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Photo of nurse using a computer in a hospital ward.

Jan 21, 2022

James Zou: Trust is AI’s most critical contribution to health care

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Health

Comic book panel showing a woman whispering into the ear of another woman.

Jan 7, 2022

Johan Ugander: How misinformation spreads faster than truth

Computation & Data, Technology & Society

Two young women work together on a laptop.

Dec 13, 2021

Cynthia Lee: How to teach computer science

Computation & Data

Image of a laser

Dec 2, 2021

Stanford engineers propose a simpler design for quantum computers

Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking

An image of a prototype of holographic display

Nov 15, 2021

Researchers are using AI to create better virtual reality experiences

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Technology & Society

A rendering of the wing of a commercial airplane

Oct 22, 2021

Improved computer simulation can build faster, cleaner, cheaper planes

Computation & Data, Transportation & Robotics

Soon, there’ll be a faster, more efficient chip for every task, but it’ll take industry-wide cooperation to get there. | Stocksy/Cosma Andrei

Sep 21, 2021

Priyanka Raina: How computer chips get speedier through specialization

Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking

A new algorithm can help drones and other similar low-power robots decide when and when not to off-load their AI tasks. | iStock/evandrorigon

Sep 16, 2021

Solving the robot off-loading problem

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data

Computational prediction of the structures into which RNAs fold is important because so few structures are known. | Image by Camille L.L. Townshend

Aug 26, 2021

An algorithm predicts biological structures more accurately than ever

Computation & Data, Health

Biondi’s sensor arrays are so sensitive they can detect sinkholes, landslides and even the rumblings of failing infrastructure. | iStock/rottadana

Aug 24, 2021

Biondo Biondi: How to measure an earthquake through the internet

Computation & Data, Security, Technology & Society

The surgical room in Israel where one of the kidney transplants took place. | Image courtesy of Itai Ashlagi

Aug 12, 2021

Engineers develop a new algorithm to aid kidney transplant exchanges

Computation & Data, Health, Technology & Society

Aug 9, 2021

Emmanuel Candès: How to increase certainty in predictive modeling

Computation & Data, Technology & Society

How do we move past silicon? | Stocksy/Javier Pardina

Jul 19, 2021

Srabanti Chowdhury: New forms of semiconductors are key to the future

Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking

Lo is helping San Francisco create an algorithm to assign kids more fairly to public schools across economic and other boundaries. | Unsplash/Alex

Jul 16, 2021

Irene Lo: How math makes markets fairer

Computation & Data, Technology & Society

Automated speech police can score highly on technical tests but miss the mark with people, new research shows.

Jul 15, 2021

AI struggles to recognize toxic speech on social media. Here’s why.

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Technology & Society

This next phase of semiconductor discovery will transcend electrical engineering and involve many other academic disciplines. | Stocksy/PER Images

Jul 8, 2021

Can Stanford University help solve the global semiconductor crisis?

Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking, Technology & Society

Technology can improve transparency and build patient trust. | Stocksy/Sean Locke

Jun 14, 2021

Tina Hernandez-Boussard: How data improves the quality of health care

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Health

Each of the blocks in this quilt were designed using an algorithm-based tool developed by Stanford researchers. | Mackenzie Leake

Jun 4, 2021

Stanford algorithm helps modern quilters focus on creativity

Computation & Data

Television and film editors could use powerful, new editing technologies to forgo costly reshoots. | Adobe Stock/Framestock

May 4, 2021

Maneesh Agrawala: How AI is changing video editing

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Technology & Society

With applications in health care, forensic genetics, and human evolution, mathematical biology is more relevant than ever. | Stocksy/Liliya Rodnikova

May 3, 2021

Noah Rosenberg: How biology is becoming more mathematical

Computation & Data, Health, Technology & Society

The technique puts new power in the hands of engineers. “How they will use it is up to them,” says Professor Shanhui Fan. | Stocksy/Sam Burton

Apr 23, 2021

A new optical device enables engineers to fine tune the color of light

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data

The transition to 5G will affect every device connected to the internet, including drones. | Adobe Stock/Andy Dean

Mar 25, 2021

A new initiative aims to ensure 5G networks are reliable and secure

Computation & Data, Security, Transportation & Robotics

Scholars of natural language processing are exploring the human emotions and social meanings behind the words we use. | Stocksy/CACTUS Creative Studio

Mar 12, 2021

Dan Jurafsky: How AI is changing our understanding of language

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Technology & Society

Photonic components need to become much smaller and cheaper to compete with silicon. | Adobe Stock/Amgun

Feb 9, 2021

David Miller: How light could transform computing

Computation & Data, Materials