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Protect your bike

November 7, 2013

A new device is poised to revolutionize the way people think about bicycle security. LOCK8, an induction-charged, keyless, alarm-secured, GPS-tracking bike lock is the...

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This Week in Science and Technology: 10/28 – 11/4

November 7, 2013

At Least You Get to Keep the Glasses A study to be published in Media Psychology found that watching a movie in 3D vs 2D...

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The science behind sweating

November 7, 2013

Why do we sweat? Where in the long path of human history did we evolve this embarrassing characteristic? How does it work? Well, the truth...

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Construction begins on SkyMine

October 31, 2013

The construction of a carbon dioxide (CO2) recycling plant in San Antonio, Texas will employ new technology to trap CO2 from power stations and...

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Study finds linkage between DNA, marital satisfaction

October 31, 2013

When it comes to marriage, wouldn’t it be nice to know whether it’s for the better or for the worse? Fortunately, for the meticulously-cautious...

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SmartSite: How it helps, how it hurts

October 31, 2013

Replacing MyUCDavis in 2005, SmartSite is the current course management system here at UC Davis. Sakai is the underlying, open source software for Smartsite...

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Harder, better, faster, stronger

October 31, 2013

Allow me to introduce one of the most curious and exciting technological innovations yet: Liquidmetal. Developed by material engineers at the California Institute of...

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Astroblurb

October 24, 2013

The autumnal equinox has passed. The sun has moved below the celestial equator in its journey along the ecliptic, the plane in our sky...

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Study finds sleep deprivation epidemic among teens

October 24, 2013

Caffeine, late nights and lack of sleep are just a few ways to describe the life of a typical teenager. Fortunately, a recent teen...

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Street light replacement

October 24, 2013

Picture this: It’s a balmy fall evening, you’re out with your friends enjoying all of the pleasantries the Wednesday evening Farmers Market has to offer...

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Study finds cigarette alternatives may not be safer than cigarettes

October 24, 2013

If you’ve ever been convinced to smoke hookah — or anything else for that matter — because someone told you it was completely safe, you...

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This Week in Science and Technology

October 24, 2013

Air pollution more harmful than cigarettes Air pollution is more carcinogenic than second-hand cigarette and cigar smoke according to the International Agency for Research on...

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New generation of Pokemon hits stores

October 17, 2013

The wonderful adventure of Pocket Monsters (aka Pokemon) began on the fateful day of Feb. 27, 1996, over 17 years ago. Looking back, those of...

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MIT students devise weatherproof, theft-proof bike lights

October 17, 2013

As nights grow longer, we need to illuminate our way through these dark times. A great first step for UC Davis students would be...

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Extinction rates skyrocket after disturbances in Thailand

October 17, 2013

In a study spanning two decades, researchers from an international team witnessed the near-complete extinction of 12 species of small mammals once found on...

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