Joseph Felter, who has served two generals in Afghanistan, will join the Center for International Security and Cooperation as a senior research scholar, bringing his expertise in terrorism, counterinsurgency and special operations to bear on scholarly research at Stanford and other major universities.

Stanford researchers have developed a new method of attaching nanowire electronics to the surface of virtually any object. The technique could be used in making everything from wearable electronics and flexible computer displays to high-efficiency solar cells and ultrasensitive biosensors.  

Serra's sculpture blurs the boundaries between architecture, art and engineering. It's open to the public beginning Wednesday, July 27.