A new cement formula using volcanic rock cuts carbon emissions by 67 percent, potentially offering an affordable alternative to increasingly scarce cement additives, according to researchers.

With energy costs up and electricity demand climbing, Stanford researchers are leading efforts to make clean power affordable and reliable for all while cutting the emissions that drive climate change. Their work ranges from deep underground heat to solar on farms, renewable fuels, and upgrades for the power grid and batteries.

In policy statements, emphasizing Japan's dependence on Middle Eastern oil increased Japanese public support for deploying Japan's Self-Defense Forces to protect oil supply routes, even when arguments conclude diplomacy is the better path, according to a new Stanford Japan Barometer experiment.