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Crows flock to campus

UC Davis is no stranger to the crows that hover over campus. There seems to be a colony of them in particular areas around...

November constellations and Comet ISON

The coming of winter means less sunlight but more starlight. The beginning of November hailed a rare solar eclipse, but the eclipse was only...

Protect your bike

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...

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

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...

The science behind sweating

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...

Construction begins on SkyMine

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

Study finds linkage between DNA, marital satisfaction

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...

SmartSite: How it helps, how it hurts

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

Harder, better, faster, stronger

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

Astroblurb

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

Study finds sleep deprivation epidemic among teens

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

Street light replacement

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...

Study finds cigarette alternatives may not be safer than cigarettes

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

This Week in Science and Technology

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...

New generation of Pokemon hits stores

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...