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Stanford Researchers Develop Powerful Light-based Computer for Solving Very Complex Problems

Oct 21, 2016 02:35 AM EDT

The solution can be derived from their final state once they settle on the optimal, low-energy directions they should face.

‘Earthshaking” Study Links Earthquakes to Fracking

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Sep 23, 2016 05:35 PM EDT

"Our research is the first to provide an answer to the questions of why some wastewater injection causes earthquakes, where it starts and why it stops," said Ellsworth.

Study Examines how Artificial Intelligence Might Affect Urban Life in 2030

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Sep 02, 2016 05:48 PM EDT

This year-long exercise in scientific introspection yielded a report meant to spur discussion about 'how the fruits of an AI-dominated economy should be shared.

Breakthrough Might Limit Damage Caused by Heart Attacks

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jun 30, 2016 09:37 AM EDT

RBPJ serves as the master controller of genes that regulate blood vessel growth in the adult heart.

‘Nanodiamonds’ from Crude Oil can Produce Excellent Optics and Electronics

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jun 24, 2016 10:36 AM EDT

Diamondoids are found naturally in certain types of crude oil.

Fall in love with OceanOne, the world’s first robo-mermaid

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Apr 28, 2016 09:12 PM EDT

The most amazing thing about the robot is that the human controller can feel what the robot’s hands feel through haptic feedback.

Chiang Diaries to Remain in U.S. Custody After Court Ruling

Kwao Peppeh |

Sep 05, 2015 07:37 AM EDT

A federal judge has refused to renounce America's jurisdiction in a dispute over the ownership of thousands of documents belonging to two former Republic of China leaders.

Bioengineers Successfully Convert Sugar into Painkillers with Specially Created Yeast

Benjie Batanes |

Aug 14, 2015 10:21 AM EDT

Stanford University published a report on Thursday detailing their success in converting sugar into painkillers using genetically modified yeasts. If feasible, this new concoction could be the painkiller of choice for many patients in pain.

Stanford University Probes Unusually High Incidence Of Cheating

LJ Ross |

Mar 31, 2015 03:47 AM EDT

The officials of Stanford University are probing into reports that there is an increasing number of students in the university who are engaged with cheating.

Coursera Partners with Major Tech Firms to Provide Job-Oriented Courses

Sami Ghanmi |

Feb 12, 2015 09:16 AM EST

Coursera is an educational technology firm established by former Google artificial intelligence (AI) chief Andrew Ng and AI Professor Daphne Koller from Stanford University’s Department of computer science in the U.S.

Daddy’s Girl? College-Bound Malia Obama Tours Father’s Alma Mater

Raymond Legaspi |

Feb 08, 2015 11:57 PM EST

U.S. President Barack Obama's firstborn daughter, Malia, will be off to college next year so she made the rounds of university campuses over the weekend.

Stanford Kicks out Olympic Swimmer Caught Raping Unconscious Woman in Campus

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 29, 2015 01:22 AM EST

After experiencing being on top of his sport when he competed in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, 19-year-old Stanford student and swimmer Brock Allen Turner is now at the lowest point in his life.