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) -- Envision a distasteful trip to the curb to take out the trash as a pleasant -- and profitable -- stroll. Some juiceless batteries - those are good for a few cents. An old keyboard might fetch a couple of bucks. Even that empty box of Pop-Tarts might be worth something. http://www.physorg.com/news172418366.html Technology Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:05:41 EST news172418366 Hoping to learn more about one of the most glaring examples of waste and environmental pollution on Earth, a group of scientists will set sail from San Francisco Tuesday to the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," a massive vortex of floating plastic trash estimated by some researchers to be twice the size of Texas. http://www.physorg.com/news168614937.html Space & Earth Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:29:38 EST news168614937 (AP) -- Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service have seized all skin sanitizers and skin protectants, including ingredients and components, at Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory's facility in Roy, Utah, the Food and Drug Administration said. http://www.physorg.com/news168412282.html Medicine & Health Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:40:02 EST news168412282 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the city of Peccioli in the Tuscany region of Italy a robot called DustCart has been zipping through the streets. This is part of a $3.9 million research program called DustBot that aims on collecting trash on demand. http://www.physorg.com/news167656170.html Electronics Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:10:10 EST news167656170 (PhysOrg.com) -- What if we knew exactly where our trash was going and how much energy it took to make it disappear? Would it make us think twice about buying bottled water or "disposable" razors? http://www.physorg.com/news166892732.html Technology Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:06:19 EST news166892732 Everybody knows there's trash on the world's beaches. But just how much? http://www.physorg.com/news157140719.html Space & Earth Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:12:27 EST news157140719 In space, no one takes out the trash. Garbage can pile up, spoil and become a health hazard for astronauts in the cramped living quarters of a space station. http://www.physorg.com/news146233546.html Space & Earth Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:25:46 EST news146233546 A person's trash can reveal valuable information, as detectives, historians and identity thieves well know. Likewise, a cell's "trash" may yield certain treasures, University of Delaware researchers have found. http://www.physorg.com/news141048267.html Biology Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:04:27 EST news141048267