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. (PhysOrg.com) -- Sir Howard Stringer, CEO Sony introduced an improved prototype of the FLEX OLED display during his keynote address at CES 2009. The Flex OLED technology will in all probability be integrated into future portable devices. A previous video demonstration of the Flex OLED in 2007 showed a few unacceptable defects, characteristic of early stage development issues. The Flex OLED is still in the development stage, but observers agree the new and improved version is outstanding. http://www.physorg.com/news150730829.html Electronics Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:40:29 EST news150730829 SanDisk Corporation today unveiled its third-generation family of solid-state drives (SSDs). Using multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory technology, SanDisk`s G3 Series establishes new benchmarks in performance and price-performance leadership in the SSD industry. http://www.physorg.com/news150657094.html Electronics Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:11:34 EST news150657094 American teens are embracing the subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with increasingly positive attitudes; yet many lack the necessary encouragement from mentors and role models in these fields, according to this year's Lemelson-MIT Invention Index. The annual survey, which gauges Americans' perceptions about invention and innovation, also reveals teens' altruistic intentions and feelings of preparedness to pursue careers in STEM fields. http://www.physorg.com/news150542652.html Other Sciences Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:24:12 EST news150542652 Teach students some facts, and they learn for one exam at a time. Teach students to think and they learn how to learn for the rest of their lives. Ambitious work from European and Israeli researchers is making it easier to help students learn to think for themselves. This is exciting stuff for teachers. http://www.physorg.com/news150388262.html Technology Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:31:02 EST news150388262 (PhysOrg.com) -- Life on a planet ruled by two suns might be a little complicated. Two sunrises, two sunsets. Twice the radiation field. http://www.physorg.com/news150383704.html Space & Earth Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:15:04 EST news150383704 (PhysOrg.com) -- Storing and sending information using quantum phenomena is one of the hottest areas of research today; scientists across the globe are investigating how to make quantum communication possible for real-life applications. In a key step, a group of researchers was recently able to greatly improve the lifetime of a form of quantum memory. http://www.physorg.com/news150115833.html Physics Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:50:33 EST news150115833 It seems so easy in the IBM commercial. An underling explains to her pessimistic boss how their company will save millions of dollars with "green" technology. "Where do I sign?" he asks, as happy music erupts and cartoon animals dance across the screen. http://www.physorg.com/news149952823.html Technology Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:33:43 EST news149952823 New computer visualization technology developed by the Harvard Initiative in Innovative Computing has helped astrophysicists understand that gravity plays a larger role than previously thought in deep space's vast, star-forming molecular clouds. http://www.physorg.com/news149951713.html Space & Earth Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:15:13 EST news149951713 (PhysOrg.com) -- Using tiny gold particles and infrared light, MIT researchers have developed a drug-delivery system that allows multiple drugs to be released in a controlled fashion. http://www.physorg.com/news149860678.html Nanotechnology Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:57:58 EST news149860678 Toshiba Corporation today announced a cost-effective 32nm CMOS platform technology that offers higher density and improved performance while halving the cost per function from 45nm technology. http://www.physorg.com/news148843305.html Technology Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:21:45 EST news148843305 Technology can do great things, but it also can be over sold as panacea for a host of social ills. A better use of technology can be gained if those who guide technology policy, and thus investment, are clear about how to apply it and know what to expect from their efforts. http://www.physorg.com/news148816545.html Technology Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:55:45 EST news148816545 (PhysOrg.com) -- Fujitsu Laboratories announced today the development of power-saving CMOS technology for logic LSI chips for 32 nanometer- (32nm-) generation and beyond. The new technology enables employment of a specific silicon crystal surface, which previously had not been applied in silicon substrates due to the crystal surface's conventionally low performance in the past, by improving its performance. http://www.physorg.com/news148666062.html Technology Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:07:42 EST news148666062 Moons outside our Solar System with the potential to support life have just become much easier to detect, thanks to research by an astronomer at University College London (UCL). http://www.physorg.com/news148224530.html Space & Earth Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:28:50 EST news148224530 (PhysOrg.com) -- Is there someone on your gift list who could use a little help opening the jar of candied cherries for the holiday fruitcake? Or needs to raise the thermostat without getting up from the recliner? http://www.physorg.com/news148067269.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:47:49 EST news148067269 LG Electronics announced today that it has independently developed the first handset (user equipment) modem chip based on 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE)technology standards. The modem chip can theoretically support wireless download speeds of 100Mbps (megabits per second) and upload speeds of 50Mbps. This represents a significant step toward creating a market-ready 4G phone. http://www.physorg.com/news148056792.html Technology Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:53:12 EST news148056792 (PhysOrg.com) -- Divorcing couples have always fought over property, income and custody of children. But technology has added an even more contentious item to the list: the frozen embryos the couple created during happier times. http://www.physorg.com/news147458849.html Other Sciences Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:47:29 EST news147458849 Imagine the exterior of your house always looking good, without cleaning or giving it a new coat of paint. This is now possible with paint that can maintain itself and get rid of accumulated dirt on its own. http://www.physorg.com/news146916753.html Technology Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:12:33 EST news146916753 Facial recognition systems perform some very challenging tasks such as checking an individual`s photo against a database of known or suspected criminals. The task can become nearly impossible when the systems acquire poor facial images -a situation that occurs all too often in real-world environments. Now, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have found that several simple steps can significantly improve the quality of facial images that are acquired at border entry points such as airports and seaports. http://www.physorg.com/news146853682.html Technology Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:41:22 EST news146853682 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have detected an organic sugar molecule that is directly linked to the origin of life, in a region of our galaxy where habitable planets could exist. The discovery, part funded by the UK's Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), is published today (25th November) on the Astro-ph website. http://www.physorg.com/news146828393.html Space & Earth Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:39:53 EST news146828393 Fujitsu Laboratories announced today the development of a new video-processing technology that enables a complete wraparound view of a vehicle's perimeter in real time, to enhance the driver's field of view. The new driver assistance technology adapts to different driving situations, enabling the driver to peripherally view the entire surroundings of a vehicle, from the point of view and field of view that is most appropriate for each driving situation. The http://www.physorg.com/news146161657.html Technology Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:27:37 EST news146161657 (PhysOrg.com) -- The name has been around for four decades, but only now is a recognisable photonics community emerging in Europe. A European study has documented a fast-growing sector of more than 2100 companies and 700 research laboratories. http://www.physorg.com/news145881438.html Physics Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:37:18 EST news145881438 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new technology which can dramatically improve the effectiveness of antibacterial treatments. http://www.physorg.com/news145547185.html Nanotechnology Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:46:25 EST news145547185 (PhysOrg.com) -- If you own a cell phone, then new software created by Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology director Gil Weinberg and his students will allow you to be the next composer and performer of your own original music. http://www.physorg.com/news145287123.html Technology Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:32:03 EST news145287123 (PhysOrg.com) -- Georgia Tech has created an improved version of the robotic percussionist. The second edition, named Shimon, is designed to play a melodic instrument - the marimba. It, therefore, utilizes more sophisticated algorithms for music perception and improvisation in comparison to Haile, Georgia Tech`s first robotic drummer. The robot can also create richer sound and more communicative visual cues. http://www.physorg.com/news145286687.html Technology Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:24:47 EST news145286687 Thanks to ESA and UK technology transfer support, a British company has developed a device based on the gamma-ray detection equipment used in ESA`s Integral astronomy satellite to detect and identify the radioactive material mixed with conventional explosives in ‘dirty bombs`. http://www.physorg.com/news144597130.html Technology Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:52:10 EST news144597130 UMC, a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced that it has manufactured the foundry industry's first fully functional 28nm SRAM chips. The chips are based on UMC's independently developed low-leakage (LL) process technology. UMC utilized advanced double-patterning immersion lithography and strained silicon technology to produce the chips, which feature very small six-transistor SRAM cell sizes of approximately 0.122 um2. http://www.physorg.com/news144347569.html Technology Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:32:49 EST news144347569 With the rising demand for low-cost, small-size, high-speed, highly functional and high volume wireless communications, the development of highly-integrated 60 GHz radio chipsets in semiconductor technology have received much attention in recent years. The current circuit board solutions are not able to meet the rising demand, especially for unlicensed 57 - 64 GHz frequency band, while the conventional antenna designs have been too large, expensive and difficult to integrate with 60-GHz radio chipsets. http://www.physorg.com/news143809027.html Technology Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:57:07 EST news143809027 Hitachi, Ltd. announced the development of a compact and low cost speed sensor technology for motor vehicles which provides accurate measurement of relative velocity using an mm -wave radar (77GHz band). The technology enables the relative velocity of a motor vehicle to the ground to be measured by beaming millimeter -wavelength radio waves (mm -wave) on to the ground. Compared to conventional wheel -speed sensors which calculate velocity by detecting wheel rotation, the new sensor is able to measure velocity even during braking or slipping when the tires are not rotating. http://www.physorg.com/news143731098.html Technology Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:18:18 EST news143731098 Using space-based technology developed during ESA's gravity mission studies, a novel gradiometer is being developed by a UK-based company to help oil and gas companies find the most appropriate locations to drill wells and plan further exploration. http://www.physorg.com/news143727120.html Space & Earth Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:12:00 EST news143727120 This year's Nobel Prize for chemistry was given to researchers for their work on illuminating living cells that enables scientists and researchers to study how genes, proteins, and entire cells operate. http://www.physorg.com/news143208358.html Chemistry Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:05:58 EST news143208358