New chip-sized optical amplifier can intensify light 100 times
Energy-efficient and small enough to fit in a smartphone, an optical amplifier developed at Stanford could improve fiber optic networks and spur new technologies in biosensing, data communications, and more.
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January 28, 2026
Light-based platform sets the stage for quantum supercomputers
A new “parallel interface” developed at Stanford enables quick data extraction from quantum computers and has the potential to scale into networked quantum supercomputers.
December 16, 2025
Advance could expand immune therapy as a cancer treatment
The development of antibody-lectin chimeras, which started in the lab of Stanford chemist Carolyn Bartozzi, shows promise in blocking the defenses put up by cancer cells and allowing the immune system to attack the diseased...
November 21, 2025
How artists can ‘interrupt’ artificial intelligence
Stanford digital media artist Morehshin Allahyari uses AI in her studio and the classroom to bring creative, critical thinking to the use of the technology that is rapidly becoming ubiquitous.
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