Tech Support

Making batteries better is not just a goal for Professor Yi Cui it's something close to a life's work. His breakthroughs hold the promise of far-reaching electric cars, long-running smartphones and a cleaner, greener world.

by Kate Galbraith

At Stanford, Tom Frost was shy, undersized and unremarkable. But he found his bliss on the granite rock faces of Yosemite and reached career heights that made generations of followers marvel.

by Sam Scott

The drought in California is historically severe, and future ones may be worse if climate models prove true. But there's plenty of water to go around, say Stanford faculty immersed in the issue, if we value it properly and conserve it more sensibly.

by Kate Galbraith

The dangers of chronic stress are well-known. But not all stress is bad, researchers say. And they are beginning to spread the word that we should stop stressing so much about stress.

by Kristin Sainani

Political science professor Michael McFaul is a renowned Russia expert with decades of experience in the country. But when he arrived in Moscow as the U.S. ambassador, Vladimir Putin made sure his wouldn't be a trouble-free tenure.

by Robert L. Strauss

Genomic technologies now make possible the resurrection of long-gone animals. Stewart Brand is working with scientists to bring them back, inviting ethicists to examine why.

by Patia Stephens

Archaeologist Ian Hodder has spent 21 years digging up one of the world s oldest cities. As the ancient settlement slowly gives up its secrets, Hodder says his team has only scratched the surface.

by Robert L. Strauss

By going against the tide, a young epilepsy researcher makes some waves of her own.

by Nicholas Weiler

When the Stanford chapter of Sigma Chi pledged an African American nearly 50 years ago, it wasn't an act of rebellion. But the fraternity brothers’ stubborn stand against race-based membership rules became a civil rights skirmish on the national stage.

by Mike Antonucci