http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org provides the latest news from University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Phys.org) —Many newly formed stars are surrounded by what are called protoplanetary disks, swirling masses of warm dust and gas that can constitute the core of a developing solar system. Proof of the existence of such disks didn't come until 1994, when the Hubble telescope examined young stars in the Orion Nebula. http://phys.org/news284145550.html Space & Earth Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:19:31 EST news284145550 From extreme drought to super storms, many wonder what the future holds for the climate of the eastern United States. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, does away with the guessing. http://phys.org/news274969947.html Space & Earth Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:33:56 EST news274969947 It's getting hard to keep Christmas gifts a secret these days. Last year, Twitter posts revealed what President Obama was buying for his daughters a few days early. http://phys.org/news274690424.html Technology Fri, 14 Dec 2012 06:59:00 EST news274690424 Arthrobotrys oligospora doesn't live a charmed life; it survives on a diet of roundworm. But a discovery by a team led by Mingjun Zhang, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, could give the fungus's life more purpose—as a cancer fighter. http://phys.org/news273837233.html Nanotechnology Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:54:08 EST news273837233 Whirligig beetles are named for their whirling movement on top of water, moving rapidly in and taking off into flight. http://phys.org/news273432644.html Biology Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:30:51 EST news273432644 The environment has a more formidable opponent than carbon dioxide. Another greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide, is 300 times more potent and also destroys the ozone layer each time it is released into the atmosphere through agricultural practices, sewage treatment and fossil fuel combustion. http://phys.org/news272720739.html Space & Earth Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:46:08 EST news272720739 Evidence uncovered by a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, geography professor suggests recent droughts could be the new normal. This is especially bad news for our nation's forests. http://phys.org/news269521303.html Space & Earth Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:01:58 EST news269521303 Power from nuclear fusion reactors has the promise to be safe, sustainable and limitless. But science has not been able to bring fusion energy to the commercial energy market. This is partly because the operating limits of the reactor materials are not known. http://phys.org/news266587360.html Technology Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:02:57 EST news266587360 Children are often mystified by remote control cars and how they can control them with a device while standing several feet away from them. This past week, Chris Tate was mystified by the same power--only he was controlling something 150 million miles away, on another planet. http://phys.org/news264844209.html Space & Earth Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:50:16 EST news264844209 (Phys.org) -- NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Rover Curiosity would have a hard time completing its mission if it were not for a successful partnership between the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a professor-student team at University of Tennessee. http://phys.org/news263616521.html Technology Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:10:01 EST news263616521 As with most government agencies, the US Department of Defense faces intense pressure to be more efficient in how it spends tax dollars. http://phys.org/news261202910.html Other Sciences Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:22:02 EST news261202910 (Phys.org) -- Going to college -- and completing a bachelor’s degree in four years -- pays off in dollars and cents. http://phys.org/news259305458.html Other Sciences Tue, 19 Jun 2012 06:17:47 EST news259305458 Imagine a world without man-made climate change, energy crunches or reliance on foreign oil. It may sound like a dream world, but University of Tennessee, Knoxville, engineers have made a giant step toward making this scenario a reality. http://phys.org/news258371927.html Physics Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:58:58 EST news258371927 White Americans' heads are getting bigger. That's according to research by forensic anthropologists at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. http://phys.org/news257596000.html Biology Wed, 30 May 2012 11:27:02 EST news257596000 A strong community is not unlike a computer. It needs good hardware—transportation, housing and infrastructure—and software—education, health care, and workforce development. http://phys.org/news256969883.html Other Sciences Wed, 23 May 2012 05:31:37 EST news256969883