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Issue #115

low level water and dry earth ground from extreme drought in the Entrepenas reservoir, in Guadalajara, Castile, Spain
Apr 22 2021
Meagan Mauter: How freshwater supply is becoming more circular
Environment
A person holding their thumb to the side of the screen of a smart device that reads "Live Chat: Hi! How can I help you?"
Apr 15 2021
How to create better chatbot conversations
Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society
Microscopic view of human cells that have been stained blue and red
Apr 22 2021
How do cells migrate? The process is key to many biological processes.
In a new study, a team of engineers find that cancer cells exhibit a unique mode of migration on squishy materials, which are similar to biological tissues.
Health
Bright shaft of sunlight passes through a glass prism creating a rainbow light effect
Apr 23 2021
A new optical device enables engineers to fine tune the color of light
Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data

Issue #114

A person holds a smartphone while social media icon and reaction emojis float up from the screen
Jan 26 2021
Mutale Nkonde: How to get more truth from social media
Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society
foil surfaces illuminated by ultraviolet light
Nov 9 2020
Two engineers design and donate a technique to make N95 masks reusable
Health, Technology & Society
Windmills on a cold day
Mar 17 2021
Research shows that as the weather turns coldest, wind power heats up
Using the latest climate and energy models, Mark Jacobson shows that wind energy production increases during the coldest spells and can help prevent cold weather–related blackouts.
Energy, Environment
A "V" shaped arrangement of drones flying through trees
Mar 25 2021
A new initiative aims to ensure 5G networks are reliable and secure
Computation & Data, Security, Transportation & Robotics

Issue #113

desalination plant
Jun 4 2020
Stanford researchers design a more efficient and affordable desalination process
Environment, Health
illustration of connected lights on a map
Mar 16 2021
Julie Owono: How local voices will shape the global internet
Technology & Society
People walking either direction on a sidewalk, looking at their devices with speech bubbles emanating
Mar 12 2021
Dan Jurafsky: How AI is changing our understanding of language
A linguist and computer scientist explores how AI is expanding from capturing individual words and sentences to modeling the social nature of language.
Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Technology & Society
Miniature scientists in labcoats chase a neuron through an environment of pink shapes that are part of the brain
Jan 29 2021
Researchers develop a system that shows decision making in real time
Health