Foundational Research

New pathway found to make luminescence

Stanford-led research on the molecule that creates the glow of fireflies and plankton has identified how mechanical force produces this type of light without heat.

A beach scene with waves that have a glowing luminescent blue edge

A portrait of Otis Chodosh

Stanford mathematician Otis Chodosh wins New Horizons Prize

Portrait of Carolyn Bertozzi

Advance could expand immune therapy as a cancer treatment

Collage of Jay McClelland and the cover of the Emergent Mind

The Emergent Mind by Jay McClelland, Psychology

Portrait of Mark Schnitzer

New tech for imaging brain waves could advance disease research, AI

Illustration of the neural network inside a brain

Foundational research on brain development may help prevent degeneration

Illustration of the COVID-19 virus

New antibodies show potential to neutralize virus that causes COVID-19

Life science researcher Peter Nilsson adjusts one of the new confocal microscopes in the imaging center at Hopkins Marine Station. An image of a juvenile sea star (Patiria miniata) is displayed on the screen behind him.

High-tech imaging center opens at Hopkins Marine Station

Photo of Harold Hwang wearing a dark blazer over a light-blue collared shirt

Stanford physicist aims to create materials for next-generation superconductors