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. A new research project helps agro-food sector small and medium size enterprises, such as bakeries and breweries, improve their environmental sustainability http://phys.org/news287230671.html Technology Wed, 08 May 2013 11:18:00 EST news287230671 Competition is fierce in the automobile industry. Worldwide overcapacity has created price pressures that are particularly challenging for manufacturers that are already having a tough time managing their overall productivity and costs. And most major areas of efficiency improvement have already been tapped. http://phys.org/news284971182.html Technology Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:39:50 EST news284971182 Energy is getting more and more expensive, and experts are predicting record electricity and heating prices. A software platform promises to lighten the load for households and businesses by making it easier for consumers to put renewables to good effect. http://phys.org/news282388729.html Technology Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:30:01 EST news282388729 (AP)—An Alaska scientist whose observations of drowned polar bears helped galvanize the global warming movement has been reprimanded for improper release of government documents. http://phys.org/news268113101.html Other Sciences Sat, 29 Sep 2012 04:52:28 EST news268113101 Thanks to TV shows such as The Jetsons and Star Trek, many Americans grew up dreaming that homes of the future would be equipped with fantastic high-tech features. From automatic food dispensers to sliding doors, to Rosie the Robot doing the household chores, the imagined homes of the future seemed to be driven by an unlimited supply of energy. http://phys.org/news257408333.html Technology Mon, 28 May 2012 07:19:01 EST news257408333 (AP) -- With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from doing seismic tests known to disturb marine mammals. http://phys.org/news252590198.html Space & Earth Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:56:46 EST news252590198 Big news in the world of energy-saving home automation: http://phys.org/news250256936.html Technology Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:00:02 EST news250256936 At the CeBIT in Hanover, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the FZI Research Center for Information Technology will present innovations for our everyday life in the future. At the joint stand G33 in hall 26, a humanoid kitchen robot will move around, three-dimensional visualizations will open up new perspectives, and new algorithms will be presented to protect data in the cloud. The FZI House of Living Labs will present the interactive HoLLiE service robot and solutions for intelligent energy management. http://phys.org/news249299259.html Electronics Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:00:01 EST news249299259 Lighting Maryland homes with power from giant turbines off Ocean City moved closer to reality Thursday, as federal officials announced they are ready to lease vast areas along the Mid-Atlantic coast for wind farms. http://phys.org/news247822674.html Technology Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:50:01 EST news247822674 (AP) -- An inquiry is under way into the treatment of suspended Arctic scientist Charles Monnett, an Interior Department official said. http://phys.org/news232429299.html Space & Earth Sat, 13 Aug 2011 04:46:54 EST news232429299 (AP) -- The recent suspension of Alaska wildlife biologist Charles Monnett is unrelated both to an article that he wrote about presumably drowned Arctic polar bears and to his scientific work, a federal official said Friday. http://phys.org/news231227258.html Biology Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:47:58 EST news231227258 Three separate bodies will now oversee offshore oil resources, once handled by an agency whose poor management was exposed after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, US officials announced Wednesday. http://phys.org/news214683146.html Space & Earth Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:12:53 EST news214683146 Starting 2011, energy suppliers will be obligated to offer variable power prices. A new energy management software platform will enable customers in future to opt for fl exible electricity rates, so that they can purchase power at times when it is available more cheaply.A further advantage is better utilization of the power grid. http://phys.org/news200759298.html Technology Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:28:44 EST news200759298 Fraunhofer IWES (Germany) presents the OGEMA Alliance, which will offer an open software platform for energy management. http://phys.org/news180180547.html Technology Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:11:51 EST news180180547 Fresh from signing on to help green Silicon Valley, startup Hara will be at climate talks in Copenhagen this week to urge that corporations not wait for regulations to fight global warming. http://phys.org/news179390542.html Space & Earth Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:42:44 EST news179390542 US startup Hara on Monday made a public debut with a service that shows businesses, organizations and governments how to profit from being Earth friendly. http://phys.org/news163056957.html Technology Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:36:35 EST news163056957