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Tuesday, November 24, 2015
A new study shows that wind, water and solar generators can theoretically result in a reliable, affordable national grid when the generators are combined with inexpensive storage.
Over the last few years, Mark Jacobson, a Stanford professor of civil and environmental engineering, and his colleague...
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Millions of years ago, even before the continents had settled into place, jellyfish were already swimming the oceans with the same pulsing motions we observe today.
Now through clever experiments and insightful math, an interdisciplinary research team has revealed a startling truth about how...
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Nearly half the people on Earth live in coastal areas, and more than half live in cities. The numbers are expected to grow dramatically, and a changing climate’s effect on rising seas and extreme weather will likely take a greater toll. Who will build the infrastructure to sustain these vulnerable...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Consider the plastic foam cup. Every year, Americans throw away 2.5 billion of them. And yet, that waste is just a fraction of the 33 million tons of plastic Americans discard every year. Less than 10 percent of that total gets recycled, and the remainder presents challenges ranging from water...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Consider the plastic foam cup. Every year, Americans throw away 2.5 billion of them. And yet, that waste is just a fraction of the 33 million tons of plastic Americans discard every year. Less than 10 percent of that total gets recycled, and the remainder presents challenges ranging from water...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Down the drain. It's a phrase synonymous with lost opportunities. In semiarid regions, opportunity for improved water supply and security literally goes down the drain every time episodic rainstorms pass through.
To take advantage of this rainfall, Stanford researchers are working with local and...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Miniature ultrasound sensors embedded in windmill blades could help avoid catastrophic failures and reduce wind power costs by replacing field inspections with online monitoring.
Stanford Engineering students Alex Guo and Kevin Zheng have set out to show that their sensor system, developed in the...
Thursday, July 9, 2015
How can drones help improve water quality in the San Francisco Bay? What does it take to protect marine habitats from seafloor dredging? Can a private-market approach solve household water contamination in low-income urban areas?
These are some of the questions Stanford faculty teams, including...
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies (SEED) recently awarded more than $2.7 million for 33 research projects based in 23 countries around the world.
The 2014-15 awards are given in two categories: Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Developing Economies (I-Awards) and Global...
Monday, June 8, 2015
One potential way to combat ongoing climate change, eliminate air pollution mortality, create jobs and stabilize energy prices involves converting the world's entire energy infrastructure to run on clean, renewable energy.
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