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 Indian doctor working in 600 B.C. might have been the world's first plastic surgeon, according to a new exhibition that challenges Western domination of the history of science and technology. http://www.physorg.com/news176015733.html Other Sciences Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:50:03 EST news176015733 Less pain during injections for wrinkle-fighting facial fillers. Less swelling afterward. Less time in the office waiting for anesthesia to take effect. http://www.physorg.com/news175948500.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:36:22 EST news175948500 The North Pacific Ocean is now commonly referred to as the world's largest garbage dump with an area the size of the continental United States covered in plastic debris. The highly mobile Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), which forages throughout the North Pacific, is quickly becoming the poster child for the effects of plastic ingestion on marine animals due to their tendency to ingest large amounts of plastic. http://www.physorg.com/news175936638.html Biology Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:30:01 EST news175936638 The disability from migraine headaches is an enormous health burden affecting over 30 million Americans. http://www.physorg.com/news175748689.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:40:01 EST news175748689 (PhysOrg.com) -- It may look like little more than fishing line, but plastic optical fibre or POF promises to revolutionise high-speed last-mile communications networks. Its evolution is being aided by groundbreaking research in Europe. http://www.physorg.com/news175183984.html Technology Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:30:03 EST news175183984 Plastic Logic, a US company whose planned electronic reader has attracted a lot of media buzz, said Monday that it will announce the availability and pricing of the device for business professionals in January. http://www.physorg.com/news175178997.html Electronics Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:51:04 EST news175178997 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 Pre-birth exposure to a chemical widely used in plastics appears to be linked to more aggressive behavior in little girls, according to research published Tuesday by a scientist at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. http://www.physorg.com/news174206428.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:10:01 EST news174206428 (PhysOrg.com) -- A UT Dallas researcher envisions a time soon when plastic sheets of solar cells are inexpensively stamped out in factories and then affixed to cell phones, laptops and other power-hungry mobile devices. And a new $330,000 grant from the National Science Foundation should help him come closer to realizing that vision. http://www.physorg.com/news173969527.html Nanotechnology Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:52:39 EST news173969527 Both minimally invasive and traditional open approaches can successfully repair nasal fractures, provided the procedure is matched to the individual fracture, according to a report in the September/October issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. A treatment algorithm based on factors such as fracture type and degree of septal deviation (displacement of the bone and cartilage separating nostrils) may help surgeons choose the appropriate treatment. http://www.physorg.com/news172770489.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:40:03 EST news172770489 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente, The Netherlands, have devised a method for fabricating Janus particles, so called because, like the Roman god Janus, they have two faces. The research is to be published in the leading trade journal, Angewandte Chemie. http://www.physorg.com/news172503155.html Chemistry Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:00:09 EST news172503155 (PhysOrg.com) -- Contrary to pop-culture portrayals, big breasts aren't always an asset; for some women, they can be a literal pain in the neck. http://www.physorg.com/news171816212.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:44:27 EST news171816212 When a terrorist bomb explodes, a tornado rips through a town, a hurricane devastates a region, or wildfires ravage homes and businesses, plastic surgeons are not typically atop the list of emergency responders. http://www.physorg.com/news171803158.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:30:03 EST news171803158 Chicken feathers, usually an unwanted byproduct of poultry processing, may have a more valuable future as an ingredient in biodegradable flower pots, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist. http://www.physorg.com/news171732486.html Chemistry Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:00:01 EST news171732486 Scientists have just completed an unprecedented journey into the vast and little-explored "Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch." http://www.physorg.com/news170609243.html Space & Earth Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:20:02 EST news170609243 In the first study to look at what happens over the years to the billions of pounds of plastic waste floating in the world's oceans, scientists are reporting that plastics -- reputed to be virtually indestructible -- decompose with surprising speed and release potentially toxic substances into the water. http://www.physorg.com/news169927772.html Chemistry Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:25:39 EST news169927772 (AP) -- Sprint and Samsung are going to start selling a $50 "eco-conscious" phone with a casing of biodegradable plastic. http://www.physorg.com/news168777437.html Electronics Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:38:16 EST news168777437 Hoping to learn more about one of the most glaring examples of waste and environmental pollution on Earth, a group of scientists will set sail from San Francisco Tuesday to the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," a massive vortex of floating plastic trash estimated by some researchers to be twice the size of Texas. http://www.physorg.com/news168614937.html Space & Earth Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:29:38 EST news168614937 University of Washington researchers have found a way to measure exactly how much electrical current is carried by tiny bubbles and channels that form inside nanoscale solar cells, paving the way for development of more efficient materials. http://www.physorg.com/news168608261.html Nanotechnology Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:38:12 EST news168608261 Migraine headaches are a drain - not only on the estimated 30 million Americans who suffer from them, but on the economy, too. Because pain and other symptoms caused by migraine headaches can be quite severe, it is projected that nearly $13 billion is spent every year in headache treatment and loss of time from work, which no one can afford these days. But according to a new study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), there is hope for severe and frequent migraine sufferers who can't find relief in conventional remedies. http://www.physorg.com/news168270086.html Medicine & Health Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:41:57 EST news168270086 In cancer research, as in most other biomedical sciences, they are playing a key role: living cells, kept in sterile plastic containers with red culture media populating incubators in laboratories around the world. But do researchers always know what is really living in their culture dishes? Under the microscope, different cell lines are almost impossible to distinguish from each other. When these important research objects stop growing without apparent reason - is it because of the manipulations by the scientists or because of an invisible viral or bacterial infection? http://www.physorg.com/news168180807.html Biology Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:20:04 EST news168180807 (AP) -- Following in the footsteps of Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle, another e-book reader is set to get a wireless connection from a cellular carrier, letting it access books anywhere there's a signal. http://www.physorg.com/news167459743.html Electronics Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:00:01 EST news167459743 (PhysOrg.com) -- By now, nearly everyone knows that it is important to recycle. It helps the environment. Even my six-year-old knows that. But what if it doesn't? While it seems pretty straightforward, in most cases, there are times when recycling can harm more than it helps. This is especially true when plastics are involved. http://www.physorg.com/news166802008.html Space & Earth Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:54:05 EST news166802008 Plastic surgeons are turning to mathematics to take the guesswork out of efforts to ensure that live tissue segments that are selected to restore damaged body parts will have enough blood and oxygen to survive the surgical transfer. http://www.physorg.com/news166792120.html Other Sciences Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:09:19 EST news166792120 Despite the increase of breast reconstruction procedures performed in 2008, nearly 70 percent of women who are eligible for the procedure are not informed of the reconstructive options available to them, according to a recently published report. Newly released statistics by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) shows there were more than 79,000 breast reconstruction procedures performed in 2008 - a 39 percent increase over 2007. But in spite of this, current research suggests that many breast cancer patients are missing out on a key conversation that should take place at the time of diagnosis. http://www.physorg.com/news166185800.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:00:01 EST news166185800 Recent epidemiological studies have revealed an increase in the frequency of genital malformations in male newborns (e.g., un-descended testes) and a decrease in male fertility. http://www.physorg.com/news164290682.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:18:15 EST news164290682 A new study published by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reveals that one of the most common conditions caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is best treated surgically, sooner rather than later. http://www.physorg.com/news163176812.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:53:59 EST news163176812 HP today announced the launch of a new display technology for the personalization of consumer electronics products. http://www.physorg.com/news163089576.html Technology Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:40:25 EST news163089576 A group of conservationists and scientists is due to set sail for an obscure corner of the Pacific Ocean in the coming months to explore a vast swirl of waste known as the "Plastic Vortex." http://www.physorg.com/news162454033.html Space & Earth Mon, 25 May 2009 07:07:34 EST news162454033 A "super plastic" invented by NASA engineers for use in aeronautic and space applications is now being used in a medical device that treats people suffering from heart failure. http://www.physorg.com/news160906798.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 09:20:33 EST news160906798