In a dramatic leap forward in scale, efficiency, and cost, researchers at Stanford University have built a Ti:sapphire laser on a chip. They are indispensable in many fields, including cutting-edge quantum optics, spectroscopy, and neuroscience.
In this Future of Everything episode, Jeanette Bohg, Assistant Professor of Computer Science discusses the recent revolution in large language models and how that is transforming robotics.
Researchers from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and University of Washington found a lack of standardization in reporting and verification practices in corporate ESG reporting.
Stanford Law Professor Deborah Sivas, an environmental law expert, discusses the SCOTUS decision to overturn 40 years of precedent in the Chevron decision and its implications.
Researchers from Oak Ridge National Lab, with support from the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource at SLAC, found a better way to convert carbon dioxide to methanol. The team was the first to use anion substitution to this end. Such catalysts could join the portfolio of technologies aimed at achieving global net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.
Stanford AI researchers, along with colleagues from Harvard University, have published a new paper showing that many risk models may not be all they are cracked up to be because they have too much data. Oftentimes risk models measure things indirectly using proxies and the use of inapt proxies leads to a research phenomenon known as label bias.
A Stanford team is developing a new strategy for selectively converting and long-term storing of electrical energy in liquid fuels. "We also discovered a novel, selective catalytic system for storing electrical energy in a liquid fuel without generating gaseous hydrogen," said Robert Waymouth, professor in chemistry and senior author of this study.
The Center for AEroSpace Autonomy Research, or CAESAR, is a new center at Stanford Engineering which will leverage artificial intelligence for space science, exploration and business. CAESAR co-founders, Marco Pavone and Simone D'Amico aim to develop a foundation model for space
Researchers at SLAC developed new methods to produce intense attosecond (or billionths of a billionth of a second) pulses and pulse pairs to gain insights into the fastest motions inside atoms and molecules. Observing atoms and electrons in motion facilitates the design of new materials with tailored properties for technology, energy, and other fields.
SLAC is taking part in a multi-institutional effort to finding transformative paths to manage carbon in difficult-to-electrify industries. Bringing sustainable sources of carbon into the carbon-circle economy is essential to the future where carbon is reused and treated as a precious commodity rather than a disposable resource.
