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Stanford Assistant Professor Matteo Cargnello at a lab where nanocrystals are grown.

Scientists watch ‘artificial atoms’ assemble into perfect lattices

Jul 31, 2017 | SLAC News Center

Professor Noah Diffenbaugh

Noah Diffenbaugh named to California state climate group

Jul 29, 2017 | Stanford Report

Once infrequent, the Gulf of Mexico dead zone is now an annual event, triggered by phosphorus and nitrogen in fertilizers used on farms

Higher greenhouse gas emissions could worsen ocean dead zones

Jul 27, 2017 | New York Times

According to a new SLAC study, atoms in perovskites respond to light with unusual rotational motions and distortions that could explain the high efficiency of these next-generation solar cell materials.

Atomic movies may help explain perovskite solar cell efficiency

Jul 26, 2017 | SLAC News Center

Kira Minehart works at the whiteboard during an exercise in the Environmental Advocacy class.

Mastering the art of environmental and policy engagement

Jul 21, 2017 | Stanford Report

A golden eagle flying near an old California wind turbine.

Collaboration meets innovation in new research projects

Jul 19, 2017 | Stanford Report

Applied Power photovoltaic panels at Farallon National Wildlife Refuge

Distributed energy sources can reduce cost of electricity up to 50%

Jul 18, 2017 | Ars Technica

Steam lines from an enhanced oil recovery project in California.

Climate impacts of super-giant oilfields go up with age

Jul 17, 2017 | Stanford Report

Former Stanford postdoc Gururaj Naik is developing technology to upconvert light by using lasers to power devices that combine plasmonic metals and semiconducting quantum wells.

‘Upconverted’ light has a bright future

Jul 17, 2017 | Rice University

Electric vehicle charging

Charge-as-you-go electric cars: Do we really need them?

Jul 17, 2017 | KQED Science

Sila Kiliccote

SLAC scientist Sila Kiliccote takes on additional role as managing director of grid innovations at Stanford

Jul 14, 2017 | Precourt Institute for Energy

Energy Department awards Stanford $1.59 million for solar research

Jul 12, 2017 | Department of Energy

Stanford scientists create a lithium-graphene foil that could enable batteries with nearly twice the energy density of existing lithium batteries.

Lithium/graphene 'foil' makes for a great battery electrode

Jul 12, 2017 | Ars Technica

Illustration of laser light exciting an electron in the central iron atom (red).

Scientists see molecules ‘breathe’ in remarkable detail

Jul 11, 2017 | SLAC News Center

Downtown Denver skyline.

Businesses and investors need to act on climate now

Jul 11, 2017 | Stanford Social Innovation Review

The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is home to a 2-mile-long linear accelerator, a synchotron and one of the world’s most powerful X-ray lasers.

Stanford awarded new contract to manage and operate SLAC

Jul 10, 2017 | Stanford Report

staff scientist Patrick Kirchmann with the instrument used to measure electron energy .

Atomic milestone could lead to improved electric grid

Jul 6, 2017 | San Jose Mercury News

Members of the Stanford Solar Car Project carefully install the solar-paneled top shell of their new car named Sundae.

Solar car team unveils new car for 2017 Australia challenge

Jul 6, 2017 | Precourt Institute

Uncapped spent nuclear fuel stored underwater at the Hanford nuclear site

Déjà vu for U.S. nuclear waste

Jun 30, 2017 | Science

From left, panelists Christine Su, Ugwem Eneyo and Hedi Razavi share their experiences as entrepreneurs.

Sustainability ventures require perseverance, entrepreneurial women say

Jun 30, 2017 | TomKat Center

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