Editor’s Choice

Spring 2026

Features

9 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know Were Invented at Stanford

Before Yahoo, Google, and DoorDash, there were the klystron, the mouse, and the FM digital synthesizer.

By Rebecca Beyer

Features

Tech Support

As the population ages, robots are poised to offer a helping hand, a leg up, and a pep for your step.

By Sam Scott

All Right Now

Vision Quest

An eye prosthesis 20 years in the making restores sight in patients with a common age-related eye disease.

By Tracie White

Departments

Biblio File: What to Read Now — Spring 2026

New releases on our shelves and in our bookbags.

Our Collection on Stanford In Space

A new star in the Barbie universe.

A geologist, a microbiologist, and a pilot walk into a space station.

A new rover digs into Mars.

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Videos

Meet Sydney Barta

A Paralympian, an optimist, and a role model for girl power.

By Tracie White

Meet West Mulholland

The budding actor is a menace and a scholar.

By Kali Shiloh

Meet Diego Romero

An engineer, a baker, a friendship maker.

By Kali Shiloh