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 US military has fixed a problem that allowed Iraqi militants to use cheap software to intercept the video feeds of US-operated drones, a defense official said on Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news180275339.html Technology Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:01:13 EST news180275339 Telemedicine facilitates communication between family physicians, hospitals and nursing services -- yet current solutions lack flexibility and are consequently very expensive. A new software program is now available that can be tailored to a range of applications. http://www.physorg.com/news179406272.html Technology Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:20:01 EST news179406272 (PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the same artificial intelligence (AI) underlying NASA`s Hubble Space Telescope is now streamlining patient care at Strong Memorial Hospital, helping radiologists and technologists juggle the hundreds of requests for CT scans, ultrasounds, and other imaging procedures that they receive daily. This AI technology - a software program called On-Cue - works like an air-traffic controller to shuffle procedure schedules for Strong Memorial`s emergency department, inpatient units and outpatient clinics, with the twin goals of shortening wait times and helping staff use equipment more efficiently. http://www.physorg.com/news179084056.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:34:58 EST news179084056 Santanu Majumdar spent his years as a graphic design graduate student developing a project that might sound counterintuitive for a student of fine arts - a software program made to simplify information gathering at conferences and exhibitions. With the help of researchers at LSU's Center for Computation & Technology, or CCT, Majumdar developed Exhibition Next, a system that's inexpensive, easy to use and an event organizer's dream come true. http://www.physorg.com/news178896014.html Other Sciences Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:00:06 EST news178896014 (PhysOrg.com) -- Embedded computer systems must be fast and efficient. A European consortium has created a new modelling framework that lets designers strike the best balance between static, reconfigurable and analogue hardware and the software that runs on it. http://www.physorg.com/news175952647.html Technology Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:10:01 EST news175952647 California's hottest new math teacher is an animated penguin named JiJi. Yes, it's true. A mute, waddling, tuxedo-clad cartoon figure has been quietly taking over math programs dotting Silicon Valley, dramatically improving test scores in mostly low-performing schools. http://www.physorg.com/news173644930.html Other Sciences Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:30:02 EST news173644930 Apple announced Monday that more than two billion applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch have been downloaded from its App Store, just five months after hitting the one-billion download mark. http://www.physorg.com/news173356700.html Technology Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:10:03 EST news173356700 Mayo Clinic researchers say that "teachable software" designed to mimic the human brain may help them diagnose cardiac infections without an invasive exam. Those findings are being presented today at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in San Francisco. http://www.physorg.com/news171987074.html Medicine & Health Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:30:01 EST news171987074 I've been thinking I need to take a break from technology. Not an extended one, mind you. I'm not planning on becoming some latter-day Thoreau and retreating to my own Walden Pond sans laptop, TV and smart-phone. http://www.physorg.com/news170616472.html Technology Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:20:01 EST news170616472 IBM Research - Haifa has developed software that more efficiently and effectively hides sensitive or personal information that might otherwise appear on the computer screens of unauthorized personnel. It could prove particularly useful for security conscious fields such as healthcare, insurance, government or financial services. http://www.physorg.com/news166374646.html Technology Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:20:04 EST news166374646 A group of researchers from the University of Granada has developed Inmamusys, a software program that can create music in response to emotions that arise in the listener. By using Artificial Intelligence techniques, the program means that original, copyright-free and emotion-inspiring music can be played continuously. http://www.physorg.com/news163076031.html Technology Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:01:26 EST news163076031 (PhysOrg.com) -- In future, cartilage, tendon and blood vessel tissue will be produced in the laboratory, with cells being grown on a porous frame, such as non-wovens. A new software program helps to characterize and optimize the non-wovens. http://www.physorg.com/news160672320.html Technology Mon, 04 May 2009 16:12:56 EST news160672320 Microsoft said Thursday that a nearly-final version of its next-generation Windows 7 operating system will be publicly released on May 5. http://www.physorg.com/news160375527.html Technology Fri, 01 May 2009 05:46:12 EST news160375527 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) -- 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 Protecting patient privacy has been recognized as the duty of health-care providers for about as long as doctors have seen patients. In 1996 that duty became a legal obligation when Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. http://www.physorg.com/news141566567.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:02:47 EST news141566567