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Illustration of squares and circles
Dec 10 2018
An ability to sort microparticles by shape could improve human health
Materials
BrainGate Tablet Chat
Nov 29 2018
Patients with paralysis use brain signals to operate a tablet
Health, Technology & Society
Issue #61
Illustration of computer servers with faces
Nov 9 2018
Your toaster may know more about you than you think
Computation & Data, Security, Technology & Society
Issue #59
Illustration of computer screens with heat emanating from them
Nov 9 2018
How can we design electronic devices that don’t overheat?
Electronics & Networking, Materials
Issue #60
Solar panels on a roof
Nov 8 2018
In addition to making energy, what if solar panels could save energy?
Energy, Environment
Issue #60
Gecko climbing up a tree branch
Oct 31 2018
Could gecko ears provide a model for a new light detection system?
Electronics & Networking, Materials, Technology & Society
Issue #59
Image of people sitting in a room full of computer screens
Oct 24 2018
Investigative journalism could make a comeback thanks to data
Computation & Data, Technology & Society
Issue #58
Looking at a hospital bed through a doorway
Oct 9 2018
​David Magnus: How will artificial intelligence impact medical ethics?
Artificial Intelligence, Health, Technology & Society
Heavy traffic in the Los Angeles area
Oct 4 2018
​Balaji Prabhakar: Can digital incentives help alleviate traffic?
Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics
Issue #57
illustration of autonomous driving
Aug 17 2018
A new AI camera recognizes objects faster and more efficiently
Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics
Issue #54
Computer server room
Jul 18 2018
​Andrew Grotto: Combating cyberthreats in the age of the cloud
Electronics & Networking, Security, Technology & Society
Issue #51
A patient looking through a phoropter with an optometrist
Apr 20 2018
Light-sensitive chips ​could one day restore sight to the blind
Health
Issue #46

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