Stanford anchors national manufacturing education effort
News
Two winter quarter engineering courses form the core curriculum for Foundry School, an initiative launched by the State Department to prepare the next generation of leaders in manufacturing.
Grad student draws on patient experience to develop medical devices
Profile
Stanford graduate student Mitch Peterson survived cancer and a heart transplant. Now he’s developing medical technology to help others with chronic conditions.
How self-driving cars became reality – and what comes next
Q&A
Driverless cars are no longer science fiction. A Stanford expert explains how we got here, while a look back traces the Stanford research that helped pave the way.
18 Stanford students named Siebel Scholars
News
The award honors outstanding graduate students pursuing careers in business, science, and engineering.
Bacteria-killing polymers could be a new class of antibiotics
Research
Researchers used AI to identify promising candidates for antibiotics less prone to resistance.
Researchers cut computing heat waste by 60 percent
Research
Using liquid crystals as a model, a SLAC-Stanford team developed a precise method to measure energy dissipation in electrical models. The technique could inform the design of more energy-efficient computers.
Innovative process boosts clean hydrogen production
Research
Using a novel heating method that cuts carbon emissions, engineers dramatically improved hydrogen production efficiency. The process also comes with a surprising side benefit.
Multimaterial 3D printing opens new frontiers
Q&A
Stanford Professor Natalie Larson shares how an innovative 3D printing approach is transforming applications across cultivated meat, structural batteries, metamaterials, antennas, and soft robotics.
Up to $27.2 million awarded for AI-powered micro-robot
News
The robot’s spinning motion propels it through the bloodstream and shrinks clots in place. The multi-year ARPA-H award could bring it to stroke patients worldwide.
AI designs a novel E. coli killer
Research
Using an AI model of their own creation that writes whole genomes, a team of Stanford scientists has engineered a novel bacteria-fighting phage. A new age of antibiotics could be on the horizon.