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) -- With obesity emerging as a leading health threat to Americans, it`s easy to blame a couch-potato culture addicted to calorie-rich foods. But UC Irvine biologist Bruce Blumberg doesn`t believe lifestyle alone explains this growing obesity epidemic. He thinks industrial pollutants play a part too. http://www.physorg.com/news175194836.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:14:28 EST news175194836 Elpida Memory today announced that it has completed development of a Cu-TSV (Through Silicon Via) multi-layer 8-Gigabit DRAM. http://www.physorg.com/news170952515.html Technology Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:00:02 EST news170952515 New research suggests that current regulations have failed to remove misleading information from cigarette packaging, revealing that a substantial majority of consumers believe cigarettes are less hazardous when the packs display words such as "silver" or "smooth," lower numbers incorporated into the brand name, lighter colours or pictures of filters. http://www.physorg.com/news167988818.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:20:02 EST news167988818 Frustrated at media portrayals of bisphenol A as a dangerous chemical, food-packaging executives and lobbyists for the chemical makers met last week at an exclusive Washington, D.C., club where they hammered out a strategy, including showcasing a pregnant woman to talk about the chemical's benefits. http://www.physorg.com/news162996203.html Medicine & Health Sun, 31 May 2009 13:44:22 EST news162996203 (AP) -- Tessera Technologies Inc. said Wednesday that it won a patent dispute over small-format semiconductor packaging products, with the International Trade Commission issuing a cease-and-desist order against rivals Motorola Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Freescale Semiconductor Inc. and Spansion Inc. http://www.physorg.com/news162109960.html Technology Thu, 21 May 2009 07:33:23 EST news162109960 Reusable and recyclable packaging are shooting up the news, public, and political agenda, and increasingly can offer a cutting edge to the growing number of environmentally-conscious consumers. But what makes a refillable product successful, and why do so many fail to hit the mark? A new study publishing today in Packaging Technology & Science examines what consumers want from refillable packaging and how manufacturers can make a success of their green initiatives. http://www.physorg.com/news161412866.html Other Sciences Wed, 13 May 2009 05:55:21 EST news161412866 (PhysOrg.com) -- When manufacturing chipboards, it is important to correctly distribute the resin on the wood shavings. Researchers are now developing a measuring technique that makes it possible to monitor the application of the resin during production. http://www.physorg.com/news160672832.html Technology Mon, 04 May 2009 16:20:59 EST news160672832 In an analysis1 of commercially available mineral waters, the researchers found evidence of estrogenic compounds leaching out of the plastic packaging into the water. What's more, these chemicals are potent in vivo and result in an increased development of embryos in the New Zealand mud snail. These findings, which show for the first time that substances leaching out of plastic food packaging materials act as functional estrogens, are published in Springer's journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research. http://www.physorg.com/news157285352.html Space & Earth Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:23:00 EST news157285352 In the quest to pack ever-smaller electronic devices more densely with integrated circuits, nanotechnology researchers keep running up against some unpleasant truths: higher current density induces electromigration and thermomigration, phenomena that damage metal conductors and produce heat, which leads to premature failure of devices. http://www.physorg.com/news156779285.html Nanotechnology Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:53:08 EST news156779285 Researchers at the University of Bath are to be part of a €3 million Europe-wide research collaboration to pioneer research into safer, more effective anti-bacterial plastics and coatings that can be used in items such as food packaging, medical devices to wound dressings, and nappies. http://www.physorg.com/news156683478.html Chemistry Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:11:58 EST news156683478 If you have ever wondered whether the milk in your grocer's refrigerator might have gone bad or if you left the pre-packaged meats on your kitchen counter too long, then a partnership between two University of Rhode Island chemistry professors and a food safety company will soon put you at ease. http://www.physorg.com/news153513191.html Chemistry Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:35:26 EST news153513191 NEC Corporation announced today the development of chip-stacked flexible memory, which can be used to achieve a new system-on-chip (SoC) architecture. The new SoC's architecture consists of separate logic (excluding embedded memory cores) and memory chips (chip-stacked flexible memory) that are closely stacked by using a three-dimensional packaging technology. http://www.physorg.com/news153510219.html Technology Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:44:32 EST news153510219 To decipher how cancer develops, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators say researchers must take a closer look at the packaging. http://www.physorg.com/news147632761.html Biology Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:06:01 EST news147632761 Researchers at the University of Bath and the food & drinks research centre at Campden BRI are leading a project to create a new high speed environmentally-friendly packaging process that will use recycled materials and reduce the amount of plastic used, cutting the waste that goes into landfill. http://www.physorg.com/news146399550.html Chemistry Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:32:30 EST news146399550