Tiny nanostraws could deliver precise doses of molecules into cells
These glass-like protrusions poke small holes in cell walls to deliver their cargo and may improve cancer treatment and gene therapy for certain diseases.
Could gecko ears provide a model for a new light detection system?
By using nanowires that mimic gecko ears, researchers have found a way to record the incoming angle of light with applications to robotic vision and photography.
How do we teach robots to do basic tasks?
In the basement of the Gates Computer Science Building at Stanford University, a screen attached to a red robotic arm lights up.
A pair of cartoon eyes blinks. “Meet Bender,” says Ajay Mandlekar, PhD student in electrical engineering.
Heavy objects and closed doors are no match for these flying robots
Outfitted with advanced gripping technologies inspired by the feet of geckos, FlyCroTugs are small drones that can pull objects up to 40 times their weight.
Could high-tech mouthguards help prevent concussions?
Three Bay Area high school football teams will put a new sensing technology to the test to better understand how dangerous hits to the head may impact players differently.
A new gene-editing technique could target, move and relocate DNA
Spatial organization in the nucleus of a cell governs cell function. Knowing this, researchers explore how moving genetic material from one area to another could impact health.
Investigative journalism could make a comeback thanks to data
A new initiative backed by insights from social science, computer science and journalism will help journalists find stories and fight against misinformation.
A new course teaches students the science of art materials
If you walked the first floor of the Shriram Center for Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering at Stanford University in early September, you may have peered in on a lab full of students, decked out in lab coats, gloves, face masks and goggles. This would be no unusual sight in a chemistry lab, save for what the students were doing. With the utmost focus — and more than a little urgency — they were making art.
Riana Pfefferkorn: How are the boundaries of digital privacy shifting?
The growing power and prevalence of smart devices are reshaping the definition of personal privacy in the digital age.
New Chan Zuckerberg Biohub awards foster research collaborations
Thirteen Stanford faculty are among the leaders of six research teams that received funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub.
Combined with a new Microbiome Initiative — which includes four Stanford faculty — the CZ Biohub is committing $13.7 million over three years to new collaborative research to enhance human health.
The Intercampus Research Awards were given to teams of researchers that include faculty from Stanford, UCSF and the University of California, Berkeley, with the goal of fostering scientific research collaboration across the Bay Area.
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