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Issue #110

A hand in a white glove holds a needle
Feb 9 2021
Injectable gels could release medicines over time using fewer needles
Health, Materials
A digital rendering of a computer chip illuminated and connected to other chips
Jan 11 2021
New hybrid chips can run AI on battery-powered devices
Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data
an underwater kelp forest with sun rays shining through
Dec 3 2020
Can kelp help relieve ocean acidification?
A new analysis of California’s Monterey Bay evaluates its potential.
Environment
A colorful MRI cross-section of the brain indicating areas of high activity
Feb 5 2021
Jin Hyung Lee: How can we systematically cure brain diseases?
Artificial Intelligence, Health

Issue #109

A young girl in a patterned, button-up shirt with short sleeves. She is intently focused on the action of securing a button to dress herself.
Jan 15 2021
Karen Liu: How robots perceive the physical world
Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data
A researcher wearing brightly colored protective gear kneels down in a tide pool to collect water
Jan 29 2021
Researchers develop a new way to forecast beach-water quality
Environment
A digital illustration of big data in wavy lines
Dec 11 2020
Evan Reed: How to discover a magic material
Want to build a better battery, a stronger airplane, or a faster computer? A materials science expert says your success starts in the atomic structure of the materials you choose.
Computation & Data, Materials
An artist’s rendition of the photoacoustic airborne sonar system operating from a drone to sense and image underwater objects
Nov 30 2020
Stanford engineers combine light and sound to see underwater
Electronics & Networking, Environment

Issue #108

A protoype of the RT-ELISA with orange lines
Jan 4 2021
A new lab-on-a-chip turns blood test snapshots into continuous movies
Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking, Health
East Africans wait in line for up to two hours to fill their buckets with water
Jan 20 2021
How water piped to homes promotes gender equality in rural Zambia
Health, Technology & Society
A young Asian woman in a black shirt working on a PC and speaking to a virtual assistant
Jan 4 2021
A team of researchers study trust in autonomous products
The engineers looked at how people’s moods might affect their trust of autonomous products, such as smart speakers, to discover a complicated relationship.
Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society
Animation of a stem cell moving
Jan 11 2021
Stem cells use a piston-like engine to ‘drive’ to their destinations
Health