Behind the scenes of the world’s greatest motion picture
A complete image of the southern sky will be stitched together every few days for 10 years, creating a stop-motion movie of tens of billions of stars and galaxies.
Once in place atop Rubin Observatory’s telescope, the largest digital camera ever build for astronomy will help researchers understand dark energy and other mysteries of the universe.
It would take nearly 400 ultra-high-definition TV screens to display an LSST Camera image full size, and the resolution is so high you could spot a golf ball from 15 miles away.
3D printed nanoparticles could make shape-shifting materials
Stanford materials engineers have 3D printed tens of thousands of hard-to-manufacture nanoparticles long predicted to yield promising new materials that change form in an instant.
Researchers at Stanford have designed a spring-assisted actuator – a device that can accomplish dynamic tasks using a fraction of the energy previously required.
New 3D printing process balances speed and resolution
A technique for microscale 3D printing creates complex shapes for applications in medicine, manufacturing, and research, at a pace of up to 1 million particles a day.
The extraordinary world of brain-computer interfaces
Scientists are using devices to connect the interior of the mind with the outside world, a feat that may enable people with a range of neurological conditions to regain function in movement, speech, and vision.
Designing spacecraft to operate like self-driving cars
By combining the mathematics of trajectory optimization with the power of generative AI, Stanford aerospace engineers hope to put autonomous spacecraft within reach.
‘Magic glove’ eases painful spasms in stroke patients
Engineers at Stanford and Georgia Tech have developed a wearable device that uses vibration therapy to address numbness, spasticity, and limited range of motion, potentially reducing the need for expensive and painful injections.
Resting boosts performance of lithium metal batteries
Lithium metal batteries could double the range of electric vehicles, but they degrade quickly. The fix? Programming discharged batteries to sit idle for a few hours.
Researchers take ‘mixed reality’ headsets for a spin
A new study finds that headsets merging the external world with digital content via passthrough video technology can offer amazing experiences, but visual distortions, feelings of social absence, and motion sickness can undercut the vibe, dissuading prolonged usage.
Developed with an approach typically used for instruments deployed in space, the lightweight, low-power antenna could make it easier to coordinate rescue and relief efforts.
How digital tools are heading off alcohol-related health problems
Emergency medicine specialist Brian Suffoletto lost two friends to an alcohol-related accident in college. He now develops smartphone tools to head off unsafe drinking.
Stanford researchers are using vehicle-mounted sensors, cameras, and other devices to collect neighborhood data that could make life better for people in cities.
Stanford researchers are using vehicle-mounted sensors, cameras, and other devices to collect neighborhood data that could make life better for people in cities.
New research finds that sustained high temperatures can transform a benign natural element in soil and plants into cancer-causing particles that become airborne.
You can’t regulate artificial intelligence without technical talent, says Stanford HAI’s Daniel Zhang. Tech, Ethics & Policy Fellows are helping shape the conversation.
Cancer cells team up to break free, new research shows
Groups of breast cancer cells work together to physically tear through barriers and spread to surrounding tissues. “The invasion is actually collective in nature.”
Engineers hope to decarbonize one of the world’s most carbon-intensive industries by harnessing the nano-chemistry of turning raw iron ore into solid steel.
Chemists have unlocked a new pathway for breaking down problem proteins, opening the door to treatments for autoimmune diseases and treatment-resistant cancers.
Stanford engineers have created an open-source motion-capture app that uses synchronous video from two smartphones to analyze sophisticated human biomechanics.
