Electrical Engineering News
Stanford to collaborate with edX to develop a free, open source online learning platform
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
EdX will be available as an open source learning platform on June 1. In support of that move, Stanford will integrate features of its existing Class2Go open source online learning platform into the edX platform.
New type of solar structure cools buildings in full sunlight
Monday, March 25, 2013
A Stanford team has designed an entirely new form of cooling panel that works even when the sun is shining. Such a panel could vastly improve the daylight cooling of buildings, cars and other structures by radiating sunlight back into the chilly vacuum of space.
Mung Chiang, Engineering Alumnus, Wins NSF's Waterman Award
Friday, March 22, 2013
This annual award from NSF is the country’s highest award for scientists and engineers under age 35. Chiang completed his doctorate at Stanford in 2003 and now teaches at Princeton. He develops methods for improving wireless networks.
A high-resolution endoscope as thin as a human hair
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Engineers at Stanford have developed a prototype single-fiber endoscope that improves the resolution of these much-sought-after instruments fourfold over existing designs. The advance could lead to an era of needle-thin, minimally invasive endoscopes able to view features out of reach of today’s instruments.
Stanford's GCEP will award $6.6 million for novel energy research
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The Global Climate and Energy Project will award $6.6 million for research that leads to cleaner fuels and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Hand over your email inbox to boost productivity, Stanford team says
Monday, March 4, 2013
Users of the new research application EmailValet grew comfortable with sharing their inbox with remote assistants, who perused the emails to create to-do lists. Developed by a Stanford Engineering doctoral student, the appication helped users complete twice as many tasks.
Martin Hellman becomes a Stanford Engineering Hero
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Best known as co-inventor of public key cryptography, Martin Hellman also earned distinction as a proponent of nuclear disarmament and as an advocate for improved race relations at Stanford. As an Engineering Hero, he joins a select group of eminent alumni and faculty of the Stanford School of Engineering.
The Spark Within: Light-Emitting Bioprobe Fits in a Single Cell
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Stanford study is the first to demonstrate that sophisticated, engineered light resonators can be inserted inside cells without damaging the host. The researchers say it marks a new age in which tiny lasers and light-emitting diodes yield new avenues in the study and influence of living cells.
Eight Stanford Engineering Faculty Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions an engineer can receive.
Fellowship student Paurakh Rajbhandary advancing medical imaging
Monday, February 4, 2013
Paurakh Rajbhandary, the Brion Founders Graduate Fellow in the School of Engineering, discusses how he is using his fellowship to study medical imaging.
Graduate Fellow Christy Amwake tackles debilitating diseases
Monday, February 4, 2013
Christy Amwake, the Magda Hammam Fellow in the School of Engineering, discusses how her fellowship has freed her to study cures for debilitating diseases.
Big Challenges, Big Ideas: Stanford Engineering Year in Review
Monday, January 7, 2013
Letter from the Dean of Stanford Engineering.
Stanford Engineering's Shanhui Fan Receives $400,000 Award from Department of Energy
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Professor of Electrical Engineering will develop new reflective coatings to help cool buildings and cars.
A leap forward in brain-controlled computer cursors
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Stanford researchers have designed the fastest, most accurate algorithm yet for brain-implantable prosthetic systems that can help disabled people maneuver computer cursors with their thoughts. The algorithm’s speed, accuracy and natural movement approach those of a real arm, doubling performance of existing algorithms.
Breakthroughs in energy efficiency
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Researchers at Stanford are on the verge of a major breakthrough with carbon nanotubes.
Taming Mavericks: Stanford Researchers Use Synthetic Magnetism to Control Light
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Stanford researchers in physics and engineering have demonstrated a device that produces a synthetic magnetism to exert virtual force on photons similar to the effect of magnets on electrons. The advance could yield a new class of nanoscale applications that use light instead of electricity.
Olukotun Wins NSF “Big Data” Grant
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Electrical Engineering Professor Olukotun and two colleagues won a grant of $1.3 million to develop core techniques and software libraries for high-throughput DNA sequencing to address challenges in human genetics and metagenomics.
Hellman and graduate students who invented encryption inducted to National Cyber Security Hall of Fame
Monday, October 1, 2012
Hellman and graduate students who invented encryption inducted to National Cyber Security Hall of Fame.
Electrical engineering graduate student wins Marconi Young Scholar Award
Friday, September 28, 2012
Aakanksha Chowdhery solved several difficult mathematical problems in next generation DSL. She is the first woman to receive the award since it was created in 2008.
Two more free online classes from Stanford Engineering
Friday, September 28, 2012
The two newest classes, "Introduction to Computer Networks," and “Solar Cells, Fuel Cells and Batteries,” offer participants the chance to learn from some of Stanford's most accomplished faculty.
Gene F. Franklin, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering, dies at 85
Monday, September 10, 2012
Gene F. Franklin was a professor for more than 50 years and a pioneer in the field of digital control systems. He authored three highly respected textbooks and helped to found and direct Stanford’s Information Systems Laboratory.
Stanford engineers create a tiny, wirelessly powered cardiac device
Friday, August 31, 2012
Stanford electrical engineers overturn existing models to demonstrate the feasibility of a millimeter-sized, wirelessly powered cardiac device. The findings could dramatically alter the scale of medical devices implanted in the human body.
Abbas El Gamal named Chair of Department of Electrical Engineering
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
El Gamal is an expert in network information theory and digital imaging systems, and a key figure in several Silicon Valley companies. He will assume duties on September 1.
Bosch Selects Stanford Electrical Engineering Professor for Energy Grant
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Stanford Electrical Engineering Professor Roger Howe is one of seven research grant recipients under a new program established by the Bosch Group to develop energy-efficient technologies.
Stanford faculty is embracing online teaching opportunities
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The team leading Stanford's online education initiative announces seed grants to faculty members across campus for course development. "It's been a grassroots phenomenon, which really reflects Stanford's tradition of innovation and creativity," said John Mitchell, professor of computer science and President John Hennessy's special assistant for educational technology.
