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) -- Electronics that can be bent and stretched might sound like science fiction. But Uppsala researcher Zhigang Wu, working with collaborators, has devised a wireless sensor that can stand to be stretched. For example, the sensor can measure intensive body movements and wirelessly send information directly to a computer. The findings are now being presented in the journal Advanced Functional Materials. http://phys.org/news227432244.html Technology Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:37:47 EST news227432244 (PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researchers have created a new detector so sensitive it can pick up a single molecule of an explosive such as TNT. http://phys.org/news224176417.html Nanotechnology Mon, 09 May 2011 16:14:52 EST news224176417 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform. The optical trap is the latest innovation from researchers at the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who are developing new sensor technology for biomedical analysis and other applications. http://phys.org/news165594497.html Nanotechnology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:28:51 EST news165594497 (PhysOrg.com) -- Martin Schepers of the University of Twente, The Netherlands, has developed a new intelligent shoe. It has four sensors that measure pressure and movement during walking, giving doctors a fast and accurate image of the walking pattern and enabling them to plan the right method of treatment. http://phys.org/news165589174.html Technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:00:02 EST news165589174 Researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester have developed a new synthesis method, which has led them to the discovery of fluorescent silicon nanoparticles and may ultimately help track the uptake of drugs by the body's cells. http://phys.org/news165584198.html Nanotechnology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:37:42 EST news165584198 Later this week, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology will equip the sloop Clearwater with instrumentation that will provide real-time transmission of position, time, surface water temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen concentrations in the northern area of the Hudson River. http://phys.org/news164991668.html Space & Earth Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:02:07 EST news164991668 (PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers have developed a technique that saves energy and servicing costs by indicating when air conditioners are low on refrigerant, preventing the units from working overtime. http://phys.org/news164918343.html Technology Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:50:03 EST news164918343 The first time Sarah Shapiro walked into a Cisco Systems lab filled with racks of blinking routers and miles of multicolored electrical wires, she felt like she was on a movie set. http://phys.org/news164293774.html Technology Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:09:57 EST news164293774 Sophisticated sensors that measure leaf wetness, soil moisture and temperature are helping rehabilitate rainforest in the Springbrook World Heritage precinct in south-east Queensland. http://phys.org/news164034311.html Technology Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:06:21 EST news164034311 (PhysOrg.com) -- A juggler and a conductor were among the artists who helped create a device which can retrieve dozens of different movement sequences in a matter of minutes. http://phys.org/news163082930.html Technology Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:49:31 EST news163082930 French physicists said on Sunday they had used ultra-fast lasers that could accelerate storage and retrieval of data on hard discs by up to 100,000 times, pointing the way to a new generation of IT wizardry. http://phys.org/news162995052.html Physics Sun, 31 May 2009 13:24:50 EST news162995052 The Phantom Torso is back, and he has quite a story to tell. He's an armless, legless, human-shaped torso, a mannequin that looks like he's wrapped in a mummy's bandages. Scientists at the European Space Agency call him Matroshka, and like his NASA counterpart Fred, this mannequin is an intrepid space traveler. Now that he's spent four months on the International Space Station, scientists are learning about the space radiation that Matroshka endured. http://phys.org/news162746684.html Space & Earth Thu, 28 May 2009 16:25:53 EST news162746684 Argonne Center for Nanoscale Materials staff in the Nanofabrication & Devices Group together with collaborative users from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have fabricated a miniaturized gas sensor using hybrid nanostructures consisting of SnO2 nanocrystals supported on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). http://phys.org/news162656823.html Nanotechnology Wed, 27 May 2009 15:28:08 EST news162656823 (PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton has broken new ground in outer space by pinpointing the impact epicentre of an Earthbound space storm as it crashes into the atmosphere and giving an advance warning that it's on the way. http://phys.org/news162652445.html Space & Earth Wed, 27 May 2009 14:15:00 EST news162652445 (PhysOrg.com) -- During May and June 2009, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and the University of Colorado at Boulder will use high-tech scanners — analogous to those used in medical settings — to make observations of clouds. The research, conducted at DOE’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility (ACRF) in Ponca City, Oklahoma, could lead to more accurate weather forecasts and predictions about climate. http://phys.org/news162138693.html Space & Earth Thu, 21 May 2009 15:33:15 EST news162138693 Although most Americans take the safety of their drinking water for granted, that ordinary tap water could become deadly within minutes, says Prof. Abraham Katzir of Tel Aviv University's School of Physics and Astronomy. http://phys.org/news161366997.html Physics Tue, 12 May 2009 17:10:49 EST news161366997 Scientists and engineers now creating new technologies for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, have realized they can be used to enhance the Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) in the upcoming servicing mission. http://phys.org/news161028518.html Space & Earth Fri, 08 May 2009 19:09:42 EST news161028518 (PhysOrg.com) -- Özlem Durmaz Incel, researcher at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, has developed a spectacular new method that enables wireless sensor networks to function up to ten times more efficiently. Networks based on this revolutionary method can be used for an extremely wide range of applications. They can, for example, be used for the surveillance of bridges, ports and distribution centres. They can also greatly increase efficiency in transport and logistics, for example in large ports. http://phys.org/news160061305.html Technology Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:29:10 EST news160061305 As researchers push towards detection of single molecules, single electron spins and the smallest amounts of mass and movement, Yale researchers have demonstrated silicon-based nanocantilevers, smaller than the wavelength of light, that operate on photonic principles eliminating the need for electric transducers and expensive laser setups. http://phys.org/news159973685.html Nanotechnology Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:08:37 EST news159973685 (PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by Oxford University scientists has turned one of the key problems with quantum entangled systems - that they are easily ‘disturbed’ by their environment - into an advantage which promises quantum sensors that are fundamentally more sensitive than their conventional counterparts. http://phys.org/news159794100.html Physics Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:15:34 EST news159794100 If NASA is going to successfully establish a permanent human presence on the moon, it must be able to accurately track and direct its crew members and exploration vehicles, and the space agency has charged a University of Houston research team with helping it do just that. http://phys.org/news159115921.html Technology Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:53:56 EST news159115921 (PhysOrg.com) -- A unique polymer that allows sensors to detect nerve agents and other toxic industrial chemicals in the air is now available to companies developing chemical detectors for emergency personnel, indoor air quality monitoring and other uses. http://phys.org/news159030307.html Chemistry Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:05:42 EST news159030307 CSIRO scientists will lead an international initiative to develop standards for sharing information collected by sensors and sensor networks over the Internet. http://phys.org/news159014043.html Technology Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:34:38 EST news159014043 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have designed tiny new sensor structures that could be used in novel security devices to detect poisons and explosives, or in highly sensitive medical sensors, according to research published tomorrow (8 April) in Nano Letters. http://phys.org/news158330465.html Nanotechnology Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:41:38 EST news158330465 The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has developed the first sensor capable of measuring localized ultrasonic cavitation - the implosion of bubbles in a liquid when a high frequency sound wave is applied. The sensor will help hospitals ensure that their instruments are properly disinfected before they are used on patients. The device recently won the annual Outstanding Ultrasonics Product award from the Ultrasonic Industry Association. http://phys.org/news158329042.html Physics Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:17:47 EST news158329042 Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Princeton University have shown for the first time that the difference in reflection of light from the Earth's land masses and oceans can be seen on the dark side of the moon, a phenomenon known as earthshine. http://phys.org/news158328940.html Space & Earth Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:16:18 EST news158328940 The London Centre for Nanotechnology will develop a new device to enable people living with HIV to monitor their own health and the effectiveness of their treatments, thanks to a £2 million EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) grant announced today. http://phys.org/news158234040.html Nanotechnology Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:54:37 EST news158234040 (PhysOrg.com) -- Building on the idea of using DNA to link up nanoparticles — particles measuring mere billionths of a meter — scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed a molecular assembly line for predictable, high-precision nano-construction. Such reliable, reproducible nanofabrication is essential for exploiting the unique properties of nanoparticles in applications such as biological sensors and devices for converting sunlight to electricity. The work will be published online March 29, 2009, by Nature Materials. http://phys.org/news157642260.html Nanotechnology Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:31:33 EST news157642260 Researchers at the universities of Leicester and Oxford have made a discovery about plant growth which could potentially have an enormous impact on crop production as global warming increases. http://phys.org/news157619072.html Biology Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:05:16 EST news157619072 (PhysOrg.com) -- We cannot live without it; yet too much of it causes damage: oxygen is a critical component of many physiological and pathological processes in living cells. Oxygen deficiency in tissues is thus related to tumor growth, retinal damage from diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis. It is thus important to determine the oxygen content of cells and tissues, which is a challenge to scientists. http://phys.org/news157373939.html Nanotechnology Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:00:45 EST news157373939