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. (PhysOrg.com) -- An assorted mix of colorful galaxies is being released today by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission, or WISE. The nine galaxies are a taste of what's to come. The mission plans to release similar images for the 1,000 largest galaxies that appear in our sky, and possibly more. http://phys.org/news225566445.html Space & Earth Wed, 25 May 2011 18:21:10 EST news225566445 Suspicion of melanoma: In the future, doctors can pull out a new type of microscope to get to the bottom of suspicious changes in the skin. It provides a high-resolution image of skin areas of any size – and so quickly that you can hold it in your hand without blurring the resulting picture. http://phys.org/news224261870.html Technology Tue, 10 May 2011 15:58:04 EST news224261870 Despite contrary belief, reducing unemployment in locations with active insurgencies does not decrease the rate of insurgent attacks against government and allied forces. Additionally, it was found that unemployment in these same locations also had no impact in reducing the deaths of civilians. http://phys.org/news224177332.html Other Sciences Mon, 09 May 2011 16:29:08 EST news224177332 A report published today by Rice University's James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy offers concrete recommendations to U.S. negotiators on the territorial component of an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement. http://phys.org/news184342244.html Other Sciences Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:50:01 EST news184342244 (PhysOrg.com) -- Can we measure the size and shape of equipment and other objects on the moon using orbital images from the current Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission? http://phys.org/news184313685.html Space & Earth Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:16:57 EST news184313685 (PhysOrg.com) -- The Cape Verde islands off the western African coast are often mentioned during the Atlantic Hurricane Season, and are known for developing "Cape Verde hurricanes." NASA's Aqua satellite flies over the islands almost daily, and recently captured a stunning visual image of them while directly overhead. http://phys.org/news183913151.html Space & Earth Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:10:17 EST news183913151 When Cyclone Magda made landfall from Collier Bay at around 5 a.m. local time on January 22 in northern Australia, NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of the storm. Magda is now dissipating rapidly over land in northern West Australia. http://phys.org/news183394180.html Space & Earth Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:30:01 EST news183394180 (PhysOrg.com) -- The most powerful camera aboard a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars will soon be taking photo suggestions from the public. http://phys.org/news183231468.html Space & Earth Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:50:02 EST news183231468 (PhysOrg.com) -- A research team from Northeastern University has developed a new nanolens that can beat the diffraction limit to achieve so-called super-resolution imaging, better than can be achieved by current technology. The nanolens is made from arrays of nanowires also called as metamaterials - manufactured materials not found in nature - and has superior imaging capabilities compared to current imaging technologies. http://phys.org/news183058494.html Physics Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:36:48 EST news183058494 (PhysOrg.com) -- Dunes of sand-sized materials have been trapped on the floors of many Martian craters. This view shows dunes inside a crater in Noachis Terra, west of the giant Hellas impact basin in Mars' southern hemisphere. http://phys.org/news182714287.html Space & Earth Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:58:40 EST news182714287 (PhysOrg.com) -- Martian landforms shaped by winds, water, lava flow, seasonal icing and other forces are analyzed in 21 journal reports based on data from a camera orbiting Mars. http://phys.org/news182449137.html Space & Earth Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:10:03 EST news182449137 Sony Electronics is expanding its line of solid state camcorders with two new models designed to broaden the shooting capabilities for professionals and consumers. The company is introducing its first professional camcorder that implements the AVCHD format, the HXR-NX5U, as well as a consumer AVCHD model, HDR-AX2000. http://phys.org/news182100679.html Electronics Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:40:02 EST news182100679 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new JPL study examines the impact recent variability in climate is having on the surface temperatures of large lakes in California and Nevada. http://phys.org/news180630986.html Space & Earth Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:30:02 EST news180630986 (PhysOrg.com) -- Two brown dwarf-sized objects orbiting a giant old star show that planets may assemble around stars more quickly and efficiently than anyone thought possible, according to an international team of astronomers. http://phys.org/news180627887.html Space & Earth Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:49:05 EST news180627887 The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) today announced the finalization and release of the "Blu-ray 3DTM" specification. The specification, which represents the work of the leading Hollywood studios and consumer electronic and computer manufacturers, will enable the home entertainment industry to bring the 3D experience into consumers' living rooms on Blu-ray Disc, the most capable high definition home entertainment platform. http://phys.org/news180302065.html Technology Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:55:06 EST news180302065 Oceanographers using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason discovered and recorded the first video and still images of a deep-sea volcano actively erupting molten lava on the seafloor. http://phys.org/news180289662.html Space & Earth Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:28:41 EST news180289662 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry imaged the growth of protein-studded mineral surfaces with unprecedented resolution and provided a glimpse into how living systems engineer key structural materials. http://phys.org/news180167089.html Nanotechnology Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:25:41 EST news180167089 December 18, 2009, marks the tenth year since the launch of Terra, one of NASA's "flagship" Earth observing satellites. But the decade is more than just a mechanical milestone. With each additional day and year that the satellite monitors Earth, scientists achieve a lengthened record of Earth's vital signs. It's that record that helps scientists assess the health of Earth's ocean, land, and atmosphere, and determine how these systems are changing. http://phys.org/news180116443.html Space & Earth Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:50:01 EST news180116443 Tropical Storm Laurence tracked through Darwin Australia this weekend before sliding back into the Timor Sea and now Laurence is forecast to make a second landfall in Australia. Laurence is forecast to make landfall north of Wyndham then parallel the coastline while moving over land for the next couple of days. http://phys.org/news180039538.html Space & Earth Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:00:03 EST news180039538 (PhysOrg.com) -- For the very first time, the martian moons Phobos and Deimos have been caught on camera together. ESA's Mars Express orbiter took these pioneering images last month. Apart from their ‘wow’ factor, these unique images will help the HRSC team validate and refine existing orbit models of the two moons. http://phys.org/news179763963.html Space & Earth Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:26:50 EST news179763963 An ultra-high-resolution imaging technique using X-ray diffraction is a step closer to fulfilling its promise as a window on nanometer-scale structures in biological samples. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers report progress in applying an approach to "lensless" X-ray microscopy that they introduced one year ago. http://phys.org/news179423148.html Physics Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:30:02 EST news179423148 (PhysOrg.com) -- The world's largest image of our Milky Way galaxy, taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, went on display this week at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. http://phys.org/news179142417.html Space & Earth Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:47:54 EST news179142417 (PhysOrg.com) -- This image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a sample of the variety and complexity of processes that may occur on the walls of Martian craters, well after the impact crater formed. http://phys.org/news178453746.html Space & Earth Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:29:56 EST news178453746 The sensor of some optical mice can be used to easily and cheaply detect counterfeit euros, according to a study published by Spanish researchers of the University of Lleida (UdL) in the scientific journal Sensors. Almost 80% of counterfeit coins discovered in Europe in 2008 were two-euro coins. http://phys.org/news177684892.html Technology Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:55:49 EST news177684892 (PhysOrg.com) -- Impact craters on Mars are kind of neat. Many of them look very different than impact craters seen on Earth's moon or Mercury. Fresh lunar and Mercurian craters have ejecta blankets that look a bit rough near the crater rims; around larger craters, long rays or chains of secondary craters radiate away from the crater rims. Some Martian craters are similar to these craters, but Mars also has a high proportion of craters with forms not found on the moon or Mercury: rampart craters. http://phys.org/news177321519.html Space & Earth Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:59:51 EST news177321519 (PhysOrg.com) -- Mars Express flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area. http://phys.org/news176721098.html Space & Earth Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:19:52 EST news176721098 (PhysOrg.com) -- Winter images of NASA's Phoenix Lander showing the lander shrouded in dry-ice frost on Mars have been captured with the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE camera, aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. http://phys.org/news176629880.html Space & Earth Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:52:02 EST news176629880 (PhysOrg.com) -- This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows channels to the southeast of Hale crater on southern Mars. Taken by the orbiter's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, this view covers an area about 3 kilometers (2 miles) wide. http://phys.org/news175971479.html Space & Earth Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:10:01 EST news175971479 A new study published in Economic Inquiry explores the seminal question: "If we can make a deal, why fight?" The authors conclude that a combination of common knowledge and a common rate of time preference allow a potential loser to use small concessions to successfully appease an expected winner. Given the right conditions, small negotiated concessions can work, but in situations where clear and specific inequities exist, appeasement can be a dangerous thing. http://phys.org/news174665169.html Other Sciences Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:30:04 EST news174665169 Thousands of image products from 233 recent telescopic observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show a diversity of surface shapes and textures on Mars. http://phys.org/news174243114.html Space & Earth Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:52:48 EST news174243114