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18-year-old California student Colin Jie Chu built a model to predict EV battery health with 2.36% error. His research wins top US science award

18-year-old California student Colin Jie Chu developed a model to predict the health and lifespan of electric vehicle batteries, achieving a reported 2.36% error in state-of-health predictions. His Stanford-linked research earned him a place among the 40 finalists of the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search and the Glenn T. Seaborg…

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Phoebe Gates took a secret Stanford class on how to ‘rule the world’—and reportedly recruited employees for her startup accused of wire fraud

An off-the-record university course helped Gates recruit for Phia, and former students claim the class taught a ruthless hunger for profit.

Fortune

Since 2012, Stanford researchers linked 2 sensor technologies to record hurricane forces near the sea surface. Now, the new data stream could help forecast storm intensity before hurricanes make landfall

Hurricane forecasting may soon get help from an unlikely place: earthquake sensors. Stanford researchers found that seismometers can detect tiny ground movements caused by hurricane pressure and turbulence near the surface. Paired with infrasound microphones, these instruments captured changes during Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana in 2012. The finding could give…

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Stanford ran water beneath mirror-like rooftop panels; they cooled it 3–5°C below the surrounding air by sending heat into space

Researchers at Stanford have created innovative panels that cool water exclusively using sunlight and mirrors. These panels effectively reflect sunlight while releasing heat into space, resulting in significant reductions in water temperatures. Trials conducted on a Stanford rooftop have demonstrated remarkable cooling effects. Further modeling for Las Vegas has suggested…

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AI Can Design New Viruses Not Found in Nature. Traders Give Safety Reform Just 10% Odds.

Researchers have successfully used AI to generate 16 brand-new viruses. The economic implications behind this development are huge, but so are the safety implications.

Barchart

Exclusive Stanford Course on Ruling the World Included Phoebe Gates and Helped Build Startup Networks

Stanford's exclusive 'Rule the World' course, founded by Justin Lewis-Weber, selects 12 students annually to explore power structures and build influential networks, with alumni like Phoebe Gates leveraging its connections.

International Business Times UK

Pentagon threatens to cut federal funding to 30 universities over foreign academic partnerships

Harvard, MIT and others face directive to review and cut alliances Pentagon deems national security risk

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Author Malavika Kannan Is Being Hailed As a Voice of Gen Z. These Coming-of-Age Novels Shaped Her

She shares the reading list that inspired her must-read collegiate novel, 'Unprecedented Times.'

Marie Claire

Why We Could See An Influx Of Tiger Woods' Sun Day Red On The Professional Tours

Following the recent success of numerous college golfers at significant amateur events, could Sun Day Red's clothing line become a prominent feature on the professional circuits in a few years' time?

Golf Monthly

Pat Forde: Forty Observations on the 2026 College Football Schedule

Everything you need to know about the quirks of the season from easiest months, a monster slate in November, improvements in consecutive road games and open-date disadvantages and more.

Sports Illustrated

Wispr talks its way to a $2 billion valuation. The company says dictation’s only the beginning

Wispr has raised $280 million in its Menlo Ventures-led Series B, as it looks beyond dictation.

Fortune

Stanford AI Labour Study: Young Female Professionals Experience Slower Growth in Entry-Level Roles

The new Stanford AI labour study reveals that artificial intelligence is disproportionately stalling the careers of young women, exposing deep-rooted structural flaws in how modern corporate work is designed.

International Business Times UK

Estrogen-Only Hormone Therapy Was Linked to Lower Alzheimer's Risk, but the Study Cannot Show Cause

A Stanford study of 21,462 women tied estrogen-only hormone therapy to 35 percent lower odds of Alzheimer's pathology. It cannot prove cause.

Medical Daily

Many Young People Think AI Is Taking Their Jobs. But Data Suggests It Is Not Massive Yet.

More than a quarter of young people think AI is costing people jobs, even though the impact of the technology on job loss remains relatively small so far.

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Shouted ‘Quit India’ as a schoolboy; studied Milky way galaxy through Hindi poem: This Indian scientist, inspired by Gandhi, later built two of the world's most powerful radio telescopes

Independence day 2026: Built two of the world's most powerful radio telescopes with limited resources and designs no one had attempted before, Govind Swarup gave India a place in global astronomy that the field cannot ignore. As India marks 80 years of independence this August, his story stands as one…

Sports Illustrated

One Number That Sums Up Every ACC Team and Notre Dame in 2026

Can the league find an identity after a bizarre 2025?

Medical Daily

Your Astrocytes Have Their Own Birthday, and for Some People It Decides Whether APOE4 Becomes Alzheimer's

A Stanford-led study built aging clocks for 40+ cell types from blood. Youthful astrocytes tracked with far lower Alzheimer's risk.

Medical Daily

A Flatworm Cell That Detonates Like a Bomb, Kills Dozens of Neighbors, Then Vanishes in Five Minutes

Stanford researchers found ruptoblasts, cells that self-destruct explosively to kill anything nearby. A hormone, not a pathogen, pulls the trigger.

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The Conversation

Nature has spent billions of years fighting bacteria – AI could help us learn its secrets

Tiny viruses that infect bacteria could one day help us tackle infections that antibiotics can no longer treat. But first, scientists need to understand how these viruses work, and artificial intelligence could provide them with a powerful way to do that.

Fortune

Startup B3IQ has found a new AI niche: Supplying rent-to-own machines to privacy-conscious university researchers

The New York based firm's clients include Stanford and Dartmouth u

Medical Daily

Researchers Used AI to Design Working Viruses, Raising Both Medical Hopes and Biosecurity Concerns

Stanford and Arc Institute researchers used AI to design 16 functional bacteriophages that kill E. coli, prompting biosecurity warnings.

Medical Daily

Semaglutide Was Linked to Fewer Fractures in People with Type 2 Diabetes Despite Greater Weight Loss

A study of nearly 60,000 adults with type 2 diabetes found semaglutide was associated with 15% fewer fractures than other weight-loss medications.

Medical Daily

Researchers Describe a New Role for Tau in Brain Cell Damage That Could Open a Drug Target

Stanford researchers report that tau can enter mitochondria and reverse electron flow, generating cellular stress and inflammation in brain cells.

The Economic Times

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ powerful Stanford speech on death and time still resonates 21 years later: “Your time is limited” — the life lesson that can change how you see success, purpose and your own path

Steve Jobs' iconic 2005 Stanford commencement speech continues to inspire millions with its powerful message about death, time and following your own path. Jobs called death “the single best invention of life” and urged graduates not to waste their limited time living someone else's life. His advice about listening to…

The Times of India

When Steve Jobs called it ‘the single best invention of life’: Why this iconic speech resonates even years after his death

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford speech emphasized death as life's greatest invention. He urged graduates to live each day as if it were their last. Jobs advised them not to waste time living someone else's life. He stressed the importance of following one's heart and intuition. This profound message continues to…

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