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Researchers develop gel-like fluid to prevent wildfires

Ujwal Srivastava
  •  
Nov. 13, 2019
Science & Technology
Mon Ami, a Stanford-grad startup focused on employing college students to read and talk to senior citizens, recently raised $3.4 million to continue expanding its operations. (Photo: Courtesy of Madeline Dangerfield-Cha)

Startup connects college students and senior citizens for companionship

Shreyas Parab
  •  
Nov. 11, 2019
Science & Technology
In the first season of HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” the founders of the tech company Pied Piper developed a new compression algorithm that is more efficient than previously thought possible. The algorithm presented in the show was created by a Stanford professor at the bequest of HBO. (Photo: Courtesy of Tsachy Weissman)

EE professor, ‘Silicon Valley’ consultant talks work on show

Shreyas Parab
  •  
Nov. 10, 2019
Science & Technology
Wikimedia Commons

Stanford senior creates app to target misinformation in the media

Rayouf Alhumedhi
  •  
Oct. 30, 2019
News
The school districts in St. Charles, Missouri, Olathe, Kansas and Long Island, New York filed lawsuits earlier this month on Oct. 7, becoming the first districts to take legal action against the popular vape producer.(Photo: Flickr, https://vaping360.com/best-vape-starter-kits/pod-mini-vapes/)

Struggling to stop student vaping, school districts’ lawsuits blame Juul for drained resources

Meghan Sullivan
  •  
Oct. 23, 2019
SSI’s balloon projects aim to use space technology to address issues related to the climate crisis on earth. Project Cycloon, expected to launch later this month, plans to fly balloons into weather systems like cyclones to gather data — hence the origin of the project name. (Photo courtesy of Stanford Student Space Initiative)

SSI’s balloons aim to reach new heights

Vionna Atefi
  •  
Oct. 14, 2019
Ultimately, the goal of Aromyx is to bring more science, more understanding and more rigor to the senses of smell and taste. (Photo courtesy of Fred Stahl)

Stanford grads’ startup Aromyx aims to quantify taste and smell

Rinni Bhansali
  •  
Oct. 11, 2019
Science & Technology
The startup Viralspace is now focused on a virality-prediction tool, an AI-powered algorithm that analyzes several features of a photo to predict how well it will perform on social media. (Photo: Courtesy of Viralspace)

Stanford-founded startup Viralspace hones its focus to virality prediction

Alex Tsai
  •  
Oct. 6, 2019
Research
Bats use echolocation to find their prey. Dolphins use echolocation when navigating the waters. Our research roundup highlight this week found that echolocation in unrelated species has resulted from the same set of genetic changes. (Photo: Creative Commons)

Research Roundup: Echolocation, neurological disease and breast cancer clinical trials

Derek Chen
  •  
Oct. 6, 2019
Science & Technology
Anthony Quintano/Wikimedia Commons

In leaked audio, Zuckerberg drenches Warren’s plan to break up Facebook with criticism

Paxton Scott
  •  
Oct. 4, 2019
The new Stanford Hospital, which opened this year, will partner with Santa Clara County to open a SAFE center. (Photo: Courtesy of Will Pryce)

New Stanford ‘super’ hospital is earthquake-proof, designed for better patient experience

Andrew Tan
  •  
Oct. 3, 2019
Research
Li Ka Shing building

Cardinal Catalog: The Sept. 22 – Sept. 28 research roundup

Andrew Tan and Paxton Scott
  •  
Sept. 30, 2019
News
Juul box

2 Stanford grads stoked a billion-dollar industry with Juul. Now their vaping company is under fire

Paxton Scott
  •  
Sept. 26, 2019
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Stanford to develop central repository for biomedical ethics

Andrew Tan
  •  
Sept. 24, 2019
News
The idea for Nillify came to life in spring 2018, when Tucker Haas '19 (left) and Neel Yerneni '19 M.S. '19 (right) were in Berlin. Yerneni was working at European fintech company N26, and Haas was taking part in Stanford’s Bing Overseas Studies Program. They interned at Facebook over the following summer, where they found a common passion for fintech. (Photo courtesy of Neel Yerneni)

Stanford grads’ startup aims to create secure financial backup plans using AI

Callia Yuan
  •  
Sept. 17, 2019
News
(From left to right) Vince McPhilip M.B.A. ’18, Chengdiao Fan Ph.D. ’14 and Nicolas Kokkalis Ph.D. ’13 cofounded the cryptocurrency network Pi Network with visiting student researcher Aurélien Schiltz. (Photo: Benjamin Mattingly)

Stanford grads develop cryptocurrency for smartphone users to increase its accessibility

Siddhant Gupta
  •  
Sept. 16, 2019
News
The result of Brainstorm's collaboration with Pinterest was an update on the Pinterest mobile app that displays guides for easing anxiety, such as short exercises to refocus attention and relax. These guides show up when users search terms indicative of stress, work anxiety and sadness. (Photo: HANNAH RONCA/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford’s Brainstorm lab works with Pinterest, others to apply product design to mental health

Claire Li
  •  
Sept. 16, 2019
News
To gain a better understanding of what Musk is trying to do with Neuralink, The Daily heard from clinical associate professor of neurosurgery and psychiatry and behavioral sciences Maheen Adamson. (Photo: Media News)

Associate Stanford professor talks Neuralink, Elon Musk’s venture into health industry

Clyde John
  •  
Sept. 5, 2019
News
PAXTON SCOTT/The Stanford Daily

Reddit Co-founder, Congresswoman advocate for net neutrality at Law School event

Paxton Scott
  •  
May 31, 2019
News
MICHELLE LEUNG/The Stanford Daily

Stanford Doggo: Students develop open-source agile quadruped robot

Michelle Leung
  •  
May 31, 2019
The Stanford Daily

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