• Stanford chemist shows there is action in failed chemical reactions

Stanford engineers show nanotube circuits can be made en masse

Most innovations don't go far unless there is a way to turn them into products that are manufacturable on a mass scale. That's why new research on carbon nanotubes, presented June 19 by a group of Stanford electrical engineers, is likely to draw industry attention.

For 10th season, Stanford Summer Theater presents works by Irish playwright Brian Friel

In a small town in rural Ireland, Maire falls in love with George, a shy British soldier enchanted with all things Irish, not just Maire, but also the local pub's fiery poteen, the land, the people and the language—even the place names he has been ordered to wipe off its maps.

North Korea takes step in right direction, Shultz says

George Shultz, a distinguished fellow at the Hoover Institution, said North Korea made a good first step by disclosing details of its nuclear program and destroying the cooling tower at its nuclear facility in Yongbyon on June 27.

• Shultz on North Korea's declaration of nuclear program

New offering from Stanford education program puts students on 'Road to Beijing'

The Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education has taken on world religions, Russian leaders and Aztec history. Now it's boiling down the glory and controversy of China's history, culture and politics in time for the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Feeding and fueling the future: the bioenergy potential of reviving abandoned agricultural land

Across the globe, hundreds of millions of acres of once-productive agricultural land lie abandoned, according to a new report from researchers at Stanford University and the Carnegie Institution for Science. If this land was used to grow crops for conversion into biofuel, it could help ease the energy crunch without worsening the world food shortage or contributing to global warming.

• Abandoned agricultural land has potential for growing biofuels, scientists say

Foundation gives $5 million to endow Stanford Center for Buddhist Studies

The Stanford Center for Buddhist Studies has received a $5 million gift from the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation.

Stanford offers energy expertise and $1 million for retrofit of Santa Clara County Jail

Santa Clara County's Main Jail North will get a $1 million high-tech energy retrofit under the terms of an agreement that county supervisors approved at their meeting today.