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. German semi-conductor maker Infineon on Thursday upgraded its turnover and profits forecast over the next 12 months because of higher demand from the auto industry and cost cuts. http://www.physorg.com/news177847457.html Technology Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:30:04 EST news177847457 Samsung Electronics announced today that it has developed the world's thinnest multi-die package, one that measures a mere 0.6mm in height. Designed initially for 32 gigabyte (GB) densities, the new memory package is just half the thickness of a conventional memory package of eight stacked chips (or dies). The advanced packaging technology delivers a 40 percent thinner and lighter memory solution for high-density multimedia handsets and mobile devices. http://www.physorg.com/news176651546.html Technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:53:06 EST news176651546 (PhysOrg.com) -- Until Oct. 24, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover had gone more than six months without an episode of amnesia-like symptoms like those that appeared on four occasions earlier this year. http://www.physorg.com/news176195599.html Space & Earth Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:14:12 EST news176195599 (PhysOrg.com) -- The ability to store and retrieve data is an important component of today's computers, as well as other modern electronic devices such as cell phones, video game consoles, and camcorders. Since their invention in the 1950s, magnetic-based hard disk drives (HDDs) have been the primary method of nonvolatile storage. However, researchers are currently developing several new and promising nonvolatile memory (NVM) technologies, but for one of them to replace HDDs within the next decade, it will be a challenge. http://www.physorg.com/news175505861.html Electronics Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:40:03 EST news175505861 A study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified a key player in a molecular process essential for DNA replication within cells. http://www.physorg.com/news175435791.html Biology Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:20:04 EST news175435791 SanDisk announced it has begun production shipments of flash memory cards based on the company's advanced X4 flash memory technology. This innovative new technology holds four bits of data in each memory cell, twice as many as the cells in conventional multi-level cell (MLC) NAND (2-bits-per-cell) memory chips. http://www.physorg.com/news174919620.html Electronics Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:10:01 EST news174919620 (AP) - Adobe Systems says developers for Apple's iPhone will be able to use its video-enabling software, Flash, to create applications for the device for the first time. http://www.physorg.com/news173990379.html Technology Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:40:01 EST news173990379 (PhysOrg.com) -- At the IDF event, in Santa Clara, California, Intel announced the debut of their newest System-on-Chip (SoC), the Intel Atom processor CE4100. The CE4100 SoC is designed exclusively to facilitate Internet content and other services to digital TVs, Blu-ray players and other entertainment devices. http://www.physorg.com/news173104820.html Electronics Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:44:25 EST news173104820 Advances by the Rice University lab of James Tour have brought graphite's potential as a mass data storage medium a step closer to reality and created the potential for reprogrammable gate arrays that could bring about a revolution in integrated circuit logic design. http://www.physorg.com/news171742062.html Nanotechnology Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:08:29 EST news171742062 (AP) -- Once again, it's time to peer into Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs' cup and try to read the tea leaves. http://www.physorg.com/news171537848.html Technology Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:40:01 EST news171537848 Just the other day, my son was looking for his flash drive that is a requirement for all college freshmen. His mom was the one who found it due to the loud clanging noise coming from the automatic dryer. Yes, he had neglected to empty his pockets before washing his jeans. I had to say goodbye to a 1-gigabyte flash drive that cost me 50 bucks when I bought it for him when he started high school. Actually I was amazed it lasted that long. http://www.physorg.com/news171279201.html Electronics Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:10:04 EST news171279201 (PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford photo scientists are out to reinvent digital photography with the introduction of an "open-source" digital camera, which will give programmers around the world the chance to create software that will teach cameras new tricks. http://www.physorg.com/news171209557.html Technology Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:13:07 EST news171209557 Leveraging lightning-fast technology already familiar to many from the micro storage world of digital cameras, thumb drives and laptop computers, the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego today unveiled a "super-sized" version - a "flash" memory-based supercomputer that accelerates investigation of a wide range of data-intensive science problems. http://www.physorg.com/news171094132.html Electronics Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:30:01 EST news171094132 There's really no excuse for not backing up your computer these days. Used to be that making a backup was a fairly complex task. But today's backup offerings make it pretty much a no-brainer. In the recent months, I've written about several of the newest backup methods and products that make backing up a breeze. I'd like to add one more I recently discovered that adds an interesting twist to the job. http://www.physorg.com/news170616082.html Electronics Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:30:01 EST news170616082 An insulator can now be transformed to conduct electricity by an ordinary camera flash. http://www.physorg.com/news169312509.html Chemistry Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:15:39 EST news169312509 Intel Corporation and Micron Technology today announced the development of a new 3-bit-per-cell (3bpc) multi-level cell (MLC) NAND technology, leveraging their award-winning 34-nanometer NAND process. The chips are typically used in consumer storage devices such as flash cards and USB drives, where high density and cost-efficiency are paramount. http://www.physorg.com/news169219912.html Technology Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:50:01 EST news169219912 Japanese high-tech giant Toshiba said Wednesday it had lost more than 600 million dollars in the fiscal first quarter as the economic downturn hit sales of televisions and other electronics. http://www.physorg.com/news168074284.html Technology Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:50:02 EST news168074284 (PhysOrg.com) -- In 1997, an episode of the popular Pokemon cartoon gained worldwide attention when more than 800 Japanese children with photosensitive seizure conditions were admitted to the hospital after viewing the cartoon or the subsequent news coverage of it. http://www.physorg.com/news167495445.html Technology Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:31:23 EST news167495445 (PhysOrg.com) -- The race is on for a successor to the popular 'flash' memory used in portable devices. European researchers think they have found a candidate in novel materials combined with a simple, easily fabricated 'crossbar' architecture. http://www.physorg.com/news167493381.html Technology Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:20:05 EST news167493381 Kingston Technology, the independent world leader in memory products, announced the launch of the world's first 256GB USB flash drive, the Kingston Technology DataTraveler 300. It allows users to carry around a whole digital world, from thousands of image files to a whole database of documents. Users will also benefit from quick transfer rates and the option to password protects their data. http://www.physorg.com/news167461888.html Electronics Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:00:01 EST news167461888 Intel is moving to a more advanced, 34- nanometer manufacturing process for its NAND flash-based Solid State Drive (SSD) products, which are an alternative to a computer's hard drive. The move to 34nm will help lower prices of the SSDs up to 60 percent for PC and laptop makers and consumers who buy them due to the reduced die size and advanced engineering design. http://www.physorg.com/news167406516.html Electronics Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:49:32 EST news167406516 Thirty years ago Sony launched the Walkman, a gadget which revolutionised the way people around the world listened to music but has since been overtaken by an icon of the digital age -- the iPod. http://www.physorg.com/news165644510.html Electronics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:30:02 EST news165644510 (AP) -- Research firm iSuppli says Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone costs just a few dollars more to make than the previous model. http://www.physorg.com/news165079855.html Electronics Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:31:09 EST news165079855 SanDisk today announced the SanDisk Netbook SDHC removable flash memory card, offering consumers an easy way to significantly increase their netbooks' storage capacity. Consumers simply insert the SanDisk Netbook SDHC card into a netbook`s card slot to add capacity instantly. This news expands upon the previously announced next-generation SanDisk pSSD product family, which serve as drop-in replacements for hard disk drives (HDDs) in netbooks. http://www.physorg.com/news163181759.html Electronics Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:16:59 EST news163181759 If you want to buy a high-definition camcorder, no problem -- you have a range of options. http://www.physorg.com/news162673050.html Electronics Wed, 27 May 2009 19:58:01 EST news162673050 (AP) -- Japan's top chipmaker Toshiba Corp. tumbled to a record annual loss amid sinking global demand that has forced it to cut thousands of jobs. http://www.physorg.com/news160983340.html Technology Fri, 08 May 2009 06:36:30 EST news160983340 Toshiba Corporation today announced that it will start shipping NAND flash memory products fabricated with 32nm process technology. Samples of the world's first 32nm generation, 32-gigabit (Gb) single chips (4 gigabytes (GB)), offering the largest density of any NAND flash chip, are available from today, and 16Gb chip (2GB) products, the current mainstream density, will be available in July in Japan. The 32Gb chips will first be applied to memory cards and USB memories and subsequently extended to embedded products. http://www.physorg.com/news160067536.html Technology Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:13:29 EST news160067536 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit drove on Thursday for the first time since April 8, acting on commands from engineers who are still investigating bouts of amnesia and other unusual behavior exhibited by Spirit in the past two weeks. http://www.physorg.com/news159802967.html Space & Earth Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:44:13 EST news159802967 At the NAB exhibition April 20-23 in Las Vegas the Fraunhofer IIS shows the new compact stereo MicroHDTV camera and a small-sized storage solution for HDTV. http://www.physorg.com/news159547030.html Electronics Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:37:33 EST news159547030 (AP) -- Adobe Systems Inc. is extending its Flash platform to digital home entertainment devices like TV sets, Blu-ray players and set-top boxes. http://www.physorg.com/news159442674.html Technology Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:38:37 EST news159442674