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. Fulfilling a campaign pledge to tap Silicon Valley innovation to combat global warming, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced Monday at Google's headquarters the first federal grants for high-risk, high-reward clean-tech ventures -- including revolutionary technologies like using bacteria to create gasoline. http://www.physorg.com/news175875948.html Space & Earth Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:30:02 EST news175875948 The development of new and innovative pharmaceuticals is being stifled by a U.S. law and successful patent challenges that embolden generic competition, according to an article published in this week's issue of the journal Science. http://www.physorg.com/news174837810.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:40:08 EST news174837810 (PhysOrg.com) -- The NPC is the only way in or out of a cell's nucleus. It plays a key role in cellular metabolism and signaling, and any malfunction in these pores can have lethal consequences. Now new research reveals further insights into the design of this evolutionarily ancient and little-understood transport machinery. The findings suggest that the nuclear pore complex takes on different formations to carry out its function. http://www.physorg.com/news173428123.html Biology Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:20:01 EST news173428123 (PhysOrg.com) -- Atlanta is poised to become the nation`s poster child for how to kill off a burgeoning industry. A new study by professors at Georgia Tech reveals that the city`s reputation as a high technology center masks a decade of erosion. Though it leads the U.S. in the physical resources that attract and sustain high-tech industry, Atlanta companies haven`t meshed within the local economy. The result has been a steady migration of companies to other states and an industry profile described by the study as `at best, stagnant.` The findings offer a wake-up call to Atlanta and a roadmap for other regions looking to grow high-tech industry. http://www.physorg.com/news173345339.html Technology Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:50:01 EST news173345339 Despite the fact that the vehicle industry is currently described as an industry in crisis, there are high hopes that the development of future IT services for vehicles will drive development. However, for new technology to become reality requires greater openness within the vehicle sector and a changed view of vehicles. This is revealed in a new thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://www.physorg.com/news172740059.html Technology Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:30:03 EST news172740059 (PhysOrg.com) -- Successful entrepreneurs turn big ideas into successful business opportunities, but how should they protect those ideas? A new paper from North Carolina State University offers a "how-to" guide on intellectual property protection, laying out the options for budding entrepreneurs as they consider how to move forward. http://www.physorg.com/news171884819.html Other Sciences Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:10:04 EST news171884819 The development of new products and services is key to business success, but a new study from North Carolina State University shows that businesses could do a much better job of evaluating new ideas in order to identify products that will be winners in the marketplace. http://www.physorg.com/news169393430.html Other Sciences Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:10:02 EST news169393430 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study challenges the traditional view that patents foster innovation, suggesting instead that they may hinder technological progress, economic activity and societal wealth. These results could have important policy implications, because many countries count on patent systems to spur new technology and promote economic growth. http://www.physorg.com/news167929968.html Other Sciences Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:50:01 EST news167929968 (AP) -- The U.S. must improve its educational standing in the world by rewarding effective teaching and by developing better, universal measures of performance for students and teachers, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news167414131.html Technology Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:00:01 EST news167414131 (PhysOrg.com) -- The latest fashions could find their way from catwalk to consumers faster in the future, thanks to the work of a student at The University of Manchester. http://www.physorg.com/news163263499.html Technology Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:58:54 EST news163263499 A new study from North Carolina State University is turning the conventional wisdom about technology start-up companies on its head, showing that ventures with moderate levels of undercapitalization can still be successful and that a great management team is not more important than a top-notch technology product when it comes to securing sufficient amounts of capital. http://www.physorg.com/news163156409.html Other Sciences Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:14:16 EST news163156409 US computer giant IBM on Friday announced it had set up its first "innovation center" in Vietnam and forged partnerships with leading Vietnamese universities. http://www.physorg.com/news162232102.html Technology Fri, 22 May 2009 17:28:47 EST news162232102 (AP) -- The head of the world's most popular search engine urged college graduates on Monday to step away from the virtual world and make human connections. http://www.physorg.com/news161877370.html Technology Mon, 18 May 2009 14:56:37 EST news161877370 US President Barack Obama on Saturday named a Harvard-educated Indian-American to the newly created post of Chief Technology Officer in an appointment much-awaited by Silicon Valley. http://www.physorg.com/news159347349.html Technology Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:09:36 EST news159347349 (AP) -- Wanted: Computer hackers. Federal authorities aren't looking to prosecute them, but to pay them to secure the nation's networks. http://www.physorg.com/news159342320.html Technology Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:46:07 EST news159342320 Bankrupt Polaroid Corp. has been bought by a pair of private equity firms after a judge threw out the acquisition of the iconic inventor of instant photography by another investor. http://www.physorg.com/news159199367.html Technology Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:03:34 EST news159199367 In the last three decades, research across the social sciences has made great advances in the political economy of technological change (also called innovation or R&D). There exists a better understanding how domestic institutions shape R&D and innovation rates. However, the global system of production is rapidly changing, so there is a need to review the impacts of the international system on technological changes across many countries. A special issue of the journal Review of Policy Research attempts to make an understanding of the interplay of national institutions and the globalized political economy of technological change. While widely varied in their approaches, the nine articles advance conceptions of the internationalization of R&D and the politics of innovation. http://www.physorg.com/news156619714.html Other Sciences Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:28:52 EST news156619714 (AP) -- EBay Inc. has been struggling to improve its online marketplace, and the company acknowledged Wednesday that it still has a long way to go. But eBay also highlighted the strength of its PayPal unit, predicting its business will double in size by 2011. http://www.physorg.com/news156062573.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:43:30 EST news156062573 A recession doesn't mean the death of innovation in the consumer tech industry. Consider 2001. During that recession, Apple Inc. introduced the iPod, Microsoft Corp. rolled out its original Xbox video game console, broadband household penetration rates in the U.S. more than doubled from 2000, and Google Inc. was becoming an integral part of modern life. http://www.physorg.com/news149952730.html Technology Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:32:10 EST news149952730 Innovation is integral to the growth, success and wealth of firms and nations. What predicts the increase of radical innovation, and the profits that often ensue, is a mystery most firms are trying to solve. The answer that trumps all others is closer to home than most probably realize. "Corporate culture is, above all, the most important factor in driving innovation," said Rajesh Chandy, a professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and a charter member of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Advisory Committee on Measuring Innovation in the 21st Century Economy. http://www.physorg.com/news146232069.html Other Sciences Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:01:09 EST news146232069 The number of cases of surgical innovation published in otolaryngic medical journals has fallen drastically since the late 1980s, leading researchers to question the impact of government oversight over surgery, according to research presented during the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in Chicago, IL. http://www.physorg.com/news141552582.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:09:42 EST news141552582