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. An ancient Confucian philosopher once said, "I love the lotus because while growing from mud, it is unstained." http://www.physorg.com/news175430726.html Physics Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:46:37 EST news175430726 (PhysOrg.com) -- A NASA team is developing a transparent coating that mimics the self-cleaning properties of the lotus plant to prevent dirt from sticking to the surfaces of spaceflight gear and bacteria from growing inside astronaut living quarters. http://www.physorg.com/news172925702.html Chemistry Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:55:57 EST news172925702 IBM today announced an expanded set of social software tools and capabilities for enterprise collaboration that brings popular features like micro-blogging from the home into the business environment. http://www.physorg.com/news172855758.html Technology Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:00:05 EST news172855758 At Macworld, IBM today announced the availability of Lotus Notes 8.5 collaboration software with social computing features for all Mac OS X Leopard-powered computers. In addition, IBM's free Lotus Symphony document, spreadsheet and presentation software will be available later this month for the Mac. http://www.physorg.com/news150567484.html Technology Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:18:04 EST news150567484 At the opening of the LinuxWorld tradeshow today, IBM introduced a series of new products, services and initiatives that further expand IBM's commitment to Linux and open source by enabling the next generation of Linux. http://www.physorg.com/news137172173.html Technology Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:22:53 EST news137172173 Never wash your car again? Never clean your windows? These may well become reality if it becomes possible to produce the right coatings -coatings that imitate the self-cleaning effect of the lotus blossom. http://www.physorg.com/news136026100.html Nanotechnology Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:01:40 EST news136026100