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. In our daily lives, clutter is something that gets in our way, something that makes it harder for us to accomplish things. For doctors and scientists trying to parse mountains of raw biological data, clutter is more than a nuisance; it can stand in the way of figuring out how best to treat someone who is very sick. http://phys.org/news289753576.html Other Sciences Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:06:47 EST news289753576 After analysing football league players over nine seasons, from 2000 to 2009, Spanish researchers have come up with a mathematical method for estimating the goal-scoring performance of each player. According to their ranking, the most able strikers are Messi, Ronaldo Nazário, Makkay, Villa and Etoo. http://phys.org/news289035792.html Other Sciences Wed, 29 May 2013 08:50:01 EST news289035792 (Phys.org) —Robots can observe human behavior and—like a human baby—deduce a reasonable approach to handling specific objects. http://phys.org/news283164471.html Electronics Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:20:01 EST news283164471 Imagine if we never had any more computer problems. No more rail travel chaos caused by signal failures, no more accidents, internet banking that is always secure and medical equipment that always works as it should. It would be a dream world. But aren't errors inevitable in computer systems? Won't some things always be overlooked? Not anymore! We no longer have to overlook anything, according to University of Twente PhD candidate Eduardo Zambon of the Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT). Because with model checking we can remove the faults from the systems, making them error-free. Zambon, originally from Brazil, obtained his PhD on this subject on January 24, 2013. http://phys.org/news278841645.html Technology Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:20:03 EST news278841645 A new mathematical method can help to predict a couple's chances of becoming pregnant, according to how long they have been trying. http://phys.org/news268587175.html Other Sciences Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:00:07 EST news268587175 Just as a terrestrial globe cannot be flattened without distorting the distances, it seemed impossible to visualize abstract mathematical objects called flat tori in ordinary three-dimensional space. However, a French team of mathematicians and computer scientists has succeeded in constructing and visually representing an image of a flat torus in three-dimensional space. This is a smooth fractal, halfway between fractals and ordinary surfaces. The results are published in PNAS. http://phys.org/news254640881.html Other Sciences Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:35:24 EST news254640881 For submarine earthquakes that can generate tsunamis, the warning time for nearby coastal areas is very short. Using high-precision analysis of GPS data from the Fukushima earthquake of 11 March 2011, scientists at the German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ showed that, in principle, the earthquake magnitude and the spatial distribution can be determined in just over three minutes, allowing for a rapid and detailed tsunami early warning. http://phys.org/news254569070.html Space & Earth Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:37:56 EST news254569070 (PhysOrg.com) -- Today, surgeons face many limitations when it comes to helping a patient who suffers from a severe craniofacial injury, or an injury pertaining to the skull and the face. Most often a result of cancer or war-related circumstances, the injury is both psychologically and physically damaging. http://phys.org/news230548832.html Technology Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:20:54 EST news230548832 Hanli Liu, a University of Texas at Arlington bioengineering professor, has landed a three-year, $958,660 grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate a minimally invasive way to screen for and diagnose prostate cancer by using a multi-channel optical imaging system. http://phys.org/news205578309.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:50:01 EST news205578309 The most popular method of breast cancer detection today is X-ray mammography, which takes images of a compressed breast by low-dose ionizing radiation. However, there are several disadvantages to using X-rays for breast cancer screening, chief among them being the invasivity of radiation and the high costs, which limit their wide use and can deter women from getting them. In addition, depending on the age of the patient and tissue density, X-ray mammograms often result in false positives and negatives. http://phys.org/news197715380.html Other Sciences Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:30:02 EST news197715380 (PhysOrg.com) -- Networks permeate modern life, from Facebook to political allegiances. Now University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill mathematicians and colleagues have developed a new technique for examining networks to help identify patterns and see how connections evolve. A paper describing their research appears in the May 14, 2010 edition of Science. http://phys.org/news192985912.html Other Sciences Thu, 13 May 2010 16:12:34 EST news192985912 (PhysOrg.com) -- Using nanoparticles designed to recognize specific sugar-binding molecules on the surfaces of cells, a team of investigators at Michigan State University has developed a process that uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to unlock the sugar-based code that identifies different types of cancer and normal cells. This work, led by Xuefei Huang, Ph.D., was published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. http://phys.org/news189009438.html Nanotechnology Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:38:55 EST news189009438 (PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has watched videos of the Apollo astronauts moving across the surface of the moon has noticed the unusual loping gait they sometimes adopted and their slow, almost graceful, movements. Now a new analysis by MIT researchers shows why astronauts moved around this way in their heavy Apollo-era space suits - and provides a mathematical method for evaluating new spacesuit designs for the moon and Mars and their effects on the efficiency of locomotion. http://phys.org/news169394997.html Space & Earth Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:11:17 EST news169394997 A team of researchers from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) has developed a new mathematical method to easily predict rises in the level of the Ebro River in Zaragoza based on water flow recorded in Castejón (Navarre). The system has a 97.5% success rate for 20-hour predictions. http://phys.org/news157387202.html Space & Earth Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:40:15 EST news157387202