Stanford Engineering -- Videos

Stanford students' new electric car breaks the mold, not the bank

3 Jun 2010 19:10:22 GMT

In a matter of weeks, Stanford graduate students have built an electric car they hope will make daily travel more environmentally friendly, efficient and fun. The stylish Weng is built for short-range, low-speed drives and may be the cool new way to get around neighborhoods and cities.

Shelley, Stanford's robotic car, goes before the cameras

26 Mar 2010 20:27:42 GMT

Stanford's automous car Shelley did a workout at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose March 25, and members of the media were there to watch.

At Stanford, Angela Merkel stresses international cooperation, lauds technological research

15 Apr 2010 20:27:42 GMT

The German chancellor cited international security, global warming and financial stability as the world's greatest challenges.She also visited the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Lab on campus and saw several engineering projects including a car that drove and parked itself at her command.

Stanford engineering professor returns from Haiti and Chile resolved to improve earthquake construction education

31 Mar 2010 20:27:42 GMT

The stark contrast between Haiti and Chile in the number of deaths and the damage to buildings shows the importance of understanding and implementing life-saving building standards (Story includes video and slideshow).

The User is King

8 Feb 2009 19:27:42 GMT

That's one way to distill the key lessons of Computer Science 147: Human-Computer Interaction: A class in which students put real user needs and behavior front and center in designing Web-based or iPhone apps. Then they have 60 seconds to present their work.

Stanford study finds secondhand smoke pervasive in California's Indian casinos

17 Feb 2009 19:27:42 GMT

Smoke levels at California Indian casinos can exceed health benchmark levels during peak attendance hours and many non-smoking areas offer incomplete protection.

Stanford's robotic Audi to brave Pikes Peak without a driver

3 Feb 2009 19:27:42 GMT

When the Pikes Peak race of Colorado Springs began in 1916, drivers ascended the dusty switchbacks hoping their car would not overheat or fall apart before reaching the 14,000-foot summit. This September, a new kind of car faces the peak: one without a driver.

Video: Teaching Machines to Learn

23 Dec 2009 01:12:09 GMT

Programming a computer to read breast MRI scans or to concoct a recipe from a few ingredients would be incredibly tedious, and perhaps impossible, the traditional way. Instead of specifying every instruction in their code, the students in the class Computer Science 229: Machine Learning take a different approach. They program computers to learn these tasks for themselves. Equipped with the right algorithms, computers can be "trained" to decide for themselves what the most likely answer to a problem should be. The class is taught by Associate Professor Andrew Ng.

Paper+Nanotube Ink=Battery

18 Dec 2009 19:10:22 GMT

Dip an ordinary piece of paper into ink infused with carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires, and it turns into a battery or supercapacitor. Crumple the piece of paper, and it still works. Stanford researcher Yi Cui sees many uses for this new way of storing electricity.

Artificial intelligence Lab Reunion

8 Dec 2009 19:06:39 GMT

Read coverage of the recent reunion of members of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab. Includes a video interview with Georgia Stutherland (above), a programmer who worked on the famed "Dendral" project.