Foundational Research

Stanford physicist aims to create materials for next-generation superconductors

Applied physics Professor Harold Hwang is part of an international project that recently received a multi-million-dollar award to support the ambitious goal of creating superconductors that can operate at room temperature.

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Sleep experts share strategies to minimize jet lag’s effects on college athlete performance and health

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New mass spectrometry method could advance multiple fields

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Two Stanford physicists win grants for ‘tabletop’ experiments with big implications

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Martha Cyert named a fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Stanford study reveals mechanisms behind how growing cells maintain their mojo by scaling up biosynthesis