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Metal defects can be eliminated by cyclic loading
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- Written by David L. Chandler
Cambridge, Massachusetts - It’s a well-known characteristic of metals that repeated bending in the same place can cause the material to weaken and eventually break; this phenomenon, known as metal fatigue, can cause serious damage to metal components subjected to repeated stress.
Making banking effective for the poor
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- Written by Julia Sklar
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Graduate student Natalia Rigol has followed an unusual path to MIT: Her childhood in Cuba was tainted by poverty, and then her entire family received hard-to-come-by visas, enabling her to live out her elementary and middle school years in Russia and the Czech Republic - but with little understanding of the local languages.
Triggered earthquakes give insight into changes below Earth’s surface
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- Written by Helen Knight
Cambridge, Massachusetts - It is well known that an earthquake in one part of the world can trigger others thousands of kilometers away.
UC Summit on Carbon and Climate Neutrality Seeks to Bend the Curve on Climate Change
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- Written by Laura Margoni
San Diego, California - University of California President Janet Napolitano, Gov. Jerry Brown, legislators, business leaders and UC’s top climate and energy experts will gather at UC San Diego for the UC Summit on Carbon and Climate Neutrality October 26-27. The summit will explore UC’s groundbreaking research on climate change and deliver 10 scalable solutions for slowing climate change that can be applied to California, the nation and the world.
Star Traveler
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- Written by Erika Johnson
San Diego, California - Kate Rubins has always been starstruck by the night sky. Growing up, she attended star-gazing parties and plastered her room with images of faraway galaxies. In May 2016, Rubins’ long-held aspiration to travel to space will become a reality when she voyages to the International Space Station as part of Expedition 48/49. A biochemist and 1999 graduate of the University of California, San Diego, Rubins will help conduct more than 100 microgravity experiments to gain insight into how the mechanics of life happen outside of our planet.
Biologists Discover Bacteria Communicate Like Neurons in the Brain
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- Written by Kim McDonald
San Diego, California - Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that bacteria—often viewed as lowly, solitary creatures—are actually quite sophisticated in their social interactions and communicate with one another through similar electrical signaling mechanisms as neurons in the human brain.
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