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. (PhysOrg.com) -- For many people, it has become routine to go online to check out a map before traveling to a new place. But for blind people, Google maps and other visual mapping applications are of little use. Now, a unique device developed at MIT could give the visually impaired the same kind of benefit that sighted people get from online maps. http://www.physorg.com/news178219684.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:29:54 EST news178219684 Rio's favelas are home to a third of the city's population, but are almost invisible on maps -- a situation five young women are trying to change with the help of GPS and the Internet. http://www.physorg.com/news174978984.html Technology Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:50:01 EST news174978984 Adult entertainment studio Pink Visual on Tuesday unleashed software that lets people use iPhones to map sexual exploits. http://www.physorg.com/news173461073.html Technology Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:10:01 EST news173461073 Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities, a Japanese researcher said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news165861156.html Technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:40:01 EST news165861156