Yuma News

The psychology behind the tiny house movement

Details: Written by UC Berkeley UC Berkeley; Published: 14 August 2016 14 August 2016

Berkeley, California - “What’s cool about tiny homes is that the entire space is sort of a broadcast of some sort of value that you hold in relation to homes, sustainability, and how you’re living your life,” says Lindsay Graham, a research specialist at the Center for the Built Environment at UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design.

Kidnapping and assault leads to barricaded subjects

Details: Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now; Published: 14 August 2016 14 August 2016

Yuma, Arizona - This morning, at approximately 8:00 a.m. The Yuma Police Departments Special Enforcement Unit was called out in reference to possible barricaded subjects in the 600 block of W. 20th Street. At 9:05 a.m. all subjects came out of the residence without incident.

MIT develops self-shading windows

Details: Written by David L. Chandler David L. Chandler; Published: 14 August 2016 14 August 2016

Cambridge, Massachusetts - A team of researchers at MIT has developed a new way of making windows that can switch from transparent to opaque, potentially saving energy by blocking sunlight on hot days and thus reducing air-conditioning costs. While other systems for causing glass to darken do exist, the new method offers significant advantages by combining rapid response times and low power needs.

Paraplegics Take a Step to Regain Movement

Details: Written by Samiha Khanna Samiha Khanna; Published: 14 August 2016 14 August 2016

Durham, North Carolina - Eight people who have spent years paralyzed from spinal cord injuries have regained partial sensation and muscle control in their lower limbs after training with brain-controlled robotics, according to a study published Aug. 11 in Scientific Reports.

1967 solar storm nearly took U.S. to brink of war

Details: Written by Trent Knoss Trent Knoss; Published: 14 August 2016 14 August 2016

Boulder, Colorado - A solar storm that jammed radar and radio communications at the height of the Cold War could have led to a disastrous military conflict if not for the U.S. Air Force’s budding efforts to monitor the sun’s activity, a new CU Boulder study finds.

Motorized prosthetics improves lives of amputees

Details: Written by Laura Bailey Laura Bailey; Published: 14 August 2016 14 August 2016

Ann Arbor, Michigan - When asked about her chosen field, Deanna Gates, director of the Rehabilitation Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of Michigan, always joked that she wanted to make Luke Skywalker's hand.

Emergency financial aid from call centers effectively prevents homelessness

Details: Written by Brittany Collins Kaufman Brittany Collins Kaufman; Published: 14 August 2016 14 August 2016

Notre Dame, Indiana - Homelessness in the United States is a persistent and complex problem. Each year more than 2.3 million people experience homelessness, 7.4 million people live “doubled up” with friends or family for economic reasons, and many more are on the brink of homelessness. In addition to the negative mental, developmental and health problems that arise among homeless adults and children, the issue costs a community more than $5,000 for each person who enters a shelter.