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Stanford Engineering Magazine

Issue #85

Close-up texture of polystyrene
Jan 7 2020
A study shows how the humble mealworm can help solve some big problems
Energy, Environment, Health
Neurons lit up in red, green, and blue lighting
Dec 16 2019
Engineers develop a less invasive way to study the brain
Health, Materials
Illustration of a hand reaching towards a petri dish with red liquid and blooms
Dec 9 2019
The fight against bacterial infections enters the 21st century
A 100-year-old test that takes days to complete is the current norm for identifying bacteria and the correct antibiotic for treatment. Researchers are working to find a better way.
Health
Children using technology to learn
Jan 10 2020
Emma Brunskill: Amped-up education with AI
Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Technology & Society

Issue #84

A person in a blue tartan shirt holding an iphone
Dec 11 2019
Are search results biased along partisan lines?
Computation & Data, Technology & Society
Birds eye view of marathon runners
Dec 9 2019
Beyond fitness trackers: Motivating the unmotivated to exercise more
Health
Abstract illustration of a profile of a head
Dec 9 2019
Science seeks a better way to measure stress, anxiety and depression
Doctors and researchers are equipped with objective tests to detect and measure many serious illnesses. But when it comes to mental illness, no such tests exist.
Health
hypersonic
Feb 27 2019
It’s a bird...It’s a plane...It’s hypersonic flight
Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics
Collage of black and white buildings against a light blue and green background
Dec 9 2019
Are the buildings you live and work in making you feel stressed?
Health

Issue #83

blood capsule
Nov 22 2019
Stephen Quake: What can the DNA in your blood reveal about your health?
Health, Technology & Society
blue background with multicolored lines gathered closer on the right side
Nov 22 2019
A new algorithm trains AI to avoid bad behaviors
Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data
Illustration of a light bulb emanating rays shaped like computer chip lines
Dec 2 2019
Can we develop computer chips that run on light?
In recent experiments, researchers identify a common material that could help.
Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking, Materials
shelley
Apr 2 2019
An autonomous car goes to driver’s ed
Transportation & Robotics
Illustration of a factory with two smokestacks emitting pollution into grey and black clouds against an orange sky
Nov 19 2019
What if we could convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into fuel?
Energy, Environment