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Image of a simulated environment the research team created using Twinmotion software. It depicts a white room with potted green plats placed around the furnishings and a large window in the center that looks out to a tree with dense foliage.

Is there a limit to indoor nature’s benefits?

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While indoor greenery enhances well-being, new research reveals that exceeding a certain amount can lead to feelings of overwhelm.
Researchers Eder Lomeli, Edward Mu, and Hari Ramachandran

Scientists unlock new energy potential in iron-based materials

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Researchers have created a more energy dense storage material for iron-based batteries. The breakthrough could also improve applications in MRI technology and magnetic levitation.
An illustration of strontium titanate crystals at cryogenic chill.

Common crystal proves ideal for low-temperature light technology

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Strontium titanate’s impressive performance at extremely low temperatures positions it as a key material for advanced cryogenic devices in quantum computing and space exploration.
Stacey Bent, professor of chemical engineering and of energy science and engineering, and Sanzeeda Baig Shuchi, chemical engineering PhD student, in the lab

New observation method improves outlook for lithium metal battery

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Stanford researchers developed a flash-freezing observation method that reveals battery chemistry without altering it, providing new insights to enhance lithium metal batteries.
Jennifer King

Study exposes privacy risks of AI chatbot conversations

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Should users of ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI chat systems be worried about their privacy? “Absolutely yes,” says Jennifer King, lead author of a new study about chatbot privacy concerns.
Array of kitchen knives on a table

AI model could boost robot intelligence via object recognition

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Stanford researchers have developed an innovative computer vision model that recognizes the real-world functions of objects, potentially allowing autonomous robots to select and use tools more effectively.
Profile images of Shambhu Ghimire and Brian Lantz.

Two Stanford scholars named American Physical Society Fellows

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Shambhu Ghimire and Brian Lantz have been honored for their work in ultrafast physics and gravitational wave detection.
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New report urges critical action to address growing biosecurity risks

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In a landmark report, scholars from the Hoover Institution propose measures to secure biology now and in perpetuity.
A snow leopard in Ladakh, India, on a rocky mountainside. It was one of the 35 wild cats whose genetics were sequenced for this study.

Snow leopards’ low genetic diversity puts future at risk

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A Stanford-led study reveals that snow leopards are the most genetically similar to each other among big cats, making them particularly vulnerable to drastic changes like the warming climate.
Pollock’s “Number 1A,” 1948 (right), from an installation view of the exhibition “Jackson Pollock: A Collection Survey: 1934-1954,” Nov. 22, 2015-May 1, 2016.

Unraveling the mystery of Jackson Pollock’s blue

Research

Stanford researchers used spectroscopy techniques to identify an elusive pigment in a Jackson Pollock painting – and to understand what makes it such a clear and luminous blue.
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