NBC News – In January, a Washington State University study found that the new rules are more effective at combating driver fatigue. The researchers found that drivers who took more overnight breaks during the restart period “experienced fewer lapses of attention, reported less sleepiness while on duty, and maintained their lane position better than those with only one nighttime period in their restart.”
The Daily Mail UK – In a trial at Washington State University, patients will breathe in a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen, or a placebo, for one hour. The severity of their depression will be assessed 30 minutes and two hours after each treatment.
Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine – Dirk Schulze-Makuch is a professor of astrobiology at Washington State University and has published seven books related to the field of astrobiology and planetary habitability. In addition, he is an adjunct professor at the Beyond Center at Arizona State University and currently also holds a guest professorship at the Technical University Berlin in Germany.