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According to a new study, more efficient data centers and a slowing economy has held up the rapid growth of electricity used in data centers. Researcher and Stanford University consulting professor Jonathan Koomey said electricity use grew about 36 percent in the U.S. from 2005 to 2010 and 56 percent globally.He said that place is lower than the doubling of data center electricity use that happened from 2000 to 2005. As cloud computing becomes increasingly popular, giant data centers are...

Colleges and Universities to replace error-prone, cumbersome spreadsheets and leverage best practices for capital, tuition, endowment and other key planning activities. Placerville, CA (PRWEB) July 27, 2011 Alight LLC, developers of the industry-leading Alight Planning financial planning and reporting software, and Ralph Harker Associates, a leading consulting firm specializing in end-to-end planning solutions for higher education, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver a...

A new study by researchers at Stanford University, using a technique that manipulates light to control brain cells, has shown that broken sleep causes memory impairment in mice.Until recently scientists have been unable to separate the effects on the brain of different sleep patterns. But in the newest study, they were able to overcome that problem using the new method, known as optogenetics. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the study could help explain...

Undergraduate engineering students and faculty will benefit from resources to spark innovation and entrepreneurshipThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $10 million grant over five years to launch a national center based at Stanford University for teaching innovation and entrepreneurship in engineering. Directed by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), the entrepreneurship center at Stanford's School of Engineering, the new national center addresses the critical need...

Next generation of engineers will combine innovation and entrepreneurial know-how with technical skills to power the nation's growth. Stanford, CA (PRWEB) July 25, 2011 The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $10 million grant to launch a national center for teaching innovation and entrepreneurship in engineering, based at Stanford University. Directed by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), the entrepreneurship center at Stanford's School of Engineering,...

Teenage girls may be more vulnerable to the long term effects of binge drinking than their male counterparts, claims a new study from researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Stanford University.As part of the study, which will be published in the October 2011 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, UCSD Psychiatry Professor Susan F. Tapert and colleagues studied a total of 95 students, ages 16 to 19, from nearby public schools. Of those subjects,...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bank of the West Classic and CrowdOptic, a new Silicon Valley technology company, today announced a partnership that will allow the tournament to launch a new mobile technology that will enhance the viewing experience for its live event spectators at the 2011 Bank of the West Classic. The new technology from CrowdOptic will allow the spectators in the stands to see real-time information about the players displayed on their smartphones while...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruckus Wireless(TM) (www.ruckuswireless.com) today announced that Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (JRBP), Stanford University's 1,200-acre outdoor preserve, has selected and deployed a Ruckus outdoor meshed dual-band 802.11n Smart Wi-Fi system to cover the vast outdoor research park with reliable wireless broadband connectivity. According to Trevor Hebert, geographic information systems and data manager at JRBP, the preserve's plans to...

In a typical year, California gets about 30 percent of its water from groundwater wells. Yet when it comes to managing this precious resource, the state of California relies on a mixed bag of more than 2,000 local water agencies with varying degrees of authority.Critics say that this decentralized system leaves the state vulnerable to overdraft, which occurs when water is pumped out faster than replacement water is absorbed. But according to a new report published by Stanford University's...

Higher temperatures could significantly impact California and other premium winegrowing regions of the United States in the next 30 years, according to a new study led by Stanford University climate scientists.Writing in the June 30 edition of Environmental Research Letters, the scientists report that by 2040, the amount of land suitable for cultivating premium wine grapes in high-value areas of northern California could shrink by 50 percent because of global warming. However, some cooler...