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. A new project makes the user interface for intelligent buildings monitor energy supply and consumption more easily accessible to everybody, from geeks to computer-illiterates. http://phys.org/news288603418.html Technology Fri, 24 May 2013 09:20:01 EST news288603418 NOAA's National Weather Service is testing new language to communicate winter weather hazards in its forecasts. From now through March 31, 2013, alternative messages in winter hazard forecasts will run on a test website for 26 weather forecast offices throughout the country. http://phys.org/news274609675.html Space & Earth Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:28:46 EST news274609675 The recent storms that have battered settlements on the east coast of America may have been much more frequent in the region 450 million years ago, according to scientists. http://phys.org/news272208228.html Space & Earth Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:24:05 EST news272208228 Radical changes, possibly the biggest to ever hit Windows PCs, are going to dramatically alter the status quo of computing a week from Friday. http://phys.org/news270104135.html Technology Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:00:01 EST news270104135 (Phys.org)—No need to turn to your smartphone to check the time, look at your agenda or the weather forecast, read a text message or map a route in an unfamiliar city. All this information, and much more, will soon be displayed on the lenses of "augmented" glasses via a mini-projector placed on the frames - and on the condition that you're also wearing a specially designed pair of contact lenses. http://phys.org/news268301998.html Technology Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:20:10 EST news268301998 Students prefer using apps on their smartphones instead of being pointed to mobile app sites, according to a survey of Purdue University students. This runs counter to a move toward mobile Web development using HTML 5 by many Web developers. http://phys.org/news267870172.html Technology Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:23:07 EST news267870172 "Mars ain't no kind of place to raise your kids; in fact it's cold as hell" sang Elton John in "Rocket Man", and although the song was released in 1972—four years before the first successful landing on Mars—his weather forecast was spot-on. Even though the fantastic images that are being returned from NASA's Curiosity rover show a rocky, ruddy landscape that could easily be mistaken for an arid region of the American Southwest one must remember three things: this is Mars, we're looking around the inside of an impact crater billions of years old, and it's cold out there. http://phys.org/news266831496.html Space & Earth Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:40:01 EST news266831496 GLORIA, the innovative imaging infrared spectrometer of Karls-ruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), will take part in the first atmospheric science mission of the new German HALO research aircraft from the Arctic to the Antarctic. On August 20, HALO will be handed over to the scienctific community by Germany's Federal Minister Professor Annette Schavan. GLORIA, a novel and worldwide unique infrared imaging spectrometer developed jointly by research groups from KIT and Forschungszentrum Jülich, has been installed on board of HALO in a bellypod, a dedicated compartment mounted underneath the aircraft fuselage,. During TACTS, the first atmospheric science mission of HALO , GLORIA will measure climate-relevant atmospheric trace gases with unprecedented spatial coverage and resolution. http://phys.org/news265958035.html Space & Earth Tue, 04 Sep 2012 06:14:05 EST news265958035 (AP) — U.S. government weather forecasters predict the unusually hot dry weather that has gripped much of the nation will linger into autumn, especially for the parched Midwest heartland. http://phys.org/news261925702.html Space & Earth Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:17:22 EST news261925702 The Swiss-made solar-powered plane, Solar Impulse, took off early Thursday from Rabat airport in a fresh bid to cross the Moroccan desert, after being foiled by rough conditions last week. http://phys.org/news259486474.html Technology Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:35:13 EST news259486474 The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse is waiting for weather conditions to improve before continuing on its first transcontinental flight, organisers said Wednesday. http://phys.org/news257609217.html Technology Wed, 30 May 2012 15:07:02 EST news257609217 California-based company SpaceX was poised to launch its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station Saturday in what may be a historic mission for private spaceflight. http://phys.org/news256568366.html Space & Earth Fri, 18 May 2012 13:59:43 EST news256568366 Starting today, NOAA is using a sophisticated new weather forecast computer model to improve predictions of quickly developing severe weather events including thunderstorms, winter storms and aviation hazards such as clear air turbulence. http://phys.org/news255165696.html Space & Earth Wed, 02 May 2012 09:10:01 EST news255165696 Solar eclipses don't just turn the lights out; they also make the wind slow down and change direction. http://phys.org/news252259601.html Space & Earth Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:06:59 EST news252259601 At least it's a dry heat. The federal government's spring weather forecast offers no respite from warmer weather, but the country should get a break from the spring flooding that's hit the last four years. http://phys.org/news251052033.html Space & Earth Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:40:40 EST news251052033 A baffling solar storm pulled colorful northern lights unusually far south, surprising space weather experts. http://phys.org/news238783803.html Space & Earth Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:50:10 EST news238783803 NOAA is now using a sophisticated forecast model that substantially improves predictions of space weather impacts on Earth. Better forecasts offer additional protection for people and the technology-based infrastructure we use daily. http://phys.org/news238338527.html Space & Earth Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:09:13 EST news238338527 (PhysOrg.com) -- Global and high resolution mapping of Enceladus confirms that the weather forecast for Saturn's unique icy moon is set for ongoing snow flurries. The superfine ice crystals that coat Enceladus's surface would make perfect powder for skiing, according to Dr Paul Schenk of the Lunar and Planetary Institute (Houston, Texas), who will present the results at the EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011 in Nantes, France on Monday 3rd October. http://phys.org/news236858884.html Space & Earth Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:40:01 EST news236858884 (AP) -- High wind forced NASA on Thursday to delay the launch of twin spacecraft destined for the moon, the first mission dedicated to measuring lunar gravity. http://phys.org/news234693209.html Space & Earth Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:33:53 EST news234693209 (AP) -- The weather isn't cutting NASA any breaks, not even for the last space shuttle launch. http://phys.org/news229174500.html Space & Earth Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:35:18 EST news229174500 The weather forecast looks "promising" for the US shuttle Endeavour's nighttime landing to end its final mission, scheduled for 2:35 am (0635 GMT) on Wednesday, NASA said. http://phys.org/news226044212.html Space & Earth Tue, 31 May 2011 07:03:52 EST news226044212 (PhysOrg.com) -- It's one of the more frustrating parts of summer. You check the weather forecast, see nothing dramatic, and go hiking or biking. Then, four hours later, a thunderstorm appears out of nowhere and ruins your afternoon. http://phys.org/news211651891.html Space & Earth Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:11:55 EST news211651891 Discovery, the oldest space shuttle in NASA's fleet, is readying for its final mission Wednesday following repairs to leaks in a pressurization system that has twice delayed the launch. http://phys.org/news207810463.html Space & Earth Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:30:01 EST news207810463 Today, a focus at ESA's Living Planet Symposium is on the innovative SMOS mission, which recently became operational. Early results are proving very encouraging with its first observations due to be released in early July. http://phys.org/news197116858.html Space & Earth Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:41:15 EST news197116858 (PhysOrg.com) -- From battlefields to civilian settings, David Stauffer’s combination of weather and technology saves lives. Stauffer, a senior research associate and associate professor of meteorology at Penn State, and his research team helped develop the Meteorological Measuring Set - Profiler (MMS-P). The Profiler is an automated computerized weather forecast system that runs in the back of specially equipped Humvees to provide detailed "nowcast" information to the Army. http://phys.org/news197013888.html Space & Earth Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:05:09 EST news197013888 (PhysOrg.com) -- Earth's oceans and atmosphere are engaged in a complex dance, continually exchanging heat and moisture. Ocean conditions directly influence the conditions of the atmosphere. To predict our weather, forecasters need the best information they can get about the state of affairs in the sea. That's where the Short-term Prediction Research and Transition, or SPoRT, project at the Marshall Space Flight Center steps in. The SPoRT team uses NASA Earth observation satellite sensors to provide ocean temperature updates to the National Weather Service four times daily. The SPoRT scientists recently enhanced their ability to detect changes in sea surface temperatures -- a variable that greatly affects weather in coastal regions -- and the public will benefit. http://phys.org/news191517391.html Space & Earth Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:30:10 EST news191517391 NASA on Thursday launched the latest in its family of high-tech meteorological satellites, adding to a constellation of spacecraft that watch storm development and weather conditions on Earth. http://phys.org/news186991488.html Space & Earth Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:05:55 EST news186991488 NASA is preparing to launch the NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P (GOES-P) from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The launch is targeted for March 2, during a launch window from 6:19 to 7:19 p.m. EST. http://phys.org/news186084383.html Space & Earth Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:06:59 EST news186084383 The Vancouver Winter Olympics will not only challenge world-class athletes, but also a team of almost 100 meteorologists and atmospheric scientists tasked to provide the weather forecasts that keep the events safe and fair as well. http://phys.org/news185466006.html Space & Earth Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:20:26 EST news185466006 Touch navigational screens, Internet, communications systems: Automakers are ramping up an array of connectivity gizmos to lure consumers into buying next-generation vehicles. http://phys.org/news182667847.html Technology Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:40:14 EST news182667847