fuel costs. http://www.physorg.com/news163361728.html Chemistry Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:16:18 EST news163361728 (PhysOrg.com) -- From Leonardo da Vinci to the Greek tragedy of Icarus, birds have emboldened scientific minds to master flight. Now, Stanford researchers can be added to the list of ornithologically inspired innovators. http://www.physorg.com/news163092004.html Technology Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:20:46 EST news163092004 US startup Hara on Monday made a public debut with a service that shows businesses, organizations and governments how to profit from being Earth friendly. http://www.physorg.com/news163056957.html Technology Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:36:35 EST news163056957 (PhysOrg.com) -- Substantial advances for applications of nanocrystals in the fields requiring a continuous output of photons and high quantum efficiency may soon be realized due to discovery of non-blinking semiconductor nanocrystals. This discovery recently announced by scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory, University of Rochester, Cornell University and Eastman Kodak Company is an important step to the use of the nanocrystals in various practical devices ranging from low-threshold lasers to the solar cells and biological imaging and tracking. The complete findings of the study are published on line in the May 10, 2009, issue of the journal Nature. http://www.physorg.com/news162753193.html Nanotechnology Thu, 28 May 2009 18:13:54 EST news162753193 The U.S. Department of Energy should consider gradually changing its system of setting appliance energy-efficiency standards to a full-fuel-cycle measurement, which takes into account both the energy used to operate an appliance, as well as upstream energy costs -- energy consumed in producing and distributing fuels from coal, oil, and natural gas, and energy lost in generating and delivering electric power. This change would offer consumers more complete information on household energy consumption and its environmental impacts, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council. http://www.physorg.com/news162642806.html Technology Wed, 27 May 2009 11:34:33 EST news162642806 (AP) -- Wealthy nations, as history's biggest polluters, should cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2020, China says in a policy document on climate change. The government also rolled out fresh help for solar power and other "green energy." http://www.physorg.com/news162183967.html Space & Earth Fri, 22 May 2009 04:07:01 EST news162183967 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 Starting in 2012, U.S. cars and trucks will have stricter fuel emissions standards -- up to 39 miles per gallon for cars and 30 mpg for trucks by 2016 -- under a proposed new standard President Barack Obama plans to announce Tuesday, a senior administration official said Monday night. http://www.physorg.com/news161960209.html Space & Earth Tue, 19 May 2009 13:57:32 EST news161960209 Continuing its expansion into lucrative business niches, Cisco Systems on Monday will announce its entrance into the smart grid infrastructure market, which the company estimates will grow to $20 billion a year within the next five years. http://www.physorg.com/news161875257.html Technology Mon, 18 May 2009 14:21:38 EST news161875257 Toyota Motor on Monday rolled out a cheaper, revamped Prius, seeking to boost its flagging sales and maintain its lead in fuel-sipping hybrids in the face of growing competition from rival Honda. http://www.physorg.com/news161869828.html Technology Mon, 18 May 2009 12:51:02 EST news161869828 Substantial advances for applications of nanocrystals in the fields requiring a continuous output of photons and high quantum efficiency may soon be realized due to discovery of non-blinking semiconductor nanocrystals. This discovery recently announced by scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), University of Rochester, Cornell University and Eastman Kodak Company is an important step to the use of the nanocrystals in various practical devices ranging from low-threshold lasers to the solar cells and biological imaging and tracking. The complete findings of the study are published on line in the May 10, 2009, issue of the journal Nature. http://www.physorg.com/news161536250.html Nanotechnology Thu, 14 May 2009 16:11:23 EST news161536250 (PhysOrg.com) -- President Barack Obama has made no secret of his desire to develop a "green economy" that includes renewable energy projects meant to benefit the environment. He has said that part of the economic recovery in the U.S. will come from money for, and jobs created by, renewable energy projects. Around the world, politicians, businesses and scientists are developing the technology that could improve the cost-efficiency of renewable energy. http://www.physorg.com/news161024861.html Technology Fri, 08 May 2009 19:45:07 EST news161024861 (PhysOrg.com) -- Brute force rather than aerodynamic efficiency is the key to bumblebee flight, Oxford University scientists have discovered. http://www.physorg.com/news160930969.html Biology Thu, 07 May 2009 16:03:27 EST news160930969 Getting an iPod upgrade doesn't always have to lead you to the Apple store for a new model, though that is appealing. http://www.physorg.com/news160850185.html Electronics Wed, 06 May 2009 17:38:18 EST news160850185 (PhysOrg.com) -- Vehicles on America's roads today get only about three miles more per gallon than vehicles back in 1923, University of Michigan researchers say. http://www.physorg.com/news160758081.html Technology Tue, 05 May 2009 16:01:45 EST news160758081 (PhysOrg.com) -- "There's a lot of recent interest in understanding the functioning and optimal performance of small systems," Katja Lindenberg tells PhysOrg.com. Lindenberg is a scientist in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Institute for Nonlinear Science at the University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla. Along with Massimiliano Esposito, also at the Institute, and Christian Van den Broeck at Hasselt University in Diepenbeek, Belgium, Lindenberg has been studying the efficiency of very small thermochemical engines. http://www.physorg.com/news160220482.html Physics Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:42:27 EST news160220482 (AP) -- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu is warning that if countries don't do something about climate change, "some island states will simply disappear." http://www.physorg.com/news159344487.html Space & Earth Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:21:57 EST news159344487 (AP) -- The publishing industry has been fitted for 20-20-20 vision. http://www.physorg.com/news159175819.html Space & Earth Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:31:39 EST news159175819 Cooling a supercomputer consumes more electricity than is required to run the machine, even machines as powerful as the IBM Blue Gene/P -called Intrepid -at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. Though Intrepid is one of the fastest and most energy-efficient computers in the world, researchers at Argonne's Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) are continually looking for ways to further reduce the power needed to operate the machine. http://www.physorg.com/news158943764.html Technology Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:03:07 EST news158943764 (PhysOrg.com) -- As dough flies through the air, transforming from a ball into a disk in the chef`s experienced hands, pizza tossing can definitely be thought of as an art. But, as a recent study shows, pizza tossing is also a science. http://www.physorg.com/news158491566.html Physics Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:26:42 EST news158491566 Hemp, a plant from the cannabis family, could be used to build carbon-neutral homes of the future to help combat climate change and boost the rural economy, say researchers at the University of Bath. http://www.physorg.com/news158490497.html Technology Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:08:59 EST news158490497 Long touted as an energy-saving alternative for home lighting, compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) now have the potential to be even more efficient, as well as dimmable, thanks to research at Queen's University. http://www.physorg.com/news158337236.html Technology Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:34:42 EST news158337236 Engineers at Oregon State University have made a major new advance in taking waste heat and using it to run a cooling system - a technology that can improve the energy efficiency of diesel engines, and perhaps some day will appear in automobiles, homes and industry. http://www.physorg.com/news157813894.html Technology Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:11:58 EST news157813894