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The 2022 Forbes' "30 Under 30" features two current Stanford students and eight recent alumni developing energy and sustainability-related technologies--the most Stanford students and alumni in cleantech since Forbes started its list 10 years ago.
With the return to campus and in-person learning in 2021, we experienced more changes and different routines from pre-pandemic times. Stanford researchers continue to make advancements in science and technology which include some notable achievements, including the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic...
New solar materials developed by Stanford scientists could usher in ultrathin, lightweight solar panel
Transition metal dichalcogenides - or TMDs - absorb ultrahigh levels of sunlight, is thin, lightweight and flexible which holds promise to be used in mobile applications, from self-powered wearable devices and sensors to lightweight aircraft and electric vehicles. The Stanford prototype...
Stanford’s vision prioritizes citizenship, solutions, sustainability, IDEAL values and more, president tells Faculty Senate
Stanford aims to create a new model of the research university – one that addresses the world’s biggest challenges through citizenship, catalyzing discovery, accelerating solutions, sustaining life and advancing equity and inclusion.
Borrowing from autonomous vehicles technology, a team of researchers has built a self-navigating smart cane which in tests, increased walking speed for visually impaired volunteers by 18 percent.