Newly Discovered Catalyst Could Lead to the Clean Production of Methanol
An international team of scientists has created a new nickel-gallium catalyst that could be used to convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide emissions into methanol. A…
An international team of scientists has created a new nickel-gallium catalyst that could be used to convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide emissions into methanol. A…
Researchers at the University of Stanford have identified the secret to how nerves withstand the wear and tear of bending joints and moving tissues. Make…
While studying the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Stanford researchers discovered that crude oil interrupts a cellular pathway that allows fish heart cells…
Astronomers reveal one of the most powerful black holes known. Located in the center of galaxy cluster RX J1532.9+3021, the black hole is 3.9 billion…
Using self-healing silicon microparticles, scientists have developed the first battery electrode that heals itself. Researchers have made the first battery electrode that heals itself, opening…
The even distribution of iron throughout the Perseus cluster has allowed astrophysicists to tell the billion-year-old story of how exploding stars and black holes sowed…
Using adipose stem cells from human liposuction aspirates, scientists have developed a fast, efficient way to turn cells extracted from routine liposuction into liver cells….
Scientists from the Stanford School of Medicine have developed a new method of recording brain activity that could lead to “mind-reading” applications that would allow…
Stanford scientists are developing a mini-microscope to noninvasively detect circulating tumor cells, allowing for earlier interventions. One of the cruelest truths about cancer is that…
Researchers from the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have used nanofabricated chips of fused silica to accelerate electrons at a rate 10 times…
A newly published study details how Stanford engineers built a basic computer using carbon nanotubes. A team of Stanford engineers has built a basic computer…
Scientists at Stanford University have developed a “microbial battery” driven by naturally occurring bacteria that have evolved to produce electricity as they digest organic material….
Stanford researchers have sequenced the genome of mankind’s closest invertebrate relative, Botryllus schlosseri – a small sea creature that can regenerate its entire body from…
In a new study, Stanford scientists explain how disorder at the molecular level can improve the performance of plastic solar cells, which could to the…
According to data from NASA-supported observatories, the sun’s vast magnetic field is about to flip. Watch this new four minute ScienceCast video to learn more…
According to scientists at Stanford University, climate change is on pace to occur 10 times faster than any change recorded in the past 65 million…
By coating electrodes made of silicon with a conducting polymer hydrogel, researchers developed a new technique to significantly improve the charge storage capacity of lithium-ion…
Making use of the unique physical properties of bosons, Stanford physicists have created an electrically driven polariton laser that uses less power than conventional lasers…