Research

New processes can extract fertilizers and metals from waste.

Protein engineering research is revealing the mysteries of life and enabling advances in pharmaceuticals and other industries.

The Laboratory of Evolutionary Design, led by Brian Hie, focuses on ensuring the AI revolution in biology occurs in a way that benefits humanity.

Chemical engineering professor and Stanford alum brings love of problem-solving to research.

Research projects will advance molecular and tissue engineering tools to more precisely study and interact with brain circuits

Stanford scientists designed a catalyst that turns carbon dioxide into ethanol, which could incentivize cleaning up emissions.

A new process for microscale 3D printing creates particles of nearly any shape for applications in medicine, manufacturing, research and more

Stanford researchers have developed soft integrated circuits that are powerful enough to drive a micro-LED screen and small enough to read thousands of sensors

In searching for how a gene mutation associated with the cell’s recycling center leads to a rare disease, the team identified a missing link in neurodegenerative conditions.

A chemical engineer explains why microbes make the best drug factories in the world — and why science is still playing catch-up.

A chemical engineer explains why he thinks a better approach to greenhouse gases in the sky is to turn them into other chemicals.

A single, multilayer, soft, and stretchable material with integrated nerve-like electronics can sense pressure, temperature, strain, and more, just like real skin.

Chemical engineer Zhenan Bao strives to re-create nature’s ultimate electronic system.

Professor Jaramillo gives an overview of the different clean hydrogen production pathways and use cases and explains the growing role of hydrogen in a decarbonized world.

A polymer-based electrolyte makes for batteries that keep working – and don’t catch fire – when heated to over 140 degrees F.

Stanford researchers explore a novel avenue of material design using advanced computer simulations to virtually modify the real-world inner structures of promising new polymers.