Larry Leifer, leader in design research, dies at 86
Obituary
Through research and decades of teaching, Leifer explored how people create together – and helped generations of engineers put those insights into practice.
Fingernail-sized chip untangles mixed light
Research
The chip could advance microscopy, astronomy, and other fields by revealing details that conventional imaging misses.
Study refines our understanding of long COVID
News
An analysis of 14.4 billion medical insurance claims has uncovered limitations in earlier studies, offering a more reliable way to measure the long-term health effects of COVID-19.
Students cross disciplines to investigate coastal challenges
Feature
California Coast: Science, Policy, and Law uses real-world case studies to help students see the big picture on complex environmental issues.
Researchers open autonomous robotics learning to the world
News
A free online textbook, video lectures, and hands-on resources are making cutting-edge autonomy knowledge accessible to developers, researchers, and robot enthusiasts everywhere.
Antony Jameson, aircraft design pioneer, dies at 91
Obituary
The Stanford professor helped make computational fluid dynamics practical, then developed methods to improve aircraft designs using computer simulations.
Thermal noise used to send data without an active signal
Research
In a new paper, Stanford engineers detail how to harness the vibrations of electrons to relay data without needing an energy-intensive signal carrier.
‘We live in a chemical world’
Profile
Nina Zhao is working to map the drugs, pesticides, and pollutants we encounter in daily life – often unknowingly – and to understand how they shape human and ecosystem health.
‘Dad, you’ve won all the prizes’ and other reactions to a Nobel win
News
Karl Deisseroth won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday. From his mom to his kids to his colleagues, hear what those who know him had to say about the Stanford professor and his achievement.
What makes an immune cell pop
Research
A Stanford study reveals how changes in DNA packaging can help immune cells burst, shedding light on a defense process implicated in autoimmune diseases.