http://news.stanford.edu Latest Science and Technology news headlines from Stanford University. Copyright (C) Stanford University en-us http://news.stanford.edu/images/srdot.gif http://news.stanford.edu http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/nanowires-weld-light-021312.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/nanowires-weld-light-021312.html At the nano level, researchers at Stanford have discovered a new way to weld together meshes of tiny wires. Their work could lead to innovative electronics and solar applications. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/depression-brain-imaging-020912.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/depression-brain-imaging-020912.html Psychologists use brain imaging and a video game to help girls teach their brains not to overreact to stress. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/nanoshell-whispering-galleries-020712.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/nanoshell-whispering-galleries-020712.html Engineers at Stanford have created photovoltaic nanoshells that harness a peculiar physical phenomenon to better trap light. The results could dramatically improve the efficiency of thin-film solar cells while reducing their weight and cost. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/zoback-fracking-regulation-020612.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/zoback-fracking-regulation-020612.html Obama's new rule is only one step toward ensuring the safety of hydraulic fracturing, the booming technology that offers economic and environmental benefits, according to Stanford geophysicist and DOE adviser Mark Zoback. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/wireless-vehicle-charge-020112.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/wireless-vehicle-charge-020112.html Stanford researchers have designed a new technology that could lead to wireless charging of electric vehicles while they cruise down the highway. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/ghez-bunyan-lecture-013012.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/ghez-bunyan-lecture-013012.html How scientists are bringing our galaxy's supermassive black hole and its environs into focus with laser guide star adaptive optics. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/brown-media-gift-013012.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/brown-media-gift-013012.html Longtime Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown has given Stanford's School of Engineering and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism $30 million to establish the David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/aero-engineering-software-012412.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/aero-engineering-software-012412.html Stanford University Unstructured is open-source software that gives engineering students a leg up on the time-consuming process of writing code to optimize aerospace designs. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/elliott-levinthal-obit-012312.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/elliott-levinthal-obit-012312.html In a career that ranged from radar to medicine to outer space, Elliott Levinthal played an instrumental role in the schools of Engineering and Medicine, and in the rise of Silicon Valley. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/energy-efficiency-011712.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/energy-efficiency-011712.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/virtual-lab-tours-011212.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/virtual-lab-tours-011212.html If you want to see what your living room is likely to look like four years from now, take a tour of the Virtual Human Interaction Lab, which has reopened after a major renovation. Tours are offered to the general public most Fridays at 4 p.m. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://stanmed.stanford.edu/2011fall/article4.html http://stanmed.stanford.edu/2011fall/article4.html Battling cancer is risky for anyone, but when the patient is also a mom-to-be, doctors face a host of unanswered questions. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/december/richter-climate-qanda-122711.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/december/richter-climate-qanda-122711.html Stanford physicist's prescriptions include more natural gas and nuclear power, doubts about renewable energy goals, and a new way to gain political support. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/december/bao-organic-semiconductors-122111.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/december/bao-organic-semiconductors-122111.html By packing molecules closer together, chemical engineers have dramatically improved the electrical conductivity of organic semiconductors. The advance could herald flexible electronics, more efficient solar panels, and perhaps better TV screens. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/december/model-tsunami-predict-121311.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/december/model-tsunami-predict-121311.html Stanford scientists are using complex computational models to solve the puzzle of the devastating tsunami that struck Japan earlier this year and predict where future tsunamis might occur. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST