Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials
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Wearable device measures cortisol levels
By drawing in a bit of sweat, a patch applied directly to the skin could reveal how stress hormones impact many important physiological functions.
July 20, 2018
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A new battery could offer cost-effective storage for renewable power
The technology has the potential to deliver solar and wind energy quickly, affordably and at normal temperatures using a liquid metal made of sodium and potassium.
July 20, 2018
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Stretchable wires move us closer to electronics that mold to your skin
Researchers have begun to figure out how to make non-rigid circuits based in part on the use of flexible carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires that can bend as our bodies do.
April 02, 2018
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Can scientists ‘magnetize’ defective DNA as a cancer detection tool?
An international team has found a way to attach clusters of magnetic nanoparticles to DNA, then pick out cancer signals the way a computer reads data off a hard drive.
January 10, 2018
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A promising new kind of battery is based on sodium, not lithium
Lithium ion batteries may remain tops for sheer performance, but a team of engineers find that a battery based on sodium may offer far more cost-effective storage.
October 09, 2017
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Jennifer Dionne: The power of light
A materials scientist discusses how light could be used for less invasive medical procedures, improving solar cells, and cloaks of invisibility.
June 13, 2017
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A new technique could help uncover mysteries about how cells function
Tiny nanostraws that sample the contents of a cell without causing damage may improve our ability to understand cellular processes and lead to safer medical treatments.
February 24, 2017
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How a study of worms could aid our understanding of human health
A biologist and a materials scientist team up to unravel the biological forces at play within our bodies. The first phase: feeding nanoparticles to worms.
February 01, 2017
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A new "potalyzer" could determine if a driver is impaired by marijuana
A magnetic nanotechnology previously used as a cancer screen could become the first practical roadside test for marijuana intoxication.
September 08, 2016
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Yi Cui: How nano materials can help improve everything from batteries to face masks
By focusing on structures that are infinitesimally small, a prolific engineer initiates a series of very big things.
April 28, 2016
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Shan Wang: How magnetic nanoparticles can be used as medical sensors
A team of researchers tracks disease the way naturalists track animals in the wild.
April 12, 2016
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What will the batteries and electronics of the future look like?
A team of researchers peer deep into materials with ultrafast science.
March 31, 2016
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New Stanford battery shuts down at high temperatures and restarts when it cools
Stanford researchers have invented a lithium-ion battery that turns on and off depending on the temperature. The new technology could prevent battery fires that have plagued laptop
January 11, 2016
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Battery experiments highlight Stanford's dual mission of teaching and research
A Stanford PhD student guides an undergraduate through two years of tests that confound two decades of assumptions on lithium-ion battery design. The findings could lead to better
October 01, 2015
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New fuel-cell materials could pave the way for practical hydrogen-powered cars
Associate Professor Yi Cui's team has developed a stable cobalt-nickel-iron oxide catalyst that splits water continuously for more than 100 hours.
July 15, 2015
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Stanford engineers develop new air filter that could help Beijing residents breathe easily
Associate Professor Yi Cui and his students have turned a material commonly used in surgical gloves into a low-cost, highly efficient air filter. It could be used to improve facema
February 18, 2015
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Rapid charging and draining doesn’t damage lithium ion battery electrodes as much as thought
A team including Stanford engineers discovers that the benefits of slow draining and charging may have been overestimated.
September 15, 2014
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Stanford Team Achieves 'Holy Grail' of Battery Design: A Stable Lithium Anode
The development could lead to smaller, cheaper and more efficient rechargeable batteries.
July 29, 2014
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Stanford team aims to improve storage in batteries used in cellphones, iPods, more
A team led by Yi Cui, an associate professor of Materials Science and Engineering and at SLAC, is working to make a better battery by making the cathode of sulfur instead of today'
July 16, 2014
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Sorting out the nanotubes, for better electronics
A new technique developed by Stanford researchers advances commercial potential of semiconducting carbon nanotubes for printable circuits, bendable display screens, stretchable ele
November 17, 2011