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. As potentially game-changing as the steam engine or telegraph were in their day, 3D printing could herald a new industrial revolution, experts say. http://phys.org/news286376418.html Technology Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:00:33 EST news286376418 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a process that enables recycled paper and cardboard to be used as a raw material for nonwovens. Hygiene and home care products, such as nappies, sanitary towels and cleaning cloths, are among the many items that can be manufactured from the biodegradable nonwovens. The manufacturing costs of cardboard-based nonwovens are around 20% lower than for nonwovens produced from wood raw materials. The forest industry will be among those likely to benefit from new business opportunities opened up by nonwovens based on recycled paper and cardboard. http://phys.org/news282383292.html Chemistry Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:48:19 EST news282383292 It may sound like science fiction, but it's anything but. Today, engineers and entrepreneurs can design a product on a computer and, with the help of increasingly accessible 3-D printers, have a prototype in their hands within hours. Tucker Marion, assistant professor of technological entrepreneurship and the Sam and Nancy Altschuler Faculty Fellow and Bornstein Endowed Faculty Fellow, studies industrial innovation and here explains how rapid prototyping is changing product development. http://phys.org/news281609298.html Technology Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:20:02 EST news281609298 EveryBlock, a hyperlocal website built on the promise of drawing customers with neighborhood-based news, wrote its own obituary on Thursday. http://phys.org/news279474547.html Technology Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:49:13 EST news279474547 (AP)—The brain that revolutionized physics now can be downloaded as an app for $9.99. But it won't help you win at Angry Birds. http://phys.org/news267766389.html Technology Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:33:20 EST news267766389 EU-funded researchers applied nano-engineering to the creation and control of biological interfaces with natural and novel synthetic functionalities. The ultimate goal is the steering of cell function for use in stem cell-related therapies. http://phys.org/news264152384.html Nanotechnology Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:00:19 EST news264152384 The targets, indicators and approaches being used to pursue progress towards sustainable development at Rio+20 are counter-productive, say scientists in a new paper. Three renowned sustainability institutes -- the STEPS Centre, Stockholm Resilience Centre and Tellus Institute -- argue in Transforming Innovation for Sustainability that global and grassroots innovations must be connected to avoid breaching planetary boundaries and reversing progress on poverty reduction. http://phys.org/news258894137.html Space & Earth Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:02:30 EST news258894137 (PhysOrg.com) -- Stem cells derived from fat have a surprising trick up their sleeves: Encouraged to develop on a stiff surface, they undergo a remarkable transformation toward becoming mature muscle cells. The new research appears in the journal Biomaterials. The new cells remain intact and fused together even when transferred to an extremely stiff, bone-like surface, which has University of California, San Diego bioengineering professor Adam Engler and colleagues intrigued. These cells, they suggest, could hint at new therapeutic possibilities for muscular dystrophy. http://phys.org/news246866467.html Biology Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:01:24 EST news246866467 Are robots welcome in our homes? A qualitative study done at EPFL has revealed some interesting possibilities. Only one out of three households thinks automatic vacuum cleaners are worth the investment. The opinions of the others will be used to develop the appliances of the future. http://phys.org/news243682382.html Electronics Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:33:10 EST news243682382 Which factors increase the risk for armed conflict and war? What circumstances make conflict resolution more likely to be successful? If work for peace is to bear fruit; these questions needs to be answered. Today, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) releases a new dataset which opens up new possibilities for the study of armed conflict. Using these data, useful findings relating to climate change and armed conflict have already been made. http://phys.org/news242538921.html Other Sciences Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:55:29 EST news242538921 The Kindle was always an odd product name. Amazon used a verb to name a thing, raising the question: Kindle what? Now we have the answer: Kindle Fire. http://phys.org/news240467039.html Electronics Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:24:50 EST news240467039 (PhysOrg.com) -- How many different sudokus are there? How many different ways are there to color in the countries on a map? And how do atoms behave in a solid? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Göttingen and at Cornell University (Ithaca, USA) have now developed a new method that quickly provides an answer to these questions. http://phys.org/news153588084.html Other Sciences Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:22:12 EST news153588084