Infusion of Young Blood Reverses Age-Related Impairments in Mice
A newly published study from Stanford University found that an infusion of young blood can counteract and reverse pre-existing effects of brain aging at the…
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Bioengineers Create Neurogrid – A Circuit Board Modeled on the Human Brain
Stanford bioengineers have developed a circuit board modeled on the human brain that can simulate large-scale neural models in real time. Stanford bioengineers have developed…
Scientists Create a Copper-Based Catalyst that Produces Large Quantities of Ethanol
A team of scientists from Stanford University has created a copper-based catalyst that produces large quantities of ethanol from carbon monoxide gas at room temperature….
Engineers Develop Video Game Controller that Can Sense Players’ Emotions
Engineers from Stanford University have developed a handheld video game controller that can measure the player’s physiology and alter the gameplay to make it more…
Stanford Engineers Improve Flexible Carbon Nanotube Circuits
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a process to make flexible carbon nanotube circuits more reliable and efficient, paving the way for digital devices that…
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…
Stanford Bio-X Scientists Identify Cellular Elastic That Keeps Nerves Resilient
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…
Study Shows Crude Oil Impairs Cardiac Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Fish
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…
Chandra Reveals the Extreme Power of a Distant Black Hole
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…
Scientists Develop Self-Healing Battery Electrode
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…
Astrophysicists Show How Universe’s Violent Youth Seeded Cosmos with Iron
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…
Scientists Demonstrate Efficient Method for Converting Fat Cells to Liver Cells
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….
New Method of Measuring Brain Activity Could Lead to “Mind-Reading” Devices
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 Detect Cancer Cells
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…
Nanofabricated Chips Accelerate Electrons at a Rate 10 Times Higher than Conventional Technology
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…
Engineers Build a Carbon Nanotube Computer
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…
Stanford Scientists Generate Electricity from Sewage
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….
Researchers Sequence Genome of Human’s Closest Invertebrate Relative
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…