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Stanford Engineering —

Karl Deisseroth on the future of neuroscience

The bioengineer and psychiatrist discusses the transformational research techniques that shape our understanding of the brain on this episode of The Future of Everything.

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment —

‘Lead is a toxin like no other’

Researchers confront the growing public health threat caused by the illegal recycling of electric vehicle batteries in South Asia.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory —

Dark matter, bright future

As the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology celebrates its 20th anniversary, its scientists look forward to new telescopes and unprecedented volumes of data.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory —

Illuminating the dance of the messenger

A new method for unlocking the secrets of RNA using ultrabright X-rays has implications for understanding diseases and designing therapeutics.

Stanford co-leads new AI hardware hub

Stanford will co-lead one of eight new Microelectronics Commons regional innovation hubs in an effort to accelerate new semiconductor technologies.

Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies —

Wildfire smoke drives a rise in ER visits – up to a point

Eran Bendavid and his Stanford colleagues examined how often Californians visit emergency departments and found that, surprisingly, people tend to avoid the hospital on the smokiest days.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory —

Million-dollar microscope hack

SLAC scientist Peter Dahlberg combined two complex imaging techniques to contextualize high-resolution images of individual proteins in cells.

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment —

The new landscape of corporate climate disclosure

California’s new law requiring large corporations to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions has refocused attention on the role of business in combatting climate change.

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment —

A climate case to watch

Montana is appealing a historic ruling that found the state must consider the impact of greenhouse gas in its environmental reviews of projects. Experts discuss the impact the outcome will have across the U.S.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory —

Testing the device that will map the universe

Three SLAC scientists explain what they do to ensure the world’s largest digital camera for astronomy is ready for the big time.

Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences —

Researchers strike rare gold

A form of the elemental metal that does not occur stably in nature is at the heart of a new crystalline material with intriguing properties.

Stanford-led WastewaterSCAN project adds six new disease targets

Pioneering epidemiology project WastewaterSCAN has added parainfluenza, rotavirus, adenovirus group F, enterovirus D68, Candida auris, and hepatitis A to the list of infectious diseases it can monitor for public health. Its monitoring roster already included COVID-19, RSV, Mpox, influenza A and B, human metapneumovirus (HMPV), and norovirus.

Stanford Engineering —

Unraveling the secrets of quantum entanglement

Physicist Monika Schleier-Smith explains scientists’ fascination with the elusive phenomenon on this episode of The Future of Everything.

Natural Capital Project —

Accessing natural capital data

An open-source footprinting tool co-developed by Stanford’s Natural Capital Project helps companies minimize their environmental impact.

Moonshot effort aims to bioprint a human heart and implant it in a pig

Advances in the 3D printing of living tissue – a field known as bioprinting – puts within reach the possibility of fabricating whole organs from scratch and implanting them in living beings. A multidisciplinary team from Stanford received a federal contract to do just that.

STANFORD magazine —

California’s charge

The state has made an ambitious plan: 100% carbon-free electricity by 2045. Four experts weigh in on how – and whether it’s possible – to get there.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory —

Dinosaurs had stiff feathers, just like modern birds

Powerful X-rays generated at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory suggest today’s bird feather chemistry originated as early as 125 million years ago.

Stanford Engineering —

Team microbiome

Microbiologist KC Huang on our relationship with the trillions of bacteria inhabiting our gut. “We’re kind of both cautiously engaging with them as allies, but also realizing that we could be at war at any point.”

Stanford HAI —

‘Generative agents’ change the game

“Generative agents” that draw on large language models to make breakfast, head to work, grab lunch, and ask other agents out on dates could change both gaming and social science.‘

Stanford Bioengineering —

A game changer for would-be bioengineers

A free, educational video game designed by a team of undergrads lets students step into a digital version of Stanford’s world-class Uytensgu Teaching Lab.

Stanford Engineering —

The science of light

Researchers in the field of photonics are harnessing the power of light to improve our electronics, help us live more sustainably, and learn more about how our bodies work.

Wildfire smoke’s toxic influence

Wildfire smoke has slowed or reversed progress on healthy air in 35 states, erasing a quarter of recent air quality gains in just six years.

Stanford explainer: Semiconductors

A Q&A with engineer Srabanti Chowdhury on what semiconductors are, why they are so important in our lives, and the vast potential of what could come next in this global and interdisciplinary industry.

Stanford Engineering —

The future of coastal erosion

By studying the chemical secrets locked in coastal rocks, geoscientist Jane Willenbring says, we can tell what coastlines looked like a thousand years ago and predict how far they’ll retreat in the future.

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