Select Content Type
- News
- Article
- Videos
- Podcasts
- Events
Select Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology
- Sustainable Energy Technologies
- Cryptography
- Materials Science
- Neuroscience
- Nuclear Technologies
- Robotics
- Semiconductors
- Space
- Technology Test Page
- Lasers
- Artificial Intelligence
- Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology
- Cryptography
- Materials Science
- Neuroscience
- Robotics
- Semiconductors
- Sustainable Energy Technologies
- Space
- Artificial Intelligence
- Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology
- Cryptography and Computer Security
- Materials Science
- Neuroscience
- Robotics
- Semiconductors
- Space
- Energy Technologies
- Quantum Technologies
results found for
Executive Summary
This report offers an easy-to-use reference tool that harnesses the expertise of Stanford University’s leading science and engineering faculty in ten major technological areas: artificial intelligence, biotechnology and synthetic biology, cryptography and…
The Stanford Emerging Technology Review 2026
The Hoover Institution and the School of Engineering at Stanford University invite you to the DC launch of the 2026 Stanford Emerging Technology Review on Wednesday, January 28th, from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET.
Lasers: Useful and Ubiquitous
In peace and war, the technology continually finds new applications.
The Future of Laser Technology
From eye surgery to missile defense, lasers have become an invaluable technology reshaping medicine, communications, manufacturing, and national security. Sound policy is needed to balance innovation, dual-use risks, and U.S. competitiveness in the laser age.
The Future of Robotics
From autonomous machines in construction to wearable robotics in eldercare, robotics is transforming the physical economy, reshaping the future of work, defense, and human-machine interaction. Strategic leadership is needed to harness robotics innovation,…
Robotics: To Build and Train an Electronic Workforce
This excerpt from the latest issue of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review (SETR) focuses on robotics, one of ten key technologies studied in this continuing educational initiative. SETR, a project of the Hoover Institution and the Stanford School of…
How Emerging Technologies Take Shape
Hoover fellow Herb Lin identifies themes that guide the development of tomorrow’s tech.
Exploring a future with in-home robot caretakers
Allison Okamura, a science fellow from Hoover’s Technology Policy Accelerator, is working on a new generation of robots that can help care for people in their homes as they get older. She answers seven questions about what life with ‘soft robots’ could look…
The Care and Feeding of Transformative Tech
Stanford and Hoover scholars see promises and growing pains in our scientific future.