Featured Reports

The sky may hold the secret to efficient air conditioning
March 10, 2016
MIT Technology Review
Aaswath Raman's SkyCool Systems takes an unconventional approach to cooling by transferring heat to the cold sky.

5 ways SLAC’s X-ray laser can change the way we live
March 9, 2016
SLAC News Center
SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source is helping researchers develop a modern grid, cleaner fuels and nuclear fusion technology.

Calculating the costs of climate change
March 9, 2016
SIEPR
In a world where the mercury is rising, Stanford’s Marshall Burke is examining how warming temperatures will affect global output.

When a garage becomes a classroom
March 3, 2016
Emerson Collective
For many student participants, the Stanford Solar Car Project is at the heart of their college education, and the Australian solar-car race is the culmination.

PHOTO: Chemistry student Aanindeeta Banerjee and Asst. Prof. Matt Kanan.
Renewable plastic from carbon dioxide and plants
March 3, 2016
Stanford Report
Stanford scientists have developed a new technology that could provide a green alternative to petroleum-based plastic bottles and other polyester products.

Stanford group plans for 100% green-energy future in Canada
March 2, 2016
CBC News
Mark Jacobson and Tony Seba say that Canada's fossil-fuel industry could be obsolete by 2030 as clean energy takes over.

Women entrepreneurs in cleantech discuss overcoming gender barriers
March 1, 2016
TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy
Five women inventors and a pioneering investor shared their insights for overcoming gender barriers in clean technology at a forum hosted by the TomKat Center.

Stanford-led study on grid reliability to receive 2015 Cozzarelli Prize
March 1, 2016
Precourt Institute for Energy
A 2015 study co-authored by Stanford's Mark Jacobson is one six papers to be honored by the National Academy of Sciences.

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