http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Despite the increasing competition from alternative technologies such as solid-state drives, magnetic disks remain an important data-storage technology. They are not only reliable and inexpensive, but their storage density has potential for even further improvement. One method under current investigation is storing each data bit in a single magnetic grain of the thin film of the recording medium, rather than in several grains as in conventional hard drives. Storage in single grains only would increase stability and reduce the magnetic fields required to write bits. http://phys.org/news270294523.html Physics Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:40:03 EST news270294523 Case Western Reserve University researchers have won a $1.2 million grant to develop technology for mass-producing flexible electronic devices at a whole new level of small. http://phys.org/news269611605.html Nanotechnology Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:06:55 EST news269611605 (Phys.org) -- With the age of the incandescent light bulb fading rapidly, the holy grail of the lighting industry is to develop a highly efficient form of solid-state lighting that produces high quality white light. http://phys.org/news255716825.html Nanotechnology Tue, 08 May 2012 17:27:23 EST news255716825 (PhysOrg.com) -- The National Academies in the United States, made up of the four organizations: the National Academies of Science and Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council, has issued an interim report in the National Academies Press, advocating that additional research be put into studying alternative technologies for imploding fuel used in fusion reactions. http://phys.org/news250415258.html Physics Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:40:04 EST news250415258 General Motors and LG Group will jointly design and engineer electric vehicles, the companies said Thursday. http://phys.org/news233497133.html Technology Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:19:39 EST news233497133 (PhysOrg.com) -- The Le Mans endurance race is a 24-hour competition that features cars that typically have an engine that comes in at over five liters. One team, known as the Project 56 group, has created a car that has an engine with only 1.6 liters. The car, which has been dubbed the DeltaWing concept car, manages to run with its reduced engine capacity by significantly improving the aerodynamics of the vehicle and reducing the weight of the car to increase the fuel efficiency. http://phys.org/news226928753.html Technology Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:46:44 EST news226928753