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. Each year, hundreds of scientists from all over the world come to the Florida State University campus to conduct research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. Starting in January, the researchers themselves will become the subject of study as a team from the College of Communication and Information explores patterns of collaboration in a diverse, interdisciplinary and increasingly virtual world. http://www.physorg.com/news174662908.html Technology Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:50:01 EST news174662908 A new study from North Carolina State University is turning the conventional wisdom about technology start-up companies on its head, showing that ventures with moderate levels of undercapitalization can still be successful and that a great management team is not more important than a top-notch technology product when it comes to securing sufficient amounts of capital. http://www.physorg.com/news163156409.html Other Sciences Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:14:16 EST news163156409 From the operating room to the executive board room, the benefits of working in teams have long been touted. But a new analysis of 22 years of applied psychological research shows that teams tend to discuss information they already know and that "talkier" teams are less effective. http://www.physorg.com/news157037451.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:31:25 EST news157037451 For budding "bracketologists" busily weighing picks for their annual March Madness office pool, a University of Illinois professor has some advice on how to pick winners: In the later rounds of the tournament, ignore a team's seeding, which is a statistically insignificant predictor of a team's chances of winning. http://www.physorg.com/news156425607.html Other Sciences Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:34:14 EST news156425607 (PhysOrg.com) -- Highly dispersed and mobile teams are the definition of modern business, but organising them is a hard problem. Now European researchers have developed a service bundle that could make virtual team organisation a snap. http://www.physorg.com/news150998779.html Technology Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:06:19 EST news150998779 (PhysOrg.com) -- The Teide volcanic peak on the island of Tenerife acted as a mock-up of the Moon landscape last week, with eight European student teams tuning, testing and driving their lunar rovers in preparation for a robotics competition that took place during the dark nights of last weekend. http://www.physorg.com/news144335777.html Space & Earth Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:16:17 EST news144335777 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has awarded five-year grants, averaging $7 million each, to 10 research teams from across the country, including two from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, to study the origins, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe. http://www.physorg.com/news142260169.html Space & Earth Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:42:49 EST news142260169 Second Life, a virtual world created in 2003, currently boasts more than 12 million users worldwide who go there for everything from college recruiting to shopping. Now, Penn State researchers are investigating how virtual teams can better solve real world problems by collaborating in Second Life. http://www.physorg.com/news141910130.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:28:50 EST news141910130 (PhysOrg.com) -- With more employees working in teams, it`s critical for companies to find ways to enable these teams be more creative in their work. http://www.physorg.com/news139841421.html Other Sciences Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:50:21 EST news139841421 With more employees working in teams, it is critical to find ways to enable teams to be more creative in their work. A new article in Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal explores how imagination, insight, and creative ideas develop, evolve, and spread from one team member to another, ultimately increasing the team's ability to think creatively about a range of problems. http://www.physorg.com/news137324078.html Other Sciences Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:34:38 EST news137324078