Stanford School of Engineering

Students run on a treadmill while wearing different types of exoskeleton-based assistance.

One surprising fact about wearable robotics

Tips & Takeaways

Functional prosthetics date back further than you might think. Today, Stanford researchers are building on this legacy with wearable robotics that rapidly adapt to each user.
Gloved hands adjusting a pair of black-rimmed glasses on a styrofoam head

One surprising fact about smart glasses

Tips & Takeaways

Long before computers existed, a sci-fi story imagined virtual reality. Now, nearly a century later, Stanford engineers are making that once-unthinkable vision real with virtual technologies for spectacles.

Designing blood vessels for 3D printed hearts

Research

Stanford researchers have developed a faster, more precise way to model and print vascular systems, solving a critical challenge in fabricating transplantable organs from patients’ own cells.
Image of Jeremy J. Heit and Ruike Renee Zhao demonstrating how to insert the milli-spinner using a life-sized model of the human circulatory system.

A game-changing way to treat stroke

Research

Researchers at Stanford have developed a new technology for removing blood clots that is more than twice as effective as current techniques. It could significantly improve success rates in treating strokes, heart attacks, pulmonary embolisms, and other clot-related diseases.