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Researchers Use Hydrogels to Harvest Clean Water
‘If we really put effort in making this environment more green, more sustainable, we can do it,’ says Xiaohui Xu
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Young Alumni Shake Up the Business World With AI
Two teams of recent Princeton alumni are behind companies at the heart of a disruptive shift towards generative AI
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Grant Uncertainty Continues to Impact Research at Princeton
Three weeks after his $10 million microchip project was announced, principal investigator Kaushik Sengupta received a stop-work order
Princeton Aerospace Alumni Stick a Lunar Landing on First Attempt
Tom Markusic *02 co-founded Firefly Aerospace, whose Blue Ghost lander carried 10 payloads to the moon
Researchers Tout Role of Federal Funding
In the face of federal funding cuts, these Princeton researchers are speaking out
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Summer in South Pacific Led to Two Alums’ New Book on Phosphorous
Jack Lohmann ’19 wrote the new book White Light, and Alice Maiden ’19 created the illustrations with linocut prints
Prerna Ramachandra ’14 Integrates Technology and Storytelling at New Yahoo Creators
In her latest career pivot, Ramachandra is helping manage Yahoo’s new lifestyle content platform
Cindy Han ’22 Is Working to Protect Artists From Theft by AI
Han’s start-up, Trufo, is building cryptographic watermarks that can’t be separated from images and videos
Tavish Rice ’20 Built a Better Pill Case
‘Ikigai is a great example of starting the design process with understanding a need’
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