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Carolyn Bertozzi. Photo by Christopher Michael.

The development of antibody-lectin chimeras, which started in the lab of Stanford chemist Carolyn Bartozzi, shows promise in blocking the defenses put up by cancer cells and allowing the immune system to attack the diseased…

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The nanoscale optical device works at room temperature to entangle the spin of photons and electrons to achieve quantum communication. | Antony Georgiadis

Present-day quantum computers are big, expensive, and impractical, operating at temperatures near -459 degrees Fahrenheit, or “absolute zero.” In a new paper, however, materials scientists at Stanford University introduce a new nanoscale…

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Photo by Chuck Painter/Stanford News Service

The Department of Chemistry extends its sincere thanks to Dr. Sharon Brauman for her generous contribution in establishing The John I. Brauman Visiting Scholar Fund, an endowment honoring the life and legacy of a distinguished scientist, beloved…

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Photo by Fawn Hallenbeck/Stanford University

A study led by Stanford and Cornell researchers shows how light could be used to control the behavior of moiré materials, atomically thin layers that gain unusual properties when stacked and offset. The research has implications for developing…
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Credit: Yilei Wu

Stanford Chemistry, Lab Manager, Yilei Wu, and Graduate Student, Ben Charnay, were featured most recently in the C&EN Chemistry in Pictures Series on Thursday, November 6th.

Thermite, a mixture of metallic aluminum and iron oxide (rust…