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. The Egyptians supposedly used it to guide the construction the Pyramids. The architecture of ancient Athens is thought to have been based on it. Fictional Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon tried to unravel its mysteries in the novel The Da Vinci Code. http://www.physorg.com/news180531747.html Other Sciences Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:00:02 EST news180531747 (PhysOrg.com) -- Beauty is not only in the eye of the beholder but also in the relationship of the eyes and mouth of the beholden. The distance between a woman's eyes and the distance between her eyes and her mouth are key factors in determining how attractive she is to others, according to new psychology research from the University of California, San Diego and the University of Toronto. http://www.physorg.com/news180195066.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:30:04 EST news180195066 The effectiveness of the existing bankruptcy code has long been a source of vigorous debate. More and more lately, high-profile firms like General Motors, Enron, and K-Mart are seeking protection from creditors through Chapter 11 filings. But are these firms really getting the "fresh start" they need? In a recent edition of Financial Management, researchers Randall Heron, Erik Lie, and Kimberly Rodgers argue that the Chapter 11 process is flawed and fails to offer the clean slate needed to establish new capital structure. http://www.physorg.com/news178810031.html Other Sciences Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:50:01 EST news178810031 (PhysOrg.com) -- Cambridge researchers have identified a group of traders consistently able to outperform the market, even during the credit crisis. http://www.physorg.com/news178349551.html Other Sciences Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:28:40 EST news178349551 (PhysOrg.com) -- Companies of all sizes are struggling with the growing flood of data and information. Staff can quickly lose sight of impending risks or hidden opportunities. Now a new zoom software is helping users get their data under control again. http://www.physorg.com/news176459649.html Technology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:40:01 EST news176459649 Toshiba Corporation today unveiled the future of home entertainment, the CELL REGZA 55X1. http://www.physorg.com/news173977157.html Electronics Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:20:07 EST news173977157 In a perfect world, for every boy there would of course be a girl, but a new study shows that actual sex ratios can sometimes sway very far from that ideal. In fact, the male-to-female ratio of one tropical butterfly has shifted rapidly over time and space, driven by a parasite that specifically kills males of the species, reveals a report published online on September 10th in Current Biology. http://www.physorg.com/news171805083.html Biology Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:38:36 EST news171805083 Body mass index (BMI) readings may not be the best gauge of obesity in older adults, according to new research from UCLA endocrinologists and geriatricians. Instead, they say, the ratio of waist size to hip size may be a better indicator when it comes to those over 70. http://www.physorg.com/news171035938.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:59:40 EST news171035938 (PhysOrg.com) -- One major threat of planetary warming is the melting of the great polar ice sheets, and the resulting rise in global sea level. Particularly worrisome to researchers is the fragility of the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS), whose bed lies well below sea-level, accelerating the natural flow between the grounded ice sheet itself and the floating ice shelves that make up its boundary. http://www.physorg.com/news170690352.html Space & Earth Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:00:03 EST news170690352 (PhysOrg.com) -- A research program aimed at using platinum as an exploration guide for nickel has for the first time been able to put a time scale on the planet`s large-scale convection processes. http://www.physorg.com/news168184418.html Space & Earth Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:50:01 EST news168184418 An exercise program that burns a lot of calories reduced cardiac risk factors better than standard cardiac rehabilitation in overweight coronary patients, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://www.physorg.com/news161278408.html Medicine & Health Mon, 11 May 2009 16:35:48 EST news161278408 Slow down or low down financial catastrophe is not going to spoil the high-end entertainment products industry next Christmas. LG confirmed its plans to deck the halls with an OLED display by Christmas 2009. Sony, the granddaddy of commercial OLED TVs is planning to unveil a 21-inch or 27-inch OLED XEL-2 TV at Berlin's IFA in September, 2009, according to the grapevine. http://www.physorg.com/news159606837.html Electronics Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:14:32 EST news159606837 Selective abortion in favour of males has left China with 32 million more boys than girls, creating an imbalance that will endure for decades, an investigation released on Friday warned. http://www.physorg.com/news158563365.html Medicine & Health Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:23:13 EST news158563365 (PhysOrg.com) -- Having an imperfect body may come with some substantial benefits, according to a new article in the December issue of Current Anthropology. http://www.physorg.com/news147502756.html Biology Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:59:16 EST news147502756 (PhysOrg.com) -- As nanoimprinting technology advances, scientists have shown that using nano-sized polarizers could significantly enhance the contrast ratio in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). For consumers, that means that TVs, computer monitors, and especially mobile displays could become brighter, lighter, and thinner in the future. http://www.physorg.com/news142246728.html Nanotechnology Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:58:48 EST news142246728 The precise timing of the origin of life on Earth and the changes in life during the past 4.5 billion years has been a subject of great controversy for the past century. The principal indicator of the amount of organic carbon produced by biological activity traditionally used is the ratio of the less abundant isotope of carbon, 13C, to the more abundant isotope, 12C. http://www.physorg.com/news140266859.html Space & Earth Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:00:59 EST news140266859 In vertebrates with separate sexes, sex determination can be genotypic (GSD) or temperature-dependent (TSD). TSD is very common in reptiles, where the ambient temperature during sensitive periods of early development irreversibly determines whether an individual will be male or female. The number of males and females in a population is the sex ratio, a key demographic parameter crucial for population viability. http://www.physorg.com/news136613732.html Biology Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:15:32 EST news136613732