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. When the London 2012 Opening Ceremony is broadcast around the globe, an estimated one billion people will be watching, and inevitably drawing their own conclusions on our nation and what it means to be British. http://phys.org/news262585501.html Other Sciences Fri, 27 Jul 2012 05:25:08 EST news262585501 Protecting community through intelligent surveillance technology is vital but current facial recognition systems make it difficult to identify people in unconstrained environments. http://phys.org/news254646306.html Technology Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:05:26 EST news254646306 (AP) -- The first live stream of the Super Bowl drew 2.1 million unique viewers, NBC said Thursday. http://phys.org/news247895270.html Technology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:47:59 EST news247895270 When we travel for sport -- whether to play it or watch it -- we can develop strong bonds with the place we visited to do that. Sport tourism is a fast-growing research area that's intrigued Dr. Tom Hinch since his youth. And, because it's become a leisure phenomenon with increasingly major economic and environmental impacts for many countries it's all the more timely that Hinch and his New Zealand co-author, James Higham of the University of Otago have collaborated on the second edition of their landmark foundational text, "Sport Tourism Development." http://phys.org/news236967604.html Other Sciences Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:20:11 EST news236967604 Attempts to measure the success of the Rugby World Cup in dollar terms could be missing the point, according to a Massey University economics lecturer. http://phys.org/news230452528.html Other Sciences Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:36:06 EST news230452528