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Stanford Engineering Magazine

Issue #44

Glasses in front of computer screen
Apr 10 2018
Researchers improve patient safety with bedside computer vision
Artificial Intelligence, Health, Technology & Society
Smokestack releasing vapor into the sky
Apr 4 2018
​Wall Street rewards firms with light carbon footprints
Energy, Environment
Illustration of multicolored glitch effect
Apr 9 2018
​Can computer science take the glitch and stall out of real-time video?
​A Stanford team replaces the current patchwork of video conferencing technologies with an integrated approach to compressing and transmitting moving images over the internet.
Computation & Data, Materials
Illustrations of circuits and a pixelated globe
Apr 9 2018
New machine-learning methods measure change in gender and ethnic bias
Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data
Football helmet and football on grass
Mar 30 2018
A team of engineers probes the complex nature of concussions
Health, Technology & Society

Issue #43

Illustration of question mark with radiating lines
Mar 12 2018
Sarah Heilshorn: Building replacement parts for the human body
Health
Shelley, an autonomous Audi, at Stanford’s VAIL facility.
Mar 20 2018
Traveling in the age of driverless cars
Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics
A panoramic view of the Pacific Coast from Goat Rock state park
Mar 9 2018
Experts weigh in on the future of offshore drilling in California
Proposed federal plans would open most U.S. coastal waters to controversial oil drilling.
Environment
Dead smartphone battery
Feb 23 2018
​A new ultrasonic technology powers devices without human intervention
Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking, Technology & Society
Collage with two men looking at a device, with soundwaves in the background.
Mar 12 2018
​Maneesh Agrawala: Artificial intelligence comes to multimedia
Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society

Issue #42

Illustration of target
Mar 2 2018
Jennifer Cochran: Guided missiles target cancer
Health
Row of polling stations
Mar 6 2018
The margin of error is bigger than you think
Computation & Data, Technology & Society
Illustration of person looking around a corner
Mar 5 2018
​Seeing the unseen: A new laser could bring hidden objects into view
Someday your self-driving car could react to hazards before you even see them.​
Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics
Illustration of bacteria of different sizes
Mar 12 2018
Are bigger bacteria easier to kill?
Health
Simulation of topographical shapes
Mar 5 2018
Simulate today, innovate tomorrow: The future of materials science
Materials