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. Modern scholars are wrestling with a problem that ancient monks and early authors managed to master: how to keep their work accessible to future generations. http://phys.org/news235642468.html Technology Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:18:31 EST news235642468 German physicists led by Prof. Dr. Hartmut Zabel have demonstrated the spin pumping effect in magnetic layers for the first time experimentally. The behaviour of the spin pumping had previously only been predicted theoretically. The research team at the Ruhr-University Bochum has now succeeded in measuring the effect using ultrafast X-ray scattering with picosecond resolution. Through their rotation of the magnetic moments, the so-called magnetic precession, single electrons can mutually influence each other's rotation (spin) through a non-magnetic intermediate layer. This is a crucial insight for future generations of magnetic sensors in hard disk read heads and other data storage. The researchers reported on their findings in Applied Physics Letters. http://phys.org/news235040235.html Physics Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:57:49 EST news235040235 (PhysOrg.com) -- By looking to Mother Nature for solutions, researchers have identified a promising new binder material for lithium-ion battery electrodes that not only could boost energy storage, but also eliminate the use of toxic compounds now used to manufacture the components. http://phys.org/news234708474.html Chemistry Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:01:19 EST news234708474 NASA Langley's Bell UH-1H Huey helicopter returned to the Center Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, after a five-year long stint supporting space shuttle operations at Kennedy Space Center. The KSC work added another chapter to the Huey's more than 40-year history. It was manufactured in 1968 and, according to records, spent part of its life as a MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) helicopter in Viet Nam. http://phys.org/news234087705.html Space & Earth Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:21:58 EST news234087705 In the natural world, species that share the same ecosystem often compete for resources, resulting in the extinction of weaker competitors. A new computer model that describes the evolution of the Internet's architecture suggests something similar has happened among the layers of protocols that have survived -- and become extinct -- on the worldwide network. http://phys.org/news232623890.html Technology Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:45:07 EST news232623890 Across the country this summer, middle and high school students are making a splash by discovering science and engineering while building programmable robots to accomplish underwater missions. "WaterBotics," an innovative program developed at Stevens Institute of Technology by the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE), is a fun activity that engages kids to solve real-world problems and attracts interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). http://phys.org/news230818262.html Other Sciences Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:11:21 EST news230818262 Against the backdrop of the toughest economic times in living memory, family businesses seem to be not only surviving, but thriving, according to research conducted by law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards and the University of the West of England (UWE). http://phys.org/news230182810.html Other Sciences Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:40:28 EST news230182810 (AP) -- A Spanish law crafted in 1886 still governs development along Puerto Rico's sprawling coastline, worrying activists and legislators who say the ancient mandate has allowed construction along ecologically sensitive beaches. http://phys.org/news229267935.html Space & Earth Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:32:23 EST news229267935 (PhysOrg.com) -- Opening a bank account for a young child in a low-income family could someday lead to a society with a reduction in asset gaps by socioeconomic class, a new study says. http://phys.org/news229148791.html Other Sciences Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:28:31 EST news229148791 Future computers may rely on magnetic microprocessors that consume the least amount of energy allowed by the laws of physics, according to an analysis by University of California, Berkeley, electrical engineers. http://phys.org/news228733579.html Physics Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:06:41 EST news228733579 (PhysOrg.com) -- If asked what you associate France with, you're most likely to say fashion, cheese and of course ... wine. But a new study shows that the Frenchman and Frenchwoman's love of wine may be losing its edge, as a growing number of nationals are ceasing to identify themselves with the drink made popular by the Greek god Dionysius. The findings, presented in the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, hint at a terminal decline in the transmission of French wine heritage to future generations. http://phys.org/news228664186.html Other Sciences Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:50:11 EST news228664186 (PhysOrg.com) -- Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon.com has embarked on an interesting and unique project that, if all goes well, will last the test of time, a whole lot of time. He is looking to create a clock that is able to run for 10,000 years. http://phys.org/news228065627.html Technology Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:34:13 EST news228065627 You've just been told you're going on a trip. The only problem is, you don't know where you're going, how you'll be traveling, or what you'll do when you get there. http://phys.org/news227885116.html Biology Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:25:41 EST news227885116 (PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study titled Male-Female Coevolution in the Wild: Evidence from a Time Series in Artemia Franciscana and published in Evolution, evolutionary ecologist Nicolas Rode from the Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology looked at the sexual behavior of the sea monkey and what happened when females were bred with past and future generations. http://phys.org/news227791311.html Biology Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:22:07 EST news227791311 Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers have conducted an initial survey of what appears to be an important, ancient water source in a cave that was been discovered during excavation work for a new train station being constructed at the entrance to Jerusalem. http://phys.org/news227266191.html Other Sciences Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:30:05 EST news227266191 When Aboriginal elder John Watson was bitten by a crocodile while fishing in the remote Australian Kimberley region, there was no doctor he could call, no medical kit on hand to stem the blood. http://phys.org/news226724432.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:01:13 EST news226724432 The people of Japan may be some of the most energy conscious in the world, and now Panasonic, with the help of eight partner companies, is looking to make them even greener. The project, which would as much re-building as it would be building, aims to turn on of Panasonic's former factory sites into a green smart town. http://phys.org/news226325217.html Technology Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:00:01 EST news226325217 Endeavour and its crew of six left the International Space Station and headed home to close out NASA's next-to-last shuttle flight, pausing just long enough Monday to perform a victory lap and test equipment for a future interplanetary ship. http://phys.org/news225943630.html Space & Earth Mon, 30 May 2011 03:26:44 EST news225943630 Endeavour's astronauts took care of some last-minute space station chores Saturday before packing up to come home and end the next-to-last shuttle flight. http://phys.org/news225817258.html Space & Earth Sat, 28 May 2011 16:01:28 EST news225817258 Familiar blueberries and their lesser-known wild relatives are safeguarded by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and curators at America's official blueberry genebank. The plants, collected from throughout the United States and more than two dozen foreign countries, are growing at the USDA Agricultural Research Service National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Corvallis, Ore. http://phys.org/news223811612.html Biology Thu, 05 May 2011 10:53:50 EST news223811612 Europe geared up on Tuesday for a quantum leap in Internet traffic and a new generation of infrastructure to carry data, announcing the launch of a 600-million-euro research and investment programme. http://phys.org/news223621366.html Technology Tue, 03 May 2011 06:50:01 EST news223621366 German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said Friday that a switch from nuclear power to alternative forms of energy could cost Europe's top economy up to two billion euros ($2.9 billion) per year. http://phys.org/news222060436.html Technology Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:27:30 EST news222060436 (PhysOrg.com) -- Although it's difficult to predict what the future Internet will look like, it's probably safe to say that certain trends we've seen during the past decade will continue. This means that the Internet will become further integrated into our daily lives, becoming more ubiquitous, available, autonomous, and mobile. The engineers who are guiding the Internet in this direction are doing so by developing mobile agents, which are pieces of software that can autonomously migrate from one computer to another and interact with each other. http://phys.org/news220001460.html Technology Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:31:27 EST news220001460 Engineers and scientists collaborating at Harvard University and the MITRE Corporation have developed and demonstrated the world's first programmable nanoprocessor. http://phys.org/news216479635.html Nanotechnology Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:14:18 EST news216479635 (PhysOrg.com) -- It’s not your father’s job market. That’s the message a Maine Business School lecturer and researcher has discovered in surveys over the last few years of his students. http://phys.org/news215289724.html Other Sciences Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:42:19 EST news215289724 British entrepreneurs touting new technologies for concerns such as keeping tabs on addled elderly or trouble getting pregnant were courting Silicon Valley connections on Wednesday. http://phys.org/news214073178.html Technology Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:46:45 EST news214073178 Dr. Antonio Nicolosi, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology is part of the interdisciplinary Nebula Project, a multi-university collaboration led by the University of Pennsylvania, which has recently been awarded a $7.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the Future Internet Architecture (FIA) program. http://phys.org/news204223825.html Technology Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:50:36 EST news204223825 Like an aging bridge, the Internet is groaning under the weight of traffic that is growing by leaps and bounds and changing form under constant innovation. http://phys.org/news203873529.html Technology Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:50:01 EST news203873529 (PhysOrg.com) -- Emerging field helps create a more sustainable future, though information technology itself is part of the problem. http://phys.org/news201882977.html Space & Earth Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:10:02 EST news201882977 "I don't ever want to die... It wouldn't suit me," said Innokenty Osadchy. Fortunately, the 35-year-old investment banker is certain he has found a loophole out of death. http://phys.org/news197175700.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:50:01 EST news197175700