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. While supplements can help some people meet their nutrition needs, eating a wide variety of nutrient-rich foods is the best way for most people to obtain the nutrients they need to be healthy and reduce their risk of chronic disease, according to a newly updated position paper titled "Nutrient Supplementation" from the American Dietetic Association. This paper is an update of ADA's "Fortification and Nutritional Supplements" position paper, published in 2005. http://www.physorg.com/news179512914.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:42:29 EST news179512914 US magazine publishers Time Inc., Conde Nast and Hearst are preparing to launch an online newsstand described as an "iTunes for magazines," according to published reports. http://www.physorg.com/news178393781.html Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:40:01 EST news178393781 Sewer overflows are a nasty business, posing dangers to human health and the environment. North Carolina State University is launching a new project with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that targets the fat and grease that contribute to millions of overflows every year, and will give urban planners new tools to further reduce the risk of sewage spills. http://www.physorg.com/news178198955.html Space & Earth Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:02 EST news178198955 (AP) -- California regulators adopted the nation's first energy-efficiency standards for televisions Wednesday in hopes of reducing electricity use at a time when millions of American households are switching to power-hungry, wide-view, flat-screen, high-definition sets. http://www.physorg.com/news177765270.html Technology Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:40:02 EST news177765270 (AP) -- A panel of university and private-sector scientists urged Congress on Thursday not to overregulate laboratories that handle the world's deadliest pathogens, saying it could have a chilling effect on research of biological threats. http://www.physorg.com/news173539166.html Medicine & Health Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:50:01 EST news173539166 (AP) -- Apple Inc. appears to have clearance from an industry group to block rival Palm Inc.'s Pre phone from connecting with iTunes software. http://www.physorg.com/news172909702.html Technology Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:50:01 EST news172909702 Chile will adopt the Japanese digital television standard ISDB-T, which is high-definition capable, joining neighboring Peru and Argentina, President Michelle Bachelet said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news172171971.html Technology Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:00:03 EST news172171971 Several industries use wireless sensors, which can monitor chemical processes or equipment activity and then transmit the data over a wireless network. Still, many facilities that could benefit from the use of wireless sensors must continue to use a wired network instead, because the reliability, speed and security of the current generation of wireless sensors do not meet their needs. http://www.physorg.com/news170421006.html Technology Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:10:37 EST news170421006 The air in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics was cleaner than the previous year's, due to aggressive efforts by the Chinese government to curtail traffic, increase emissions standards and halt construction in preparation for the games, according to a Cornell study. http://www.physorg.com/news167655855.html Space & Earth Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:20:03 EST news167655855 A long-term environmental research project being conducted at the University of Houston may offer important information about the effects of Hurricane Ike on pollution levels and help regulators determine whether existing fish-consumption advisories remain appropriate. http://www.physorg.com/news166192879.html Space & Earth Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:00:29 EST news166192879 (PhysOrg.com) -- Dartmouth researchers who were pioneers in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) - a system that secures and authenticates computer communications - are now playing leading roles establishing Internet standards and guidelines for security. http://www.physorg.com/news166192419.html Technology Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:34:14 EST news166192419 It had taken weeks of hardball negotiations, but by Sunday afternoon White House officials thought everything was falling into place. In less than 48 hours they would unveil a landmark deal with U.S. automakers to impose sharply higher fuel efficiency standards on new cars and trucks. http://www.physorg.com/news162064451.html Space & Earth Wed, 20 May 2009 18:54:32 EST news162064451 A new front in the battle against climate change will open Tuesday, when President Barack Obama unveils sweeping new auto regulations described as equivalent to taking 177 million cars off the road. http://www.physorg.com/news161937425.html Space & Earth Tue, 19 May 2009 07:37:29 EST news161937425 An advertisement dressed up as a news story on the front page of the Los Angeles Times has reporters at the newspaper fuming and the publisher defending the move. http://www.physorg.com/news158592876.html Technology Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:34:58 EST news158592876 The U.S. Department of Commerce`s National Institute of Standards and Technology today opened for public comment detailed new methods for testing future electronic voting systems' compliance with voluntary federal standards. Touch screens, optical scanners and other kinds of electronic voting systems now appear at polls across the nation. http://www.physorg.com/news157822794.html Technology Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:40:25 EST news157822794 The US administration Friday announced updated automobile fuel efficiency standards for new vehicles starting with the 2011 model year that aim to reduce gasoline consumption and emissions. http://www.physorg.com/news157384565.html Technology Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:56:23 EST news157384565 (AP) -- Tensions over the teaching of evolution are simmering as the State Board of Education begins the final stretch in the process of adopting new classroom science curriculum standards. http://www.physorg.com/news157290453.html Other Sciences Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:48:37 EST news157290453 (PhysOrg.com) -- For centuries, people have preserved fruit by mixing it with sugar, making thick jams that last for months without spoiling. Now scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have discovered* a fundamental property of mixture behavior that might help extend the life of many things including vaccines, food and library books -and save money while doing it. http://www.physorg.com/news154769529.html Chemistry Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:32:41 EST news154769529 (PhysOrg.com) -- First responders could boost their radio communications quickly at a disaster site by setting out just four extra transmitters in a random arrangement to significantly increase the signal power at the receiver, according to theoretical analyses, simulations and proof-of-concept experiments performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. http://www.physorg.com/news154769323.html Physics Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:29:31 EST news154769323 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and The Johns Hopkins University have constructed a unique tool for exploring the properties of promising new materials with unprecedented sensitivity and speed -potentially allowing them to identify quickly those most useful for nanotechnology and industrial applications. http://www.physorg.com/news154769190.html Nanotechnology Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:27:35 EST news154769190 Apple today announced the public beta of Safari 4 web browser for Mac and Windows PCs. The Nitro engine in Safari 4 runs JavaScript 4.2 times faster than Safari 3. http://www.physorg.com/news154715930.html Technology Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:39:37 EST news154715930 (PhysOrg.com) -- Pushing the envelope of Albert Einstein's "spooky action at a distance," known as entanglement, researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland have demonstrated a "quantum buffer," a technique that could be used to control the data flow inside a quantum computer. Quantum computers could potentially speed up or expand present capabilities in decrypting data, searching large databases, and other tasks. The new research is published in the Feb. 12 issue of the journal Nature. http://www.physorg.com/news153681740.html Physics Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:22:40 EST news153681740 The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed a new certified reference material that can be an important quality assurance tool for measuring the amounts of vitamins, carotenoids, and trace elements in dietary supplements. The new Standard Reference Material (SRM) 3280 for multivitamin/multimineral tablets was created in collaboration with the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www.physorg.com/news153574183.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:30:57 EST news153574183 The bacterium behind one of mankind's deadliest scourges, tuberculosis, is helping researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory move closer to answering the decades-old question of what controls the switching on and off of genes that carry out all of life's functions. http://www.physorg.com/news153210369.html Chemistry Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:27:11 EST news153210369 (PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are patenting a method that is expected to double the service life of concrete. The key, according to a new paper*, is a nano-sized additive that slows down penetration of chloride and sulfate ions from road salt, sea water and soils into the concrete. A reduction in ion transport translates to reductions in both maintenance costs and the catastrophic failure of concrete structures. The new technology could save billions of dollars and many lives. http://www.physorg.com/news152380871.html Nanotechnology Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:01:45 EST news152380871 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have discovered that a carefully built magnetic sandwich that interleaves layers of a magnetic alloy with a few nanometers of silver `spacer` has dramatically enhanced sensitivity -a 400-fold improvement in some cases. This material could lead to greatly improved magnetic sensors for a wide range of applications from weapons detection and non-destructive testing to medical devices and high-performance data storage. http://www.physorg.com/news152380708.html Physics Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:58:58 EST news152380708 (PhysOrg.com) -- Your refrigerator`s humming, electricity-guzzling cooling system could soon be a lot smaller, quieter and more economical thanks to an exotic metal alloy discovered by an international collaboration working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)`s Center for Neutron Research (NCNR).* http://www.physorg.com/news152380484.html Physics Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:55:15 EST news152380484 (PhysOrg.com) -- Ultra-high-speed wireless connectivity - capable of transferring 15 gigabits of data per second over short distances - has taken a significant step toward reality. A recent decision by an international standards group could help bring this technology to market soon. http://www.physorg.com/news151258225.html Technology Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:10:25 EST news151258225 When cells are under stress, they blow off steam by releasing minute amounts of nitrogen oxides and other toxic gases. In a recent paper,* researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology described a new method for creating gas detectors so sensitive that some day they may be able to register these tiny emissions from a single cell, providing a new way to determine if drugs or nanoparticles harm cells or to study how cells communicate with one another. Based on metal oxide nanotubes, the new sensors are a hundred to 1,000 times more sensitive than current devices based on thin films and are able to act as multiple sensors simultaneously. http://www.physorg.com/news151090490.html Nanotechnology Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:34:50 EST news151090490 Nanotubes, the tiny honeycomb cylinders of carbon atoms only a few nanometers wide, are perhaps the signature material of modern engineering research, but actually trying to organize the atomic scale rods is notoriously like herding cats. A new study* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Rice University, however, offers an inexpensive process that gets nanotubes to obediently line themselves up -- that is, self-assemble -- in neat rows, more like ducks. http://www.physorg.com/news151090330.html Nanotechnology Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:32:10 EST news151090330