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Stanford could land 3 top picks in 3 drafts

Last updated Monday, March 19, 2012 - 5:12pm

STANFORD, Calif. -- Andrew Luck is set to become the NFL's No. 1 draft pick next month. Stanford pitcher Mark Appel is the likely first choice in June's amateur baseball draft. That's already figuring to be quite a feat for the school.

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Drought behind mass aspen die-off

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 12:31pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Researchers say they've discovered the probable cause behind a mass die-off of aspen trees in the West during the past decade.

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Stanford engineers develop device to speed up computers

David Perlman San Francisco Chronicle

Last updated Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 2:42pm

Stanford University engineers report they have developed a device for computers that can send information over light beams faster than anything yet achieved, while consuming far less energy.

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The PR2s, or personal robots, can provide butler service -- so long as someone writes the software. (SHNS photo courtesy Willow Garage) Editors: Black-and-white photo.

Personal robot that folds laundry, fetches beer?

James Temple San Francisco Chronicle

Last updated Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 5:09pm

SAN FRANCISCO -- Tucked into the cluster of business parks surrounding Stanford University, a team of young engineers is assembling a fleet of robots that can fold laundry, bake cookies, flip pancakes and deliver cold beer.

For that matter, the PR2s, as they're known, can do just about any task you'd expect of the average butler, so long as somebody cares to write up the software. And that willingness to share in development is part of the mission of Willow Garage, a 5-year-old Menlo Park research lab.

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