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. The combination of sigmoidoscopy and fecal immunochemical test (FIT) detects advanced proximal (right-sided) tumors better than either test alone, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. African Americans, the elderly and women have a higher incidence of proximal colon tumors. http://www.physorg.com/news179052234.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:10:01 EST news179052234 Scientists at Johns Hopkins and their colleagues have developed sugar-coated polymer strands that selectively kill off cells involved in triggering aggressive allergy and asthma attacks. Their advance is a significant step toward crafting pharmaceuticals to fight these often life-endangering conditions in a new way. http://www.physorg.com/news177874840.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:10:01 EST news177874840 (PhysOrg.com) -- Xerox has developed an ink which can be used to print circuits onto plastics, films, and textiles. Although circuits printed on flexible materials aren't new, Xerox's method may be cheap and easy enough to open the doors to many new possibilities for flexible electronics. http://www.physorg.com/news175870685.html Technology Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:58:38 EST news175870685 Researchers from Taiwan report in a new study that unsedated colonoscopy for primary colorectal cancer screening is well accepted in a majority of patients. Sedation is typically used for colonoscopy to make the patient feel comfortable during the procedure. In Taiwan, colonoscopy is performed less frequently than sigmoidoscopy for colorectal cancer screening due to concerns over cost and availability. http://www.physorg.com/news175781137.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:20:02 EST news175781137 (PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny robots the size of a flea could one day be mass-produced, churned out in swarms and programmed for a variety of applications, such as surveillance, micromanufacturing, medicine, cleaning, and more. In an effort to reach this goal, a recent study has demonstrated the initial tests for fabricating microrobots on a large scale. http://www.physorg.com/news170678733.html Electronics Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:47:01 EST news170678733 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new process for creating ultrathin, ultrasmall inorganic light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and assembling them into large arrays offers new classes of lighting and display systems with interesting properties, such as see-through construction and mechanical flexibility, that would be impossible to achieve with existing technologies. http://www.physorg.com/news169997059.html Technology Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:25:10 EST news169997059 (PhysOrg.com) -- Plastic that conducts electricity holds promise for cheaper, thinner and more flexible electronics. This technology is already available in some gadgets -- the new Sony walkman that was introduced earlier this summer and the Microsoft Zune HD music player released last week both incorporate organic light-emitting electronic displays. http://www.physorg.com/news169736246.html Technology Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:58:12 EST news169736246 (PhysOrg.com) -- As organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are poised to go mainstream in the near future, scientists continue to explore new twists on the technology. Recently, researchers have fabricated a "liquid-OLED" - an OLED that uses a liquid organic semiconducting layer to transport charge. http://www.physorg.com/news169466260.html Physics Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:58:35 EST news169466260 Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are expected to power Air Force unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the future because they are an optimum energy harvesting source that may lead to longer flight times without refueling. http://www.physorg.com/news166795115.html Technology Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:58:58 EST news166795115 Obesity, among other factors, is strongly associated with an increased risk of rapid cartilage loss, according to a study published in the August issue of Radiology. http://www.physorg.com/news166769500.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:53:58 EST news166769500 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have demonstrated a way to fabricate efficient solar cells from low-cost and flexible materials. The new design grows optically active semiconductors in arrays of nanoscale pillars, each a single crystal, with dimensions measured in billionths of a meter. http://www.physorg.com/news166375114.html Nanotechnology Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:50:04 EST news166375114 Since its discovery just a few years ago, graphene has climbed to the top of the heap of new super-materials poised to transform the electronics and nanotechnology landscape. As N.J. Tao, a researcher at the Biodesign Institute of Arizona State University explains, this two dimensional honeycomb structure of carbon atoms is exceptionally strong and versatile. Its unusual properties make it ideal for applications that are pushing the existing limits of microchips, chemical sensing instruments, biosensors, ultracapacitance devices, flexible displays and other innovations. http://www.physorg.com/news166357423.html Nanotechnology Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:10:01 EST news166357423 In work that represents a key step toward bringing bendable, flexible electronic devices into our homes and businesses, Stanford University researchers have created very thin, high-performance transistors using networks of carbon nanotubes deposited onto flexible surfaces. http://www.physorg.com/news164510932.html Nanotechnology Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:10:02 EST news164510932 (PhysOrg.com) -- A transparent thin film barrier used to protect flat panel TVs from moisture could become the basis for flexible solar panels that would be installed on roofs like shingles. http://www.physorg.com/news163350832.html Technology Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:15:50 EST news163350832 Electronic memory chips may soon gain the ability to bend and twist as a result of work by engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. As reported in the July 2009 issue of IEEE Electron Device Letters,* the engineers have found a way to build a flexible memory component out of inexpensive, readily available materials. http://www.physorg.com/news163182009.html Physics Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:20:41 EST news163182009 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the race to renewable energy, organic solar cells are now really starting to take off. They can be manufactured easily and cheaply, they have low environmental impact, and since they are compatible with flexible substrates, they could be used in many applications such as packaging, clothing, flexible screens, or for recharging cell phones and laptops. http://www.physorg.com/news158422759.html Chemistry Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:19:38 EST news158422759 Researchers at Arizona State University show that having a more flexible approach to resolving an acute conflict interaction results in more frustration and anger. These are among the findings that Danielle Roubinov, an ASU doctoral student in clinical psychology, will present at the American Psychosomatic Society Annual Meeting on March 4. Roubinov and two other ASU researchers observed a sample of 65 undergraduate students role-playing a stressful task with a "neighbor" who was portrayed by a research assistant. http://www.physorg.com/news155457694.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:42:04 EST news155457694 Mailed reminders to patients appear to promote colon cancer screening, according to a report in the February 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, electronic reminders to physicians appear to increase screening among patients with more frequent primary care visits. http://www.physorg.com/news154633206.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:41:08 EST news154633206 NEC Corporation announced today the development of chip-stacked flexible memory, which can be used to achieve a new system-on-chip (SoC) architecture. The new SoC's architecture consists of separate logic (excluding embedded memory cores) and memory chips (chip-stacked flexible memory) that are closely stacked by using a three-dimensional packaging technology. http://www.physorg.com/news153510219.html Technology Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:44:32 EST news153510219 Researchers in California are reporting an advance toward the long-sought goal of "invisible electronics" and transparent displays, which can be highly desirable for heads-up displays, wind-shield displays, and electronic paper. http://www.physorg.com/news153075395.html Nanotechnology Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:59:06 EST news153075395 (PhysOrg.com) -- While hundreds of thousands of American workers are losing jobs these days, many more are stressed out. For those fortunate to still have jobs in this down economy, however, companies can help alleviate workplace stress -and possible violence -among workers by providing complementary alternative benefits, say University of Michigan business professors. http://www.physorg.com/news152813301.html Other Sciences Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:09:06 EST news152813301 (PhysOrg.com) -- Most organisations' flexible work policies sit idly in policy documents, employees too uncomfortable to implement them because they might be frowned upon by employers or co-workers for deviating from the workplace "culture". http://www.physorg.com/news151784065.html Other Sciences Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:14:51 EST news151784065 Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that early humans could have walked successfully on a 'flexible' flat foot, similar to modern day gibbons. http://www.physorg.com/news148561648.html Biology Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:07:28 EST news148561648 In research that may redefine ear buds, earphones, stereo loudspeakers, and other devices for producing sound, researchers in China are reporting development of flexible loudspeakers thinner than paper that might be inserted into the ears with an index finger or attached to clothing, walls, or windows. Their report on what may be the world's thinnest loudspeakers, made from transparent carbon nanotube films, is scheduled for the December 10 issue of ACS' Nano Letters. http://www.physorg.com/news146137953.html Nanotechnology Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:52:33 EST news146137953 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have developed a new type of small-scale electric power generator able to produce alternating current through the cyclical stretching and releasing of zinc oxide wires encapsulated in a flexible plastic substrate with two ends bonded. http://www.physorg.com/news145458616.html Nanotechnology Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:10:16 EST news145458616 (PhysOrg.com) -- An interdisciplinary group of scientists has obtained the first detailed information about the structure of the most destructive group of plant viruses known: flexible filamentous viruses. http://www.physorg.com/news142086368.html Biology Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:26:08 EST news142086368 WITH market analysts predicting a ten fold increase in the value of the organic light emitting display industry, from £1.5 billion to £15.5 billion, by 2014, it is no wonder that scientists and governments alike are keen to advance research into "plastic electronics". http://www.physorg.com/news134054002.html Physics Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:13:22 EST news134054002