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2 weeks ago | 
phys.org | Andrew Myers |Lisa Lock |Robert Egan
Using AI to analyze brain scans of students solving math problems, researchers offer the first-ever glimpse into the neural roots of math learning disabilities.
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2 weeks ago | 
wevolver.com | Andrew Myers
Anyone who has seen a fluid mechanics simulation in action, relied on a weather model to anticipate an oncoming hurricane, or seen a flight simulator put a virtual, billion-dollar jet design through the paces knows that the mathematics of simulation are almost-impossibly complex. Even on the fastest supercomputers, these calculations can sometimes take days to complete.
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3 weeks ago | 
techxplore.com | Andrew Myers |Lisa Lock |Andrew Zinin
A team at Stanford has shown that using fewer, higher-quality data points can speed up complex simulations. The method could impact fields from aircraft certification to climate modeling. Anyone who has seen a fluid mechanics simulation in action, relied on a weather model to anticipate an oncoming hurricane, or seen a flight simulator put a virtual, billion-dollar jet design through its paces, knows that the mathematics of simulation are almost impossibly complex.
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Andrew Myers
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."IF YOU HAD to pinpoint when the high-protein craze hit velocity, you could credit #proteinsoda. The late-2024 trend, for the somehow unfamiliar, involves pouring a premade high-protein shake (often Core Power; sometimes Quest or Premier) into pop (usually Coke Zero or Dr. Pepper Zero).
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2 months ago | 
phys.org | Andrew Myers
Marine heat waves that seemed extreme just a decade ago will become commonplace by the end of this century in waters favored by giant kelp, researchers have found. Dense forests of giant kelp absorb carbon dioxide from surface waters and produce oxygen.
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2 months ago | 
energy.stanford.edu | Andrew Myers
Rare earth mineral recovery from spent batteries. AI-driven decision-making for sustainable energy systems. Engineered proteins that extract valuable minerals from wastewater. Safer, less expensive batteries using sulfur. These are among the pursuits of the third cohort of the Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship. This summer, the Precourt Institute for Energy will welcome 10 early-career researchers to Stanford University.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
wevolver.com | Andrew Myers
Trained on a dataset that includes all known living species—and a few extinct ones, Evo2 can predict the form and function of proteins in the DNA of all domains of life, identify molecules useful for bioengineering and medicine, and run experiments in a fraction of the time it would take a traditional lab. "It is really good at discovery."Imagine being able to speed up evolution – hypothetically – to learn which genes might have a harmful or beneficial effect on human health.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
phys.org | Andrew Myers
Using a series of more than 1,000 X-ray snapshots of the shapeshifting of enzymes in action, researchers at Stanford University have illuminated one of the great mysteries of life—how enzymes are able to speed up life-sustaining biochemical reactions so dramatically. Their findings could impact fields ranging from basic science to drug discovery, and provoke a rethinking of how science is taught in the classroom.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
sustainability.stanford.edu | Andrew Myers
The greater Los Angeles area has long been subject of intense seismographic monitoring. A network of highly sensitive seismometers peppers the region on a constant vigil for earthquakes. Now researchers at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability have developed a new way to use that existing infrastructure and its decades of data to estimate water levels in the region’s aquifers, which serve some 10 million residents of Los Angeles and Orange counties.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
phys.org | Andrew Myers
Enzymes are crucial to life. They are nature's little catalysts. In the gut, they help us digest food. They can enhance perfumes or get laundry cleaner with less energy. Enzymes also make potent drugs to treat disease. Scientists naturally are eager to create new enzymes. They imagine them doing everything from drawing greenhouse gases out of the skies to degrading harmful toxins in the environment.
