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Ten challenges where Stanford Engineering can have impact.
The Stanford Engineering Future committee received dozens of recommendations and ideas, which were organized around 10 grand challenges where engineering can have an impact.
How do we create synergy between humans and engineered systems?
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How good can we get at engineering living matter?
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How do we secure everything?
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How do we provide humanity with the affordable energy it needs and stabilize the climate?
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How can we use autonomy to enable future engineering systems?
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How do we sustain the exponential increase in information technology performance?
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How can we engineer matter from atomic to macro scales?
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How can engineering ensure that humanity flourishes in the cities of the future?
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How do we engineer effective yet affordable healthcare everywhere?
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