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. Should we save the desert tortoise, or plow over its habitat to build solar power plants that can help us save ourselves? It's a question that has arisen frequently in recent years as solar developers have flocked to California's Mojave Desert in search of generous federal incentives to turn the sun's heat into electricity, raising conflicts with conservationists and Native American tribes who think all this "progress" will ravage natural and cultural resources. http://phys.org/news269868363.html Technology Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:50:02 EST news269868363 Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of a power conservation system control technology that reduces overall power consumption in container data centers by closely coordinating the operation of servers and air-conditioning (A/C) systems. http://phys.org/news252834334.html Technology Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:45:57 EST news252834334 A growing number of people are turning to nature to help them save electricity this summer, creating so-called green curtains of climbing plants. http://phys.org/news227983535.html Space & Earth Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:50:01 EST news227983535 Efforts will begin this year to expand the Gishwati National Conservation Park in Rwanda by 21 percent and begin the development of a 30-mile (50 km) forest corridor to Nyungwe National Park for a group of 14 chimpanzees facing extinction. Organizers of the Gishwati Area Conservation Program (GACP) say that in 2010 they will fund reforestation of 647 acres (262 hectares) in the Kinyenkanda area of Rutsiro District in Rwanda's Western Province. http://phys.org/news184256268.html Biology Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:10:01 EST news184256268 Roman Lysecky, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Arizona, has been awarded a grant of more than $400,000 by the National Science Foundation to develop high-performance customizable computer chips. http://phys.org/news158948889.html Technology Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:28:48 EST news158948889