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Stanford Engineering Magazine

Issue #105

six deepfake images of a woman's mouth in different shapes as she speaks
Oct 21 2020
AI can detect seemingly perfect deep-fake videos
Technology & Society
A building that has exterior damage from an earthquake
Oct 19 2020
A new technique predicts how quakes would affect a city’s hospitals
Environment, Health, Technology & Society
digital illustration of a hand in a suit holding a magnifying glass, inspecting a red coronavirus particle
Nov 5 2020
A new genetic microlab can detect COVID-19 in minutes
Using “lab on a chip” technology, Stanford engineers have created a microlab half the size of a credit card that can detect COVID-19 in just half an hour.
Health, Technology & Society
An artist rendering of a high-Q metasurface beamsplitter
Oct 16 2020
Stanford scientists slow and steer light with resonant nanoantennas
Materials

Issue #104

A digital vector illustration of a woman in blue pants and a light blue sweater, sitting on the floor and holding her knees looking sad. Her blue hair is flowing upwards to the left, and there is a hand reaching down to her, signifying an offer of help and support.
Sep 18 2020
Andrew Huberman: How stress affects the mind — and how to relieve it
Health, Technology & Society
Saturn V Rocket
Oct 1 2020
Interdisciplinary team develops ‘exascale’ computing for spaceflight
Technology & Society
Dorsa Sadigh in a lab playing with a ball and other toys on a table as part of her research with the robotic device
Oct 28 2020
Assistive Feeding: How AI can improve the control of robot arms
Algorithms developed by Stanford researchers could one day help people with disabilities intuitively control robot arms to help with everyday tasks.
Transportation & Robotics
A black woman in a white t-shirt and leather jacket wearing a virtual reality headset
Oct 26 2020
A team borrows solar panel tech to create ultrahigh-res OLED display
Materials

Issue #103

Two female researchers in sanitary gowns, masks, and face shields
Oct 5 2020
Researchers combine heat and humidity to disinfect N95 masks for reuse
Health, Materials
soil in a large, tilled field on a sunny day with clouds in the sky and snow-capped mountains in the distance
Oct 9 2020
A Stanford team puts carbon-free fertilizer to the test
Energy, Environment
cutout illustrations of hands holding cards that say 'vote'
Oct 9 2020
How to hold a secure election
On the cusp of an historic election, two experts — one from the field of computer science, the other from law — discuss how to ensure a thriving democracy.
Security, Technology & Society
Illustration of a neuron
Jun 9 2020
Scientists engineer one protein to fight cancer and regenerate neurons
Health