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. A fire aboard a Navy ship can quickly become a deadly cauldron. The grim reminders of this would be the deadly fires that took place aboard the USS Forrestal in 1967 or the USS Enterprise in 1969. http://www.physorg.com/news175527481.html Other Sciences Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:01 EST news175527481 (PhysOrg.com) -- A group of researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology has developed a handheld camera that uses microwave signals to non-destructively peek inside materials and structures in real time. http://www.physorg.com/news174054998.html Technology Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:37:14 EST news174054998 Researchers from Northwestern University and Boise State University have figured out how to produce a less expensive shape-shifting "memory" foam, which could lead to more widespread applications of the material, such as in surgical positioning tools and valve mechanisms. http://www.physorg.com/news173002757.html Chemistry Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:19:54 EST news173002757 Low levels of vitamin D are known to nearly double the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes, and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis now think they know why. http://www.physorg.com/news170136373.html Medicine & Health Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:07:15 EST news170136373 (PhysOrg.com) -- The Flight Readiness Review for space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission has concluded, setting the launch date for Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 1:36 a.m. EDT. http://www.physorg.com/news169912101.html Space & Earth Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:48:51 EST news169912101 (AP) -- Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship Thursday as engineers on Earth pored over launch pictures that showed debris breaking off the fuel tank and striking the craft. http://www.physorg.com/news166972809.html Space & Earth Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:20:28 EST news166972809 (AP) -- Space shuttle Endeavour rocketed toward the international space station Thursday as engineers on Earth pored over launch pictures that showed debris breaking off the fuel tank and striking the craft. http://www.physorg.com/news166941035.html Space & Earth Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:50:01 EST news166941035 (AP) -- The Atlantis astronauts uncovered a 21-inch stretch of nicks on their space shuttle Tuesday, but NASA said the damage did not appear to be serious. http://www.physorg.com/news161364106.html Space & Earth Tue, 12 May 2009 16:22:42 EST news161364106 (PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon, the active ingredient in charcoal, is normally not considered a fire retardant, but researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have determined that adding a small amount of carbon nanofibers to the polyurethane foams used in some upholstered furniture can reduce flammability by about 35 percent when compared to foam infused with conventional fire retardants. http://www.physorg.com/news148142548.html Nanotechnology Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:42:28 EST news148142548 (PhysOrg.com) -- An unusual blue protein called ranasmurfin and found in the foam nests of a Malaysian tree frog has aroused the interest of a team of British, Brazilian, and Malaysian researchers led by Alan Cooper at the University of Glasgow and James H. Naismith at the University of St Andrews. The colored portion of the protein contains a previously unknown type of zinc-coordinated linkage between its subunits. http://www.physorg.com/news142162218.html Chemistry Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:30:18 EST news142162218 There is considerable worldwide demand for new types of reactors for the rapid and well- controlled production of high value chemicals. Charl Stemmet has developed the porous foam reactor, which has an energy efficiency ten times higher than traditional reactors at comparable production rates. Industrial partners such as BASF, DSM and Shell will make use of the research results. The project was funded by Technology Foundation STW. http://www.physorg.com/news141643536.html Chemistry Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:25:36 EST news141643536