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Global warming is causing climate belts to shift toward the poles and to higher elevations. To keep pace with these changes, the average ecosystem will need to shift about a quarter mile each year, says a new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution at Stanford University and at the University of California, Berkeley.

Audi Aims To Tackle Infamous American Hill Climb Without A Driver

What once seemed to be the stuff of science fiction – a car that can safely operate without direct input from a driver – is rapidly moving from the realm of science fiction toward reality.

The Audi Pikes Peak TTS is nicknamed “Shelley” by the Stanford DDL after Michele Mouton, arguably the most successful female rally driver to date who played a significant part in Audi’s racing history

The successes of Stanley and Junior – autonomous vehicles that won the DARPA Grand Challenge and Urban Challenge races – demonstrate that cooperation between science and industry can drive the development of significant new technologies.

Tesla Motors will collaborate with executives from around the world to reinvent the car-buying experience as part of the Customer-Focused Innovation executive education program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Researchers from Stanford University and Columbia University are demonstrating the use of existing materials in innovative, safe, and cost-effective ways that get patients out of the operating room faster.

GeForce GPU Runs Folding@home Protein Simulations 140 Times Faster Than Traditional Processors

Leader in Online Video Monetization is One of Only Nine Companies to Win AlwaysOn Global 250, OnMedia 100 and OnHollywood 100 Awards in the Same Year

A new anti-sliding adhesive developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, may be the closest man-made material yet to mimic the remarkable gecko toe hairs that allow the tiny lizard to scamper along vertical surfaces and ceilings.

Luminescent Technologies, Inc., a provider of lithography-enhancement products to the global semiconductor industry, today announced that it has raised $9 Million in a new financing round.