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) -- A team of Stanford researchers has developed a new generation of retinal implants that aims to provide higher resolution and make artificial vision more natural. http://www.physorg.com/news179686378.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:54:18 EST news179686378 (PhysOrg.com) -- For the very first time, scientists show what EEG can really tell us about how the brain functions. http://www.physorg.com/news179149173.html Medicine & Health Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:10:02 EST news179149173 (PhysOrg.com) -- Ava Martin seems less nervous than her parents as the three sit in an audiologist`s office at UC Irvine Medical Center a few days after Labor Day. In August, the 6-year-old had surgery to place a cochlear implant in her right ear. Now Ava plays with toys while Ginger Stickney describes to Dave and Gabrielle Martin the tests that will gauge how their daughter`s auditory nerve is responding to the implant. But first Stickney must activate the device that could restore function to Ava`s right ear - an ability lost years ago due to a congenital inner-ear defect that`s also destroying the hearing in her left ear. http://www.physorg.com/news176659178.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:00:01 EST news176659178 Field-effect transistors (FETs) based on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) exhibit a range of optoelectronic effects including near-infrared electroluminescence. http://www.physorg.com/news171648087.html Nanotechnology Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:02:37 EST news171648087 (PhysOrg.com) -- Brain Computer Interfaces measure electrical signals from the brain and convert them into data that can be used by a computer. You can move a cursor on your screen, for example, simply by thinking about it. Now, researchers at the University of Twente have succeeded in measuring a person`s frame of mind in order to create a game environment. In World of Warcraft, a friendly elf can change into an aggressive bear without any physical action being necessary. http://www.physorg.com/news162746885.html Technology Thu, 28 May 2009 16:28:57 EST news162746885 (PhysOrg.com) -- Will the legacy of Nobel prize winner Richard Smalley finally be fulfilled? Ever since his pioneering work in the mid 1990's on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes, companies have been struggling to find a commercial application for this amazing material. There was a nanotech "bubble" of start-up companies, none of which managed to successfully IPO due to lack of realizable commercial revenue. Is that about to change? Recent research by Rice University and Unidym indicate that a fully realizable application is finally here for carbon nanotubes. Fortunately, it's in one of the fastest growing display markets, touch screens. http://www.physorg.com/news158587561.html Nanotechnology Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:06:35 EST news158587561 Epilepsy is a common medical condition characterized by convulsions and short periods of confusion. It affects more than 50 million people worldwide. But intractable epilepsy, which affects more than 1 million Americans and is often resistant to drug treatment and surgery, is arguably worse. http://www.physorg.com/news156603451.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:58:06 EST news156603451 Italian researchers have developed a wheelchair that obeys mental signals sent to a computer, they said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news155588055.html Technology Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:54:42 EST news155588055 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists and engineers the world over have thought for years that the next generation of smaller, more-efficient electronic and photonic devices could be based on the use of carbon nanotubes, structures 10,000 times thinner than a human hair but with tremendous potential. http://www.physorg.com/news154800343.html Nanotechnology Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:06:12 EST news154800343 (PhysOrg.com) -- Early screening and treatment for infants with hearing problems, and the ability to computer-generate musical scores, are two very different possible outcomes of some `off-the-wall` research. http://www.physorg.com/news154710030.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:01:12 EST news154710030 People who received a mild electrical current to a motor control area of the brain were significantly better able to learn and perform a complex motor task than those in control groups. The findings could hold promise for enhancing rehabilitation for people with traumatic brain injury, stroke and other conditions. http://www.physorg.com/news151608273.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:25:15 EST news151608273 (PhysOrg.com) -- A handheld, ultra-portable device that can recognize and immediately report on a wide variety of environmental or medical compounds may eventually be possible, using a method that incorporates a mixture of biologically tagged nanowires onto integrated circuit chips, according to Penn State researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news151252040.html Nanotechnology Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:27:20 EST news151252040 A research group has significantly improved the quality of brain-function measurements by coating metal neural electrodes with carbon nanotubes. Their work could potentially allow scientists to learn more about brain diseases that are based on electrical impulse malfunctions, such as Parkinson's and epilepsy. http://www.physorg.com/news137768659.html Nanotechnology Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:04:19 EST news137768659