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Stanford Engineering Magazine

Issue #29

skeleton computer simulation
Aug 14 2017
How do people relearn to walk after surgery?
Health
rust
Aug 14 2017
​New semiconductor materials exceed some of silicon’s ‘secret’ powers
Electronics & Networking
polarized glasses illustration
Aug 21 2017
New energy-saving windows can go from clear to dark in under a minute
These smart windows can go transparent to dark or back again in under a minute depending on the light. The technology could be used in buildings, cars and even sunglasses.
Energy, Materials, Technology & Society
Illustration of microbes and viruses
Aug 25 2017
More than 99 percent of the microbes inside us are unknown to science
Health
spinning globe illustration
Aug 25 2017
​Pamela Hinds: How do you get the most out of a global team?
Technology & Society

Issue #28

brain with puzzle piece illustration
Aug 8 2017
​Does autism reflect an excitation-inhibition imbalance in the brain?
Health
semiconductor chip wafer
Aug 11 2017
​Controlling chemistry atom by atom
Materials
Water treatment plant
Aug 4 2017
​Engineers develop planning tool to help dry regions replenish aquifers
AquaCharge is a software system that helps planners devise efficient, cost-effective ways to replenish groundwater supplies by using captured stormwater and/or recycled wastewater.
Environment
solar eclipse
Aug 8 2017
Can satellites that cause artificial eclipses help find other planets?
Computation & Data, Transportation & Robotics
film with scissors
Aug 1 2017
New software takes the drudgery out of film editing
Computation & Data

Issue #27

space
Jul 14 2017
Space robot technology can help autonomous vehicles here at home
Computation & Data, Materials, Transportation & Robotics
microfluidic guillotine.
Jun 29 2017
A microscopic guillotine cuts cells in two
Health, Materials
heart illustration
Jul 17 2017
An algorithm diagnoses arrhythmias with cardiologist-level accuracy
This new deep-learning algorithm can diagnose 13 types of heart rhythm defects better than cardiologists. It could speed diagnoses and improve treatment for people in rural areas.
Artificial Intelligence, Health
camera at tip of robot
Jul 19 2017
Some organisms cover distance by growing. Now a robot can, too.
Transportation & Robotics
closeup of camera lens
Jul 24 2017
​A new kind of camera could improve robot vision and virtual reality
Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics