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. It's a device used widely in cars, on smartphones and in fitness devices. But what exactly is GPS, and how is it able to pinpoint our exact location anywhere on Earth? http://phys.org/news281962066.html Technology Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:00:01 EST news281962066 (Phys.org)—GPS reduces battery life in a smartphone or tablet, a problem that has challenged a team led by principal researcher Jie Liu at Microsoft Research. Liu has said in the past that sensing and energy are emerging cross-cutting concerns in computer systems. "The proliferation of embedded and personal devices such as networked sensors and mobile phones gives computer systems increasing capability of gathering data from and adapting to the physical world and personal activities." http://phys.org/news275638185.html Technology Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:10:01 EST news275638185 (AP)—Like a lot of people, I was happy and relieved to see Google Maps return to the iPhone. http://phys.org/news274719820.html Technology Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:50:01 EST news274719820 The Dragon space capsule, which has launched a new era of commercial spaceflight, completed its first tests before its scheduled docking at the International Space Station, NASA said Wednesday. http://phys.org/news257005111.html Space & Earth Wed, 23 May 2012 15:18:41 EST news257005111 The next generation of smart phone could combine the data from its gyroscopes with a built-in compass to allow you to track your movements when indoors even without GPS. Such a system could be useful for shopping mall managers, factory bosses for worker safety and security and office workers hoping to manage the flow of people through buildings. It could also be used to enable location based services and to help users navigate to specific meeting points or shops. http://phys.org/news250522388.html Technology Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:33:40 EST news250522388 Scientists have discovered that female Antarctic fur seals have an uncanny ability to return to within a body length of where they were born when it's time to breed. http://phys.org/news239011730.html Biology Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:08:58 EST news239011730 (AP) -- Since 2003, I've tried several fitness accessories that use the GPS system to tell you how far and how fast you're running. I've generally liked them, except for the fact that they don't work well in big cities. http://phys.org/news238945036.html Electronics Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:37:26 EST news238945036 The first shoes with built-in GPS devices -- to help track down dementia-suffering seniors who wander off and get lost -- are set to hit the US market this month, the manufacturer says. http://phys.org/news238570843.html Electronics Sun, 23 Oct 2011 06:40:52 EST news238570843 Texting and driving don't go well together - though not in the way you might think. http://phys.org/news232965072.html Technology Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:31:56 EST news232965072 San Diego engineering students recently sent a weather balloon up 80,000 feet to near space to study the effects of solar power, climate change and even the survival rate of anti-freeze beetles. The launch, sponsored by the California Space Grant Consortium, is the fifth of its kind for UC San Diego since 2008. http://phys.org/news212063902.html Space & Earth Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:39:51 EST news212063902 Russia's space agency has suspended this month's launch of a European satellite after a rocket failed to take its payload into orbit last weekend, Interfax reported on Friday. http://phys.org/news211202799.html Space & Earth Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:50:01 EST news211202799 Russia launched a probe Tuesday into whether the money assigned to create a satellite navigation rival to the US GPS system was being wisely spent, prosecutors said, after the latest launch ended in failure. http://phys.org/news210950233.html Space & Earth Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:17:27 EST news210950233 A top European official slapped down reports on Tuesday that the much-delayed Galileo satellite navigation system could be 20 billion euros over budget, as he named a new contractor for the project. http://phys.org/news207315900.html Technology Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:45:29 EST news207315900 In the last 10 years, the possibility of using wireless connections to deduce mobile devices' locations has been a hot research topic in industry and academia. GPS systems frequently fail in large buildings, and even when they don’t, they’re not very precise. Firefighters tracking each other in a smoke-filled building, soldiers trying to determine each other’s position in urban environments, medical staff trying to locate equipment or each other in a busy hospital, and warehouse workers trying to find merchandise in an aisle of pallets stacked 20 feet high all need higher-resolution location information than GPS can provide. http://phys.org/news203237812.html Technology Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:57:14 EST news203237812 (AP) -- In a holiday hurry, Jeramie Griffin piled his family into the car and asked his new GPS for the quickest way from his home in the Willamette Valley across the Cascade Range. http://phys.org/news181627969.html Technology Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:30:05 EST news181627969 (AP) -- Retail Web sites kept amping up the deals Monday, the first day after the Thanksgiving holiday, to try to maintain the long weekend's strong online sales. http://phys.org/news178814135.html Technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:10:01 EST news178814135 (PhysOrg.com) -- New mobile phone software will help epidemiologists and ecologists working in the field to analyse their data remotely and map findings across the world, without having to return to the lab, according to research published in PLoS One today. The authors of the study, from Imperial College London, say the software will also enable members of the public to act as 'citizen scientists' and help collect data for community projects. http://phys.org/news172299682.html Technology Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:20:01 EST news172299682 (PhysOrg.com) -- A federal watchdog agency has warned the U.S. Congress that the GPS system could start failing in 2010 and beyond. Due to delays in launching replacement satellites and other circumstances, the GPS systems risk the possibility of blackouts and failures starting next year. http://phys.org/news162033686.html Technology Wed, 20 May 2009 10:21:53 EST news162033686 An Intelligent Speed Adaption (ISA) system is being tested by the London for Transport (TfL). The eye-in-the-sky ISA system relies on a computer installed in the vehicle with pre-loaded speed limit road data that is monitored from a satellite. Initially, the test run will be limited to a cab, public buses and government cars overseen by the TfL. Testing will begin this Summer and run for six months. http://phys.org/news161264762.html Technology Mon, 11 May 2009 12:46:46 EST news161264762 (AP) -- Scientists are creating tests to show when it's time for people with early Alzheimer's disease to stop driving. http://phys.org/news158245864.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:11:48 EST news158245864