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Small earthquakes (magnitude 2) occur several hundred times a day, with larger ones happening about once a year. But as more and more of the world is urbanized, even moderate earthquakes can cause devastation within cities. As part of…

Current VR headsets, with about 3000 pixels per inch, are an improvement on earlier ones, where curved lines were jagged and fine details are lost. But by expanding on existing designs for electrodes of ultra-thin solar panels, Stanford…

One of the ways electric vehicle makers initially extended the driving range of their cars was by increasing battery size. All batteries fade as they age though, slowly losing power and storage capacity. As in people, aging plays out…

As electric vehicles continue to gain consumer acceptance, the need for better batteries to power them grows. Scientists at Stanford University are hoping a new lithium-based electrolyte they’ve invented could pave the way for the next…