H-1B Visa Program Resolution Passes California Assembly
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Sacramento, California - Amid widespread criticism of large corporations such as Southern California Edison and Disney World’s decision to outsource jobs in California and throughout the country, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy, moved forward with an Assembly Joint Resolution 12 (AJR 12) seeking a federal investigation of the H-1B visa program.
Researchers stretch a thin crystal to get better solar cells
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- Written by Tom Abate
- Category: California News
Stanford, California - Nature loves crystals. Salt, snowflakes and quartz are three examples of crystals - materials characterized by the lattice-like arrangement of their atoms and molecules.
Single-catalyst water splitter produces clean-burning hydrogen 24/7
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- Written by Mark Shwartz
- Category: California News
Stanford, California - Stanford University scientists have invented a low-cost water splitter that uses a single catalyst to produce both hydrogen and oxygen gas 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Environment takes big hit from water-intensive marijuana cultivation
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Berkeley, California - The debate over the legalization of marijuana has focused primarily on questions of law, policy and health. But a new paper co-authored by UC Berkeley researchers shines a spotlight on the environment as an underappreciated victim of the plant’s growing popularity as a cash crop.
Streamlined cockroaches inspire highly maneuverable robots
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- Written by Robert Sanders
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Berkeley, California - Outfitting a robot with a rounded shell helps it scoot through clutter as easily as a cockroach, UC Berkeley researchers have found.
Three Deputy Sheriffs Found Guilty of Federal Civil Rights Offense in Beating of Visitor
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Los Angeles, California - A federal jury returned guilty verdicts against three deputies with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department who violated the civil rights of a visitor to the Men’s Central Jail by beating him while he was restrained with handcuffs.
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