ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
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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The Race To Save Our Dark Skies
Princeton astrophysicist Gáspár Bakos joins the fight against a startup offering ‘sunlight on demand’
He Practiced What He Preached and Influenced Architecture
William Shellman Jr. *41 taught in the School of Architecture…
Bioethics Course Asks Students: Should We Enhance Our Minds?
The philosophy class considers Adderall, psychedelics, and emerging neurotechnologies like…
Experimenting in the Classroom, Professors Weigh Whether AI Is Friend or Foe
Researchers in the new group Princeton Societal AI are pondering…
Two Alumni Found Company to Build a Better Electric Boat Motor
Jonathan Lord ’18 and Ben Sorkin ’17’s powerful motor is…
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Two Alumni Found Company to Build a Better Electric Boat Motor
Jonathan Lord ’18 and Ben Sorkin ’17’s powerful motor is virtually silent
Alumni Developed a Way to Remove Microplastics From Waterways
‘The goal is to become the barrier in major emission points before the big flow goes into the ocean,’ says Yidian Liu *21
C. Diff Bacteria Can Weaken the Sick, But a Princeton Chemist Found a Fix
Biological chemist Mohammad Seyedsayamdost found the antibiotic KCB is safe and effective against C. diff and preserves the microbiome
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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
PAW IN PRINT
July 2026
Architect Tod Williams ’65 *67 reflects on the Obama Presidential Center; rain and revelry at Reunions.
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