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Friday, February 26, 2016
A new study calculating the economic impacts of climate change shows that the costs of carbon dioxide emissions have been underestimated. | Photo by Robert S. Donovan
The economic damage caused by a ton of carbon dioxide emissions – often referred to as the "social cost" of carbon – could...
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Researchers are developing software that can analyze satellite imagery to provide a better way to map poverty in places like Uganda. REUTERS | James Akena
One of the biggest challenges in fighting poverty is the lack of reliable information. In order to aid the poor, agencies need to map...
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Professor Sean Follmer, right, uses a new 3D display in a networked collaboration. | Photo courtesy of TMG MIT Media Lab
Computers have been great for crunching numbers. Now Stanford engineers want to make them better tools for creativity. To do this they are liberating data from flat...
Thursday, February 4, 2016
The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $7.6 million for research on advanced energy technologies for industrialized countries and the developing world. The funding will be shared by six research teams at Stanford and three other universities.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Since Professor Jeffrey Koseff gave his first Classes Without Quizzes lecture in 1999 at Stanford Reunion Homecoming, he has addressed alumni audiences near and far – on the Farm, in cities across the nation and in countries around the world.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Since Professor Jeffrey Koseff gave his first Classes Without Quizzes lecture in 1999 at Stanford Reunion Homecoming, he has addressed alumni audiences near and far – on the Farm, in cities across the nation and in countries around the world.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Since Professor Jeffrey Koseff gave his first Classes Without Quizzes lecture in 1999 at Stanford Reunion Homecoming, he has addressed alumni audiences near and far – on the Farm, in cities across the nation and in countries around the world.
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...
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