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Thanks to nanostructures that scatter and channel light, University of California, San Diego electrical engineers are working toward thin-film “single junction” solar cells with the potential for nearly 45 percent sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiencies. This effort to break the theoretical limit of 31 percent efficiency for conventional single junction cells recently received a big funding boost from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar America program.text/html2008-05-17T06:30:02+01:00http://media-newswire.commedia-newswire.comCalit2 Researcher at UC San Diego Develops Simple Technology to Help Women in Rural India
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For Shannon Spanhake, the idea for a new product came when she picked up one of the ten-liter metal jugs that local women in thousands of Indian communities use to carry water. “I lifted the jug of water and to me, it was heavy,” exclaims Spanhake, a researcher in the UC San Diego division of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2).text/html2008-05-17T06:30:02+01:00http://media-newswire.commedia-newswire.comMoores UCSD Cancer Center Study: Global View Shows Link Between Vitamin D Status, Breast Cancer
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Using newly available data on worldwide cancer incidence, researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine have shown a clear association between deficiency in exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B (UVB), and breast cancer.
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In a discovery that could one day lead to an understanding of how to regenerate damaged heart tissue, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have found that parent cells involved in embryonic development of the epicardium — the cell layer surrounding the outside of the heart — give rise to three important types of cells with potential for cardiac repair.text/html2008-05-17T06:30:02+01:00http://media-newswire.commedia-newswire.comTall Mocha Latte in Adolescence May Lead to Short, Tubby Physique in Adulthood
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CINCINNATI—Nothing sounds better in the morning than a latte—better yet, a white chocolate mocha latte. But the new trend, especially for teens and tweens, is not just hitting the coffee shop for a morning jolt.text/html2008-05-17T06:30:02+01:00http://media-newswire.commedia-newswire.comA 7,500-mile partnership Missouri farmers and researchers support their National Guard colleagues in Afghanistan
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COLUMBIA, Mo. - Despite recent progress, Afghanistan remains a poor country. Its agriculture industry, which employs 80 percent of all working Afghanis, hasn\'t changed much in centuries. It is a nation that can\'t feed itself without foreign aid.text/html2008-05-17T06:30:02+01:00http://media-newswire.commedia-newswire.comPeach, apple growers should thin trees now to get back to regular bearing cycle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. - Peach and apple growers in Missouri should now thin fruit from their trees to produce a good crop this year and get the trees back to a regular bearing cycle.
Last year\'s late-spring freeze destroyed both crops, resulting in an overabundance of developing fruit on trees this spring.text/html2008-05-17T06:30:02+01:00http://media-newswire.commedia-newswire.comScientists hope to mimic sea lampreys\' ability to recover from spinal cord injuries
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COLUMBIA, Mo. - Researchers are studying the sea lamprey, an eel-like parasitic fish that rapidly recovers from severed spinal cords, hoping for insights into mechanisms for increasing regeneration following spinal cord injuries in humans. text/html2008-05-17T06:30:02+01:00http://media-newswire.commedia-newswire.comProper lawn care now can stop turfgrass diseases before it\'s too late
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BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. - Adequate soil moisture and warmer weather are making lawns grow a little faster than most people probably would like them to right now. \"Just because lawns are doing well now does not mean the grass will continue to be healthy,\" cautioned a University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist.text/html2008-05-17T06:30:02+01:00http://media-newswire.commedia-newswire.comCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS NAMES TOP GRADUATING STUDENTS
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FORT COLLINS - Every spring, faculty at the College of Business at Colorado State University recognize top graduating seniors for their accomplishments in academics, leadership, service and life. Eleven students were selected this year from 80 nominations.