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. Current methods of detecting microRNA (miRNA)—gene-regulating molecules implicated in the onset of various diseases—can be time-consuming and costly: The custom equipment used in such tests costs more than $100,000, and the limited throughput of these systems further hinders progress. http://phys.org/news283758342.html Chemistry Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:45:51 EST news283758342 Former Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo has joined Swedish TV software company Zenterio as chairman of the board. http://phys.org/news277651951.html Technology Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:32:39 EST news277651951 Facebook's chief technical officer Bret Taylor on Friday announced he is leaving the world's leading social network to start a new company with a friend. http://phys.org/news259005456.html Technology Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:57:41 EST news259005456 Twitter on Thursday took a stand for online privacy by backing a Firefox web browsing feature that lets people signal that they don't want their Internet activity tracked. http://phys.org/news256481595.html Technology Thu, 17 May 2012 14:10:01 EST news256481595 Internet security specialists have applied for a ".secure" domain that they plan to turn into an online safe zone where bad guys aren't allowed. http://phys.org/news255973057.html Technology Fri, 11 May 2012 16:37:54 EST news255973057 Veteran FBI cyber security expert Shawn Henry said he is fighting the enemy on a new front by joining a startup out to protect firms from online spies. http://phys.org/news254023399.html Technology Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:20:01 EST news254023399 Cyber security veterans behind startup CrowdStrike will demonstrate at the RSA conference on Wednesday that the types of attacks used against computers are heading for smartphones. http://phys.org/news249712515.html Technology Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:35:25 EST news249712515 Ford Motor Co. is the latest automaker to open a research lab in Silicon Valley, where it hopes to scout out new technology and keep ahead of trends. http://phys.org/news245050467.html Technology Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:34:37 EST news245050467 The prospect of consumers and employees physically losing information-packed mobile devices, or getting them hacked, has become the driver for a red-hot sector of the tech industry: supplying mobile security. http://phys.org/news236230617.html Technology Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:37:14 EST news236230617 European aerospace giant EADS on Sunday unveiled its "Zero Emission Hypersonic Transportation" (Zehst) rocket plane it hopes will be able to fly from Paris to Tokyo in 2.5 hours by around 2050. http://phys.org/news227699351.html Technology Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:49:28 EST news227699351 Lookout Mobile Security on Wednesday began protecting smartphones from tricksters and booby-trapped websites as people increasingly access the Internet on the go. http://phys.org/news227360338.html Technology Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:39:10 EST news227360338 Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks. http://phys.org/news199767291.html Technology Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:55:25 EST news199767291