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Stereo electroencephalography

Stereo electroencephalography (SEEG) is an invasive brain monitoring technique using depth electrodes through small skull holes to locate the seizure onset zone in drug-resistant focal epilepsy.

Stereo Love

Stereo Love: 2009 debut single by Romanian producer Edward Maya featuring Moldovan-Romanian DJ Vika Jigulina on Cat Music; 127 BPM dance hit that topped charts in France and Spain and peaked at number 4 in the UK.

Stereo matching

Stereo matching is a computer vision method that matches pixels between two images of the same scene, producing a disparity map that converts to depth.

Stereo microscope

A stereo microscope, also called a dissecting microscope, is a low-power optical microscope that uses two separate light paths to give a three-dimensional view of solid specimens.

Stereo Nation (group)

Stereo Nation was a British Asian pop act fronted by the singer Taz (Tarsame Singh Saini), formed in 1996 and known for the hits "I've Been Waiting" and "Laila".

Stereo reconstruction

Stereo reconstruction is a computer vision method that estimates scene depth from a pair of images taken by calibrated cameras at different viewpoints, computing a disparity map convertible to depth values.

Stereocenter

A stereocenter, also called a stereogenic center, is a point in a molecule where interchanging any two attached groups produces a stereoisomer; most often it is a carbon bonded to four different groups.

Stereochemistry

Stereochemistry is the branch of chemistry that studies how atoms are arranged in three-dimensional space within molecules, and how that arrangement shapes properties, reactions, and drug effects.

Stereocomplex polylactic acid

Stereocomplex polylactic acid, or SC-PLA, is a crystalline material formed when the two PLA enantiomers PLLA and PDLA co-crystallize, melting about 50 °C higher than ordinary PLA.

Stereoconvergent alkyl cross-coupling

Stereoconvergent alkyl cross-coupling is a nickel-catalyzed carbon–carbon bond-forming reaction in which both enantiomers of a racemic alkyl electrophile merge into a single enantiomer of product via alkyl radicals, achieving up to 100% yield.

Stereodivergent synthesis

Stereodivergent synthesis is a strategy in asymmetric catalysis in which identical starting materials yield different stereoisomers of a product by changing catalysts or reaction conditions.

Stereodynamics

Stereodynamics, also called dynamical stereochemistry, is the branch of molecular reaction dynamics studying how reactive and inelastic scattering outcomes depend on the polarization, or spatial orientation, of reactants.

Stereoelectroencephalography

Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) is an invasive neurophysiological technique in which depth electrodes are implanted in the brain to locate seizures in drug-resistant focal epilepsy, developed in Paris in the 1950s.

Stereoelectronic effect

A stereoelectronic effect is an effect on a molecule's structure, reactivity, or properties caused by the spatial alignment of its orbitals, encompassing the gauche, anomeric, and hyperconjugative effects.

Stereograph

A stereograph is a card bearing two nearly identical photographs that fuse into a single three-dimensional image when viewed through a stereoscope, popular from 1870 to 1920.

Stereographic projection

Stereographic projection is a way of mapping a sphere onto a plane by projecting from a pole; it preserves angles and maps circles to circles or lines.

Stereoisomerism

Stereoisomerism, also called spatial isomerism, is isomerism where molecules have identical connectivity but differ in the spatial arrangement of their atoms, giving enantiomers, diastereomers, and cis–trans isomers.

Stereolab

Stereolab are a London-formed avant-pop band founded in 1991 by Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier, fusing 1960s pop, Krautrock, and lounge music; albums include Peng! (1992), Dots and Loops (1997), and Instant Holograms on Metal Film (2025).

Stereolabs

Stereolabs (Stereolabs SAS) is a French-founded maker of stereo vision depth cameras and AI software, best known for its ZED cameras and ZED SDK, acquired by Ouster in 2026.

Stereolabs ZED

The Stereolabs ZED is a family of stereo depth cameras by Stereolabs, a San Francisco and Paris company, that computes depth from two offset camera views using the ZED SDK.

Stereolithography

Stereolithography (SLA) is a 3D printing process that cures liquid resin layer by layer with light, invented by Charles Hull and first commercialized in 1986.

Stereology

Stereology is a set of mathematical sampling methods that estimate three-dimensional properties of solid materials and tissues, such as volume, surface area, and cell number, from two-dimensional microscopic sections.

Stereophonic (play)

Stereophonic, David Adjmi's Tony-winning play with music about a 1970s rock band recording an album, directed by Daniel Aukin with songs by Will Butler; most Tony-nominated play ever, five 2024 Tony wins including Best Play.

Stereophonic sound

Stereophonic sound, or stereo, is sound reproduction through two or more channels so it seems to come from distinct locations, invented by Alan Blumlein in 1931.

Stereophonics

Stereophonics, Welsh rock band formed 1992 in Cwmaman, Cynon Valley, by Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable; formerly Tragic Love Company. Nine UK number-one albums, the single Dakota at number one, and the 2025 thirteenth album Make 'em Laugh, Make 'em Cry, Make 'em Wait.

Stereophotogrammetry

Stereophotogrammetry reconstructs 3D surface geometry from pairs of overlapping photographs taken from two camera positions, producing point clouds and digital elevation models used to measure terrain, glaciers, ocean waves, and clouds.

Stereopony

Stereopony (ステレオポニー) was a three-piece Japanese pop-rock band from Okinawa, formed in 2007, known for anime tie-in singles like 'Hitohira no Hanabira', and dissolved in 2012.

Stereopsis

Stereopsis (stereoscopic vision) is depth perception from binocular disparity, discovered by Wheatstone in 1838. Distinguished from monocular depth cues; measured clinically by stereoacuity tests such as Titmus, Randot, TNO, Frisby.

Stereoscope

A stereoscope is an optical instrument that shows a separate image to each eye, creating an illusion of depth, invented by Charles Wheatstone in 1838.

Stereoscopy

Stereoscopy, also called stereoscopic 3D, creates depth perception by showing slightly different images to each eye, fusing them via stereopsis; invented with Wheatstone's 1838 stereoscope, it spans anaglyph, polarized, and shutter-glass displays, 3-D cinema, and medical stereo endoscopy.