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Chemists devise technology that could transform solar energy storage
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- Written by Melody Pupols
Los Angeles, California - The materials in most of today’s residential rooftop solar panels can store energy from the sun for only a few microseconds at a time. A new technology developed by chemists at UCLA is capable of storing solar energy for up to several weeks - an advance that could change the way scientists think about designing solar cells.
Research offers more evidence for possible link between cocaine use and HIV infection
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- Written by Enrique Rivero
Los Angeles, California - New UCLA research offers further evidence that cocaine use disrupts the immune system, making people who use it more likely to become infected with HIV.
Diet that mimics fasting appears to slow aging
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- Written by Robert Perkins
Los Angeles, California - Want to lose abdominal fat, get smarter and live longer? New research led by USC’s Valter Longo shows that periodically adopting a diet that mimics the effects of fasting may yield a wide range of health benefits.
Stanford researcher declares that the sixth mass extinction is here
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- Written by Rob Jordan
Stanford, California - There is no longer any doubt: We are entering a mass extinction that threatens humanity's existence.
St. Louis Cardinals hacking allegations raise ethical, encryption concerns
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- Written by Clifton B. Parker
Stanford, California - The FBI investigation of the St. Louis Cardinals emphasizes the need for strong business ethics at a time when data is central to professional sports, according to a Stanford law expert.
Scholars give voice to the Chinese workers who helped build Transcontinental Railroad
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- Written by Cuauhtémoc García-García
Stanford, California - Built in the mid-1800s, the Transcontinental Railroad was among the most ambitious enterprises of American engineering – as well as an important source of Leland Stanford's wealth. Well over 10,000 Chinese laborers performed the grueling and dangerous work of tunneling through the granite of the Sierra Nevada. They were paid less than fellow Caucasian workers, and had fewer legal rights.
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