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. At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, faculty fret about the future of the school's Plasma Science and Fusion Center. Thirty miles (fifty kilometers) away, administrators at the state university campus in Lowell worry that research aimed at designing better body armor for soldiers could suffer. http://phys.org/news282728845.html Other Sciences Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:47:34 EST news282728845 Serious shocks need serious shock absorption, in space as well as on the ground. Now high-performance racing cars are driving more smoothly on space-ready rubber from ESA spacecraft. http://phys.org/news278840681.html Technology Thu, 31 Jan 2013 07:44:50 EST news278840681 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope (LCOGT), a private, nonprofit scientific institution conducting time domain astrophysics and education, and a provider of global telescope resources, achieved first light with their prototype Network of Robotic Echelle Spectrograph (NRES) this week. The event took place earlier in the week at LCOGT's Byrne Observatory located at the UC Santa Barbara Sedgwick Reserve. http://phys.org/news269192134.html Space & Earth Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:35:50 EST news269192134 The space shuttle Endeavour's final flight ended Friday, September 21, when it landed at Los Angeles International Airport en route to its new life as an exhibit at the California Science Center. But without Caltech professors Christopher Brennen and Allan Acosta and alumnus Sheldon Rubin, the entire endeavor might not have been possible.  http://phys.org/news267693697.html Space & Earth Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:21:44 EST news267693697 A 10-member jury was chosen Monday to hear the Silicon Valley blockbuster trial with Apple and Samsung battling over patent infringement for hot-selling smartphones and tablet computers. http://phys.org/news262924994.html Technology Tue, 31 Jul 2012 03:43:20 EST news262924994 An electric eel can generate enough current to stun its prey, just like a Taser. Weakly electric fish can also generate electricity, but not enough to do any harm. "Weakly electric fish are unique in that they produce and detect electric fields. They use these electric fields in social communication and to detect objects," explains Johns Hopkins University neuroethologist Eric Fortune. http://phys.org/news253267683.html Biology Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:08:59 EST news253267683 Researchers at Drexel University are bringing the latest technological advancements in 3-D printing to the study of ancient life. Using scale models of real fossils, for the first time, they will be able to test hypotheses about how dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals moved and lived in their environments. http://phys.org/news249042418.html Other Sciences Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:27:16 EST news249042418 Engineers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VirginiaTech) have developed a robot that mimics the graceful motions of jellyfish so precisely that it has been named Robojelly. Developed for the Office of Naval Research in 2009, this vehicle was designed to conduct ocean underwater surveillance, enabling it potentially to detect chemical spills, monitor the presence of ships and submarines, and observe the migration of schools of fish. http://phys.org/news241183225.html Electronics Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:20:32 EST news241183225 The Detroit Zoo's iconic polar bear exhibit is now just a click away. http://phys.org/news240239602.html Technology Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:40:04 EST news240239602 At the end of May 2011, two "business angels" and a banking institute invested one million Swiss francs in Michael Sauter's company "compliant concept". The successful end to this first round of financing is a milestone for the mechanical engineer and young entrepreneur. http://phys.org/news229870151.html Technology Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:49:27 EST news229870151 What if, instead of waiting days or weeks for a cast to be produced and prosthetic dental implants, false teeth and replacement crowns to be made, your dentist could quickly scan your jaw and "print" your new teeth using a rapid prototyping machine known as a 3D printer? http://phys.org/news229855991.html Technology Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:53:31 EST news229855991 (PhysOrg.com) -- Learning a language can be difficult for some, but for babies it seems quite easy. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), linguist Jeffrey Heinz and mechanical engineer Bert Tanner have taken some cues from the way humans learn to put words and thoughts together, and are teaching language to robots. http://phys.org/news228487820.html Electronics Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:51:42 EST news228487820 John Dabiri, assistant professor of aeronautics and bioengineering at Caltech who won a MacArthur Award this year, is fascinated by jellyfish. He believes jellyfish propulsion can inform engineering, which in turn can inform efficiency in wave and wind technology. He recently spoke with the Los Angeles Times. http://phys.org/news208440736.html Technology Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:50:05 EST news208440736 (PhysOrg.com) -- A device developed by Sandia National Laboratories researchers that shoots a blade of water capable of penetrating steel is headed to U.S. troops in Afghanistan to help them disable deadly improvised explosive devices, or IEDs — the No. 1 killer and threat to troops in Afghanistan, according to the Pentagon. http://phys.org/news203345401.html Technology Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:00:01 EST news203345401 How well do flying fish fly? This is the question that puzzled Haecheon Choi from Seoul National University, Korea. Measuring aerodynamic forces on dried darkedged-wing flying fish in a wind tunnel, Choi and Hyungmin Park discovered that flying fish glide better than insects and as well as birds. The fish also derive an aerodynamic advantage from gliding close to the water's surface to cover distances as great as 400 meters. http://phys.org/news203316050.html Biology Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:00:06 EST news203316050 Dennis Hong is living his dreams ... literally ... in a lab filled with wacky robots. http://phys.org/news199368009.html Electronics Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:00:23 EST news199368009 (PhysOrg.com) -- A group of automotive researchers from the Argonne National Laboratory and industry have shown that a fuel-injected racing car engine fueled by E-85, an ethanol-based fuel, outperforms the same engine with a carburetor and leaded racing fuel. http://phys.org/news197730744.html Technology Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:20:01 EST news197730744 Engineers bring a critical perspective to the economic models and mathematical predictions that are used to influence public policy, says Iowa State mechanical engineer W. Ross Morrow. http://phys.org/news193924221.html Technology Mon, 24 May 2010 13:00:01 EST news193924221 (PhysOrg.com) -- Borrowing from Mother Nature, a team of MIT researchers has built a school of swimming robo-fish that slip through the water just as gracefully as the real thing, if not quite as fast. http://phys.org/news170329010.html Electronics Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:37:37 EST news170329010 Novel agile robots created by mechanical engineers at UC San Diego recently made their way to Austin, Texas, and took center stage during a keynote address at NI Week , the annual robotics extravaganza hosted by National Instruments. http://phys.org/news170006182.html Electronics Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:58:15 EST news170006182