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March 29, 2023

3D printing research at Stanford

3D printing offers a world of possibilities, but it has its limitations. Stanford researchers are stretching the boundaries of current printing models and finding innovative ways to solve pressing dilemmas of design, engineering, and medicine.

March 27, 2023

The overlooked accelerant for Thwaites Glacier ice loss

A new study suggests Thwaites Glacier’s main trunk is poised to widen in a way that could speed up ice loss within 20 years.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory — March 24, 2023

SLAC’s Sadasivan Shankar on sustainable computing

How can we design computing systems that use less energy while still accomplishing everything we want them to do?

Stanford Graduate School of Business — March 23, 2023

What even is an algorithm?

This video breaks it down in less than two minutes.

Stanford Earth Matters magazine — March 23, 2023

‘Two-eyed seeing’ off the California coast

A new research partnership will combine Indigenous and scientific knowledge to monitor marine life in a sacred tribal region that may be a bellwether of how native species will fare in the face of climate change.

March 23, 2023

Oil-sand wastewater triggered large Alberta earthquake

New research reveals wastewater injected underground by fossil fuel operators caused a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in November 2022 in the Peace River area of Alberta’s oil sands region. This is the first study to link seismicity in the area to human activity.