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Stanford researchers' magnetic nanotags spot cancer in mice earlier than current methods
Stanford researchers' magnetic-nano sensor chips are up to 1,000 times more sensitive than current methods of cancer detection and search for up to 64 different cancer-associated proteins simultaneously.
Stanford researcher gets six-figure settlement from James Joyce Estate
Stanford scholar Carol Shloss’ breakthrough settlement against the James Joyce Estate gives hope to beleaguered researchers.
Google endows Stanford professorship in memory of Professor Rajeev Motwani
Gift will help launch an expansion of Stanford's Computer Science Department.
9.23.09
Stanford Management Company announces 2009 results
The Stanford University Merged Pool, the university's primary investment pool, experienced its largest decline ever during the year's financial crisis in global markets.
9.23.09
H1N1 flu concerns spur Stanford officials to cancel Full Moon on the Quad
Stanford's popular student event, Full Moon on the Quad, is canceled because of flu concerns.
Cheap, sensitive Stanford sensors could detect explosives, toxins in water
New chemical sensor chips made with carbon nanotubes could enable rapid, low-cost detection of TNT and poison in rivers, reservoirs.
Open-source camera could revolutionize digital photography
Stanford scientists' open-source device, dubbed 'Frankencamera,' gives programmers the power to change the camera's features and create new possibilities.
Media multitaskers pay mental price, Stanford study shows
Think you can talk on the phone, send an instant message and read your e-mail all at once? Stanford researchers say even trying may impair your cognitive control.
4.1.09
Free Stanford course on developing iPhone software
Stanford offers a free online course on a hot topic: How to write programs for iPhones. Videos of the computer science class, taught by Apple engineers, will be available at Stanford on iTunes U.
1.28.09
Reading the fine print takes on a new meaning
Stanford physicists have created the world's smallest writing, roughly one third of a billionth of a meter, with quantum electron waves.
12.10.08
Wind, water and sun beat other energy alternatives, study finds
The best ways to improve energy security, mitigate global warming and reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution are blowing in the wind and rippling in the water, not growing on prairies or glowing inside nuclear power plants, says Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford.
8.29.08
Helicopters teach themselves to do aerial maneuvers
Stanford computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables robotic helicopters to teach themselves to fly difficult stunts by watching other helicopters perform the same maneuvers.
6.15.08
Oprah Winfrey addresses Stanford Class of 2008
She came to dispense words of advice, encouragement and congratulations. But Oprah Winfrey's address at Stanford's 117th Commencement wouldn't have been complete without her giving away something more.
6.15.08
Oprah talks to graduates about feelings, failure and finding happiness
3.19.08
Stanford researchers developing 3-D camera with 12,616 lenses
The camera you own has one main lens and produces a flat, two-dimensional photograph, whether you hold it in your hand or view it on your computer screen. On the other hand, a camera with two lenses (or two cameras placed apart from each other) can take more interesting 3-D photos. But what if your digital camera saw the world through thousands of tiny lenses, each a miniature camera unto itself?
2.20.08
Stanford enhances undergraduate financial aid program
Stanford University today announced the largest increase in its history for its financial aid program for undergraduates.
1.7.08
Building a better virtual world, one tree (or millions) at a time
When Stanford computer scientist Vladlen Koltun decided to build a better virtual world, he began with 3-D trees—millions of them. Now he wants to give them away.
12.18.07
Nanowire battery can hold 10 times the charge of existing lithium-ion battery
Stanford researchers have found a way to use silicon nanowires to reinvent the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power laptops, iPods, video cameras, cell phones, and countless other devices.
6.14.05
'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says
This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.
6.12.05
Steve Jobs to 2005 graduates: 'Stay hungry, stay foolish'
Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks—including death itself—at the university's 114th Commencement on Sunday in Stanford Stadium.
