Research

Melissa Valentine: Understanding How Companies Best Incorporate Machine Learning

Stanford associate professor of Management Science and Engineering, Melissa Valentine, is a faculty affiliate at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) and its first sabbatical scholar. Her two current primary areas of interest are how AI is impacting human expertise and how to use flash teams to innovate and solve problems. 

Gripping like geckos: Stanford lab develops world's "stickiest non-sticky" material

Stanford's Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Lab (BDML) studies the properties of the gecko's ability to stick to surfaces. The adhesive BDML researchers developed mimics this behavior by firmly adhering to a surface when loaded in one direction and cleanly peeling off when unloaded. Gecko adhesives have potential for diverse industry applications and a start-up was founded to sell the adhesive.

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