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Supporting Families Boosts Worker Health and Productivity

Drs. Leslie Hammer of Portland State University and Ellen Ernst Kossek at Michigan State University identified behaviors consistent with being a…

Life & Chemistry

Bacteria-Infected Viruses Save Pea Aphids From Wasps

But for pea aphids under attack by parasitic wasps, carrying infected bacteria is the difference between life and a slow death, according to new research from…

Life & Chemistry

Boosting Methanol: A Promising Energy Source for Fuel Cells

As a possible energy source for fuel cells or a substitute for gasoline, methanol is increasingly drawing attention beyond its importance as a feedstock for…

Physics & Astronomy

Ultrathin LEDs: Transforming Lighting and Display Systems

Applications for the arrays, which can be printed onto flat or flexible substrates ranging from glass to plastic and rubber, include general illumination,…

Health & Medicine

Codeine Risks After Tonsillectomy: Expert Warns Parents

Dr. Gideon Koren, who holds the Ivey Chair in Molecular Toxicology at Western, zeroed in on the danger after investigating the death of a two year old boy…

Health & Medicine

New Technique Cuts Radiation Dose in CT Scans

Iterative reconstruction is a technique that allows radiologists to reduce the noise in an image and improve image quality (like adjusting a TV antenna to make…

Studies and Analyses

Plastics Decomposing in Oceans: Hazardous Chemicals Unveiled

Reporting here today at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the researchers termed the discovery “surprising.” Scientists always…

Medical Engineering

Painless 'microneedle' patch may take the sting out of shots

Lined with tiny “microneedles,” these patches could make treatment of diabetes and a wide range of other diseases safer, more effective and less painful. Used…

Studies and Analyses

Homes Linked to 50% More Water Pollution Than Thought

The typical house there — and probably elsewhere in the country — is an alarming and probably underestimated source of water pollution, according to a new…

Studies and Analyses

Enhancing Smartphone Touchscreens: Glare and Smudge Resistance

In a report today at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, they describe development of a test for performance of such smudge- and…

Environmental Conservation

Candle-Lit Dinners: A Hidden Source of Indoor Air Pollution

Levels can build up in closed rooms, and be reduced by ventilation, they indicated in a study presented at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical…

Environmental Conservation

Asian Clam Invasion: Tahoe Report Reveals Rapid Growth

“Our collaborative UC Davis and University of Nevada, Reno, science team found up to 3,000 Asian clams per square meter at locations between Zephyr Point and…

Physics & Astronomy

Nuclear fusion research key to advancing computer chips

Current technology uses ultraviolet light to create the fine features in computer chips in a process called photolithography, which involves projecting the…

Physics & Astronomy

First Discovery Using Long Wavelength Demonstrator Array

The measurements were obtained during field tests and calibration of two prototype antennas for the much larger Long Wavelength Array (LWA), which will…

Environmental Conservation

UCI Engineers Ensure Water System Resilience After Quakes

After a big earthquake, it's key to keep the water system afloat. Water is necessary for life, and it fights the fires that often accompany such disasters.UC…

Life & Chemistry

Caltech Identifies Neurons Linked to Obesity in Fruit Flies

A team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have pinpointed two groups of neurons in fruit fly brains that have the ability to…

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