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Phys.org is a science, research and technology news website specializing in the hard science subjects of physics, space and earth science, biology, chemistry, electronics, nanotechnology and technology in general. It is known for timely updates of scientific breakthroughs and press releases from major research labs and universities across the world. The site also publishes daily reports,〔(Phys.org's Reports ) Accessed January 2012〕 blogs and exclusive comprehensive articles〔(Phys.org's Features ) Accessed January 2012〕 on new peer-reviewed scientific papers. It also runs the websites (MedicalxPress ) and (TechXplore ), which feature medical and technological news stories, respectively. ==Description== The site was founded in March 2004, by two Ph.D. students who wanted a science news service for informed and educated readers. In 2005 it was purchased by, and is the registered property of, Omicron Technology Limited, Douglas, Isle Of Man.〔(Whois Record for Phys.org.com ) Accessed July 2008〕 It has a full-time staff of 16, including 11 contributing authors. Its editor-in-chief is John Benson (UK) and managing editors are Andrew Zinin and Alexander Pol. In 2008, it published 75-100 news stories per day and hosted about 100,000 daily readers. It had 25,000 registered members.〔 In April 2012, (formerly known as) Physorg.com moved to its current domain, phys.org. In 2015, Quantcast listed it as a top 851 site with 2,6M U.S. people visiting per month and this being 62% of all visitors.〔(Quantcast review of Phys.org website ) at March 2015. Accessed March 2015.〕 Phys.org's global audience is 4.3M per month. It said the site is popular among a more educated, older, male audience.〔 Trends Updates named Phys.org amongst the Top 25 Technology Blogs for 2008.〔(Trends Updates Top 25 Technology Blogs for 2008 ) Accessed January 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Phys.org」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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