In 18 zones of the U.S. West, plant water sensitivity is high (>1.5), and the vapor pressure deficit is rising faster than average. Because both…
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Stanford researchers found that gas stoves emit far more methane than once thought, and most of the emissions occur while the stove is off. During…
For transgender people, starting gender-affirming hormone treatment in adolescence is linked to better mental health than waiting until adulthood, according to new research led by…
Transition metal dichalcogenide solar cells on a flexible polyimide substrate. Credit: Koosha Nassiri Nazif New, ultrathin photovoltaic materials could eventually be used in mobile applications,…
The silicon carbide microrings developed by the Vučković Lab, as seen through a scanning electron microscope at the Stanford Nano Shared Facilities. Credit: Vučković Lab…
A team of researchers including ones from Stanford and Google have created and observed a new phase of matter, popularly known as a time crystal.…
A relatively simple quantum computer design that uses a single atomAn atom is the smallest component of an element. It is made up of protons…
Illustration of a system that produces the first optical lattice with sound. Light is pumped in through three sources – including via a digital mirror…
Photograph of a holographic display prototype. Credit: Stanford Computational Imaging Lab Virtual and augmented reality headsets are designed to place wearers directly into other environments,…
Scientists have spent decades searching for faster, more energy-efficient memory technologies for everything from large data centers to mobile sensors and other flexible electronics. Among…
Researchers from Stanford University, UC Santa Cruz and Duke University investigate a humpback whale by boat and drone in the surface waters near the Western…
Newly planted oil palm trees on a plantation in northern Colombia. Credit: Paul Furumo Knowing the steps is not the same thing as knowing how…
A trilobite fossil from the Ordovician period, which lasted from about 485 to 443 million years ago. A new analysis of marine fossils from most…
Zeolite, a crystalline material that consists primarily of aluminum, silicon and oxygen, could act essentially as a sponge to soak up methane. Analyses lay out…
Statins may be effective treatment for patients with ulcerative colitis. There may be good news for the nearly 1 million people battling ulcerative colitis, a…
The most devastating tornadoes are often preceded by a cloudy plume of ice and water vapor billowing above a severe thunderstorm. New research reveals the…
Stanford researchers have engineered a new miniature CRISPR system that should be easier to deliver into human cells. Bioengineers have repurposed a “non-working” CRISPR system…
A new artificial intelligence algorithm can pick out an RNA molecule’s 3D shape from incorrect shapes. Computational prediction of the structures into which RNAs fold…
Killer T cells from patients with mild cases of COVID-19 show indications of recent encounters with other coronaviruses. In COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan,…
An illustration of the cage structures of two iron-based zeolites used in the study. The red and gold spheres (representing oxygen and iron, respectively) make…