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. Professor Guillermo Bazan and a team of postgraduate researchers at UC Santa Barbara's Center for Polymers and Organic Solids (CPOS) today announced a major advance in the synthesis of organic polymers for plastic solar cells. http://www.physorg.com/news175175634.html Chemistry Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:54:38 EST news175175634 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Arizona have created a fluid-based opthalmic lens in which the amount of fluid can be constantly adjusted to provide customized eye correction. The lens may one day be incorporated into the tools that eye doctors use to determine prescription strength. http://www.physorg.com/news154705159.html Physics Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:40:08 EST news154705159 More than 20 million tons of plastic are placed in U.S. landfills each year. Results from a new University of Missouri study suggest that some of the largely petroleum-based plastic may soon be replaced by a nonpolluting, renewable plastic made from plants. Reducing the carbon footprint and the dependence on foreign oil, this new 'green' alternative may also provide an additional cash crop for farmers. http://www.physorg.com/news153577260.html Chemistry Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:21:49 EST news153577260 While exploring the properties of polymer formation, a team of scientists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology has made a fundamental discovery* about these materials that could improve methods of creating the stable crystalline films that are widely used in electronics applications -and also offer insight into a range of other phenomena. http://www.physorg.com/news151089776.html Physics Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:22:56 EST news151089776