The Daily brief: June 23, 2011
By Tyler BrownWomen’s Cancer Center opens Monday… Alum’s startup to introduce “light-field” camera… Hoover fellow pushes dispensary legalization in Palo Alto… Two SLAC scientists each awarded $2.5 million grants… Stanford news from around the Web for June 23, 2011.…
Stanford-Berkeley group wins $25 million for solar research
By The Daily News StaffThe U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative recently awarded $25 million to a joint research effort by Stanford and UC-Berkeley. The team, called the Bay Area Photovoltaics Consortium (BAPVC), will work to address technical barriers to the solar power industry and reduce the cost of solar installations.…
SLAC study suggests new phase of matter
By Robert ToewsResearchers at Stanford and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory may have discovered a new phase of matter, distinct from solids, gases, liquids and plasmas. Working in conjunction with scientists from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Berkeley, the Stanford researchers made the discovery while…



