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) -- A new computer game prototype combines work and play to help solve a fundamental problem underlying many computer hardware design tasks. http://www.physorg.com/news167928385.html Technology Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:46:56 EST news167928385 Recent commentary has suggested that the extent to which anomaly theories have become ingrained in the minds of academics and popular commentators alike has led to certain common assumptions and misconceptions about Clarke's pattern recognition theory of humour. http://www.physorg.com/news157294474.html Other Sciences Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:55:08 EST news157294474 Evolutionary theorist Alastair Clarke has today published details of eight patterns he claims to be the basis of all the humour that has ever been imagined or expressed, regardless of civilization, culture or personal taste. http://www.physorg.com/news156761595.html Other Sciences Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:56:06 EST news156761595 Researchers at UC San Diego are using statistical pattern recognition and image processing to help the U.S. military better detect hidden roadside explosives. http://www.physorg.com/news135609795.html Chemistry Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:23:15 EST news135609795 A new publication answers centuries' old questions regarding the mechanism and function of humour, identifying the reason humour is common to all human societies, its fundamental role in the evolution of homo sapiens and its continuing importance in the cognitive development of infants. http://www.physorg.com/news133783972.html Other Sciences Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:12:52 EST news133783972