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. You turn on your computer and try to log onto your favorite sites. Nothing happens. A message at the bottom of your screen tells you your computer is trying to connect, and trying and trying. http://www.physorg.com/news159012239.html Technology Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:04:42 EST news159012239 (AP) -- A nettlesome computer program that tormented Twitter over the weekend is another reminder of the challenges facing the rapidly growing online communications service. http://www.physorg.com/news158856745.html Technology Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:52:40 EST news158856745 The flight computer onboard the Lunar Excursion Module, which landed on the Moon during the Apollo program, had a whopping 4 kilobytes of RAM and a 74 KB "hard drive." In places, the craft's outer skin was as thin as two sheets of aluminum foil. http://www.physorg.com/news158508812.html Space & Earth Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:14:11 EST news158508812 North Korea's rocket launch is a partial technological success on the way to building a long-range missile, even if Pyongyang failed to put a satellite in orbit, the former director of the US missile defense agency said Sunday. http://www.physorg.com/news158151995.html Space & Earth Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:07:23 EST news158151995 (AP) -- I generally like the way Apple Inc.'s iTunes orchestrates my music collection, but sometimes it hits a wrong chord on the older and more eclectic CDs transferred to my computer. http://www.physorg.com/news157230115.html Technology Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:02:52 EST news157230115 (AP) -- Getting hacked is like having your computer turn traitor on you, spying on everything you do and shipping your secrets to identity thieves. http://www.physorg.com/news156346347.html Technology Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:36:18 EST news156346347 Q. I have a lot of e-mails in separate folders of my Microsoft Outlook program, and I want to take some of them off my Windows XP computer and save them on CDs. How can I do that? http://www.physorg.com/news156066884.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:55:33 EST news156066884 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. plans a central market to sell programs for cell phones running the Windows Mobile system. It hews closely to the setup of Apple Inc.'s App Store for iPhones, with one notable exception - Microsoft promises to communicate more openly with outside software developers. http://www.physorg.com/news155990039.html Technology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:34:41 EST news155990039 Shuttle Discovery is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center at about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, leaving only eight more scheduled missions before NASA retires the fleet in 2010 - and devastates the Space Coast economy. http://www.physorg.com/news155940564.html Space & Earth Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:49:47 EST news155940564 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new Washington state program designed to help victims of domestic violence increase their knowledge of how to use technology safely and help minimize the risks that technology can pose when one is in an abusive relationship has been evaluated as highly successful. http://www.physorg.com/news155318559.html Other Sciences Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:02:58 EST news155318559 New studies in the United States and Canada show that educational materials aimed at preventing shaken baby syndrome increased knowledge of new mothers about infant crying, the most common trigger for people abusing babies by shaking them. The study of mothers in Seattle is featured in the March issue of Pediatrics, and a partner study in Vancouver, British Columbia appears this month in The Canadian Medical Association Journal. http://www.physorg.com/news155232239.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:04:32 EST news155232239 An innovative mentoring program at the UCSF-Gladstone Institute for Virology and Immunology Center for AIDS Research is providing vital support for the development of the next generation of HIV/AIDS researchers and clinician scientists. http://www.physorg.com/news154894687.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:18:36 EST news154894687 Beginning teachers in urban school districts quit at an alarming rate - often from lack of support - and Michigan State University education experts are targeting the problem with an innovative mentoring program. http://www.physorg.com/news154695914.html Other Sciences Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:05:39 EST news154695914 An unrelated cord blood transplant, even from a mismatched donor, can be effective in treating children with a host of life-threatening diseases and disorders including cancer, sickle cell anemia, and other genetic diseases, according to researchers in the Duke Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program. Unrelated cord blood may be easier to obtain than adult bone marrow, allowing for the treatment of more patients. http://www.physorg.com/news153749059.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:04:57 EST news153749059 Study results to be published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society show that computerized brain exercises can improve memory and lead to faster thinking. http://www.physorg.com/news153579799.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:04:15 EST news153579799 Baby coral transplanted in the Sekisei coral-reef lagoon in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture under a coral-reef regeneration program are growing steadily, according to the Environment Ministry and the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. http://www.physorg.com/news153241426.html Space & Earth Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:04:20 EST news153241426 The use of telemedicine can dramatically improve the quality of child sexual assault examinations in rural communities where rates of abuse and neglect are highest - sometimes more than double the statewide rate - a study published in the January issue of the medical journal Pediatrics has found. http://www.physorg.com/news152194502.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:15:33 EST news152194502 Standing nearly 69 feet tall, the giant structure on the hill overlooking Morehead State University's campus might look to some as simply an oversize satellite TV dish. http://www.physorg.com/news152115660.html Space & Earth Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:21:41 EST news152115660 Q. I purchased a new PC with Vista Home Premium installed. Windows Photo Gallery came preinstalled with a bundle of programs. Previously I used Picasa2, which I prefer now that I have tried Photo Gallery. The problem is that I can neither disable nor uninstall the Windows program. I have searched for a solution but am unable to find one. Help! (M.C., Raleigh, N.C.) http://www.physorg.com/news151764535.html Technology Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:49:28 EST news151764535 I've gone on record defining the iPhone to really be a mobile computer that can also make cell phone calls. It uses OS X, the Macintosh operating system to run software such as productivity, game, Internet applications and more. A platform is an underlying computer system on which application programs can run. On personal computers, Windows, Linux and the Mac OS X are examples of different platforms. Sometimes just the OS itself can be referred to as a platform. Conversely the hardware itself can also be called a platform and in my opinion, the iPhone absolutely is a computer platform. http://www.physorg.com/news151764343.html Technology Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:46:29 EST news151764343 More than 20 million Americans are living with diabetes, and that number is expected to increase by more than 5 million by 2010. One complication related to diabetes, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, (DM+PN), can cause individuals to develop foot ulcers and, in extreme cases, amputation might be necessary. Previously, doctors and scientists have recommended that individuals with this complication stay off their feet. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has concluded that individuals with DM+PN might be able to engage in a graduated walking program under close supervision of a medical professional and thus prevent other life threatening illnesses. http://www.physorg.com/news151072478.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:34:38 EST news151072478 A total of eight National Aeronautics and Space Administration sounding rockets will launch from Poker Flat Research Range in 2009. The rocket season is split into two launch windows. The first launch window opens Jan. 10, and will remain open until Feb. 5, 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news150983573.html Space & Earth Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:52:53 EST news150983573 Toshiba Corporation and SGI Japan, Ltd. today announced that they have developed full HD file-based TV program broadcasting systems and core broadcasting systems, including master control equipment. A terrestrial broadcasting system has already been released and delivered to Japan`s Fuji Television Network, Inc., and systems for BS and CS satellite broadcasting are also scheduled for release in due course. http://www.physorg.com/news149784857.html Technology Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:54:17 EST news149784857 A University of Georgia program designed to reduce alcohol use, drug use and risky sexual behavior in African-American youth also reduces the likelihood of engaging in conduct problems by up to 74 percent two years later, according to a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news147967972.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:12:52 EST news147967972 A new study has found that a school-based asthma education program conducted in the Oakland, California school district was shown to reduce symptoms and increase the number of days that children who suffered from asthma were able to go to school. The study will be published this month in the Journal of School Health. http://www.physorg.com/news147532685.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:18:05 EST news147532685 (PhysOrg.com) -- Software deadlocks are the Catch-22s of the computer world. These common bugs can freeze the machine when different parts of a program end up in an endless cycle of waiting for one another as they access shared data. http://www.physorg.com/news147448700.html Technology Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:58:20 EST news147448700 (PhysOrg.com) -- Buy any LifeBook laptop from Fujitsu Siemens, and the company will provide you with a new laptop every three years until you die. The only requirements are that you need to buy a three-year extended warranty, you can only upgrade using Fujitsu parts, and you must turn in your laptop in good condition with the original receipt after three years. http://www.physorg.com/news147361763.html Electronics Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:49:23 EST news147361763 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by researchers at the New England Complex Systems Institute found that interpretations of data from an SEC pilot program used to justify the repeal of the "uptick rule" in the summer of 2007 are unsound. The uptick rule was designed to limit the rapid selling of borrowed shares and was implemented after the crash of 1929 to prevent future crashes. http://www.physorg.com/news146228135.html Other Sciences Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:55:35 EST news146228135 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's newest high-performance rocket engine, the J-2X, successfully completed its critical design review Thursday at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. http://www.physorg.com/news145881785.html Space & Earth Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:43:05 EST news145881785 A study funded by the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies shows that it's possible to teach preschoolers the pre-reading skills they need for later school success, while at the same time fostering the socials skills necessary for making friends and avoiding conflicts with their peers. http://www.physorg.com/news145861046.html Medicine & Health Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:57:26 EST news145861046