New technique could make cement manufacturing carbon-neutral
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Los Angeles, California - Concrete surrounds us in our cities and stretches across the land in a vast network of highways. It’s so ubiquitous that most of us take it for granted, but many aren’t aware that concrete’s key ingredient, ordinary portland cement, is a major producer of greenhouse gases.
Physicists determine the three-dimensional positions of individual atoms for the first time
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Los Angeles, California - Atoms are the building blocks of all matter on Earth, and the patterns in which they are arranged dictate how strong, conductive or flexible a material will be. Now, scientists at UCLA have used a powerful microscope to image the three-dimensional positions of individual atoms to a precision of 19 trillionths of a meter, which is several times smaller than a hydrogen atom.
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Over $2 Million in Grants to Fight Methamphetamine and Gang Activity in California
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Los Angeles, California - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that the California Department of Justice has been awarded over two million dollars in federal grants to fight gang activity and the manufacturing and distribution of methamphetamine throughout the state. The grants were awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office.
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, 37 Attorneys General Join in Support of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015
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Los Angeles, California - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and 37 other state attorneys general today sent a letter to Congress in support of proposed legislation, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 (S.524/H.R.953), to increase prevention and treatment of heroin and opioid abuse.
California Winners of the 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award
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Sacramento, California - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today congratulated 29 California public and four private schools that are being recognized as 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools.
San Diego Zoo Global Researchers Tackle Reproductive Challenges in Southern White Rhinos
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San Diego, California - The reproductive physiology team at the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research has been working for seven years to determine why southern white rhino females born in zoos tend not to bear offspring as often as their wild relatives. It was recently discovered that the animals may be sensitive to compounds called phytoestrogens found in soy and alfalfa, which are a component of the animals’ diets in zoos.
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