Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences and the Stanford PULSE Institute have shown they can manipulate topological materials using pulses of light. The method could be used in future quantum computers and devices that carry electric current with no loss.
Stanford researchers have documented the extreme weather-related effects of climate change such as the devastating wildfires in California and hurricanes on the east coast as well as the increasing risk rising seas pose as global temperatures rise. Researchers are also developing new technologies to help reduce carbon emissions to reach the ultimate goal of becoming less reliant on fossil fuels.
Researchers from Stanford medical school are designing digital interventions to enable the mindful commute. One of the tools to de-stress is a suite of chatting robots which work together like robot therapists. Each with a different personality- one humorous, one a positive thinker and another helps you root out the cause of your stress-drivers would interact with the chatbots during the commute to improve their mental well-being.
Kathleen Eisenhardt, Professor, Management Science & Engineering, research on the different approaches of entrepreneurs applying lean startup principles, has shown that there is more to the lean startup methodology than you might see at first glance. Eisenhardt is working to deepen understanding of startups (including lean) and to create insights that help entrepreneurs navigate uncertain and high-velocity markets.
A look at Stanford's robotic legacy from the 1960s Earth-bound moon rover named Shakey, to today's host of robots that scale walls, flutter like birds, wind and swim through the depths of the earth and ocean and hang out with astronauts in space and the researchers that bring them to life.
A look back at 2018's research advancements, academic and athletic student achievements, prestigious awards including distinguished visitors and the rich art scene on campus. Link.
This two-quarter capstone course places students in 4-person teams to work on real-world projects in theme areas addressing pressing needs in society--energy, transportation and health. ME170 is accepting proposals for the next academic year (Sept through March). Please contact, Jeff Wood, Capstone Course Director and see more informationhere.
The ME Design Group's professional education program, the Stanford Innovation Masters Series, will be held on campus June 19-21. This 2.5-day program exposes industry and academic professionals to Stanford's design thinking expertise via hands-on exercises and creative challenges. Learn more about the program here.
On March 15, from 5-7 PM, CARS will host students from Marco Pavone's class, AA274: Principles of Robotic Autonomy at VAIL. In this class students learn the basic principles for endowing mobile autonomous robots with perception, planning, and decision-making capabilities. This competition is part of the final class project.
Fei-Fei Li, who was on leave from running the AI Lab at Stanford as chief scientist for AI of Google Cloud, discusses the need to have diversity in the people who develop AI algorithms to ensure against, as Li says, "bias in, bias out." She also believes in the need to focus development of AI to help the human experience.
