Science & Engineering

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.

Researchers used AI to identify promising candidates for antibiotics less prone to resistance.

The discovery that tiny units of sound can suddenly change energy states has the potential to advance a range of technologies.

A Stanford-led team has created a new type of spin glass made of atoms and photons and used it to increase the memory capacity of simple artificial intelligence systems.

Many cells in an acorn worm reprogram into different cell types instead of dying or staying the same, the first evidence of this process in bilaterally symmetrical animals.

The scanner pinpoints when and where brain activity occurs, opening new avenues for research on speech, memory, and neurological disorders.

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.

Researchers used high-energy electrons and lasers to detect a surprisingly strong optical signal from ionized semiconductors. The findings could improve medical imaging and sensing technologies.

Using a novel heating method that cuts carbon emissions, engineers dramatically improved hydrogen production efficiency. The process also comes with a surprising side benefit.

A world-leading dark matter detector observed a rare particle interaction that may represent dark matter, the invisible substance comprising most of the universe’s mass.