Aeronautics and Astronautics
![Building systems that meet the exceptionally high level of safety expected of commercial air transport is challenging. | iStock/Helin Loik-Tomson](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/tfoe-kochenderfer2.jpg?h=31f4bb55&itok=H4cxDAwZ)
Jun 30, 2020
Mykel Kochenderfer: AI and safety-critical systems
Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society![An artist’s interpretation of space trash objects orbiting the Earth | Adobe Stock/dottedyeti](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/tfoe-damico.jpg?h=31f4bb55&itok=Car4JfFc)
Feb 13, 2020
Simone D’Amico: “The Swarm” is coming to an orbit near you
Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics Issue #89![A class of engine now used to keep satellites in stable orbits could be adapted to power long-distance space probes. | NASA/JPL-Caltech/Science Source](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/ion-drive.jpg?h=31f4bb55&itok=8Y5UUoeG)
Feb 11, 2020
How better propulsion systems can help improve space exploration
Transportation & Robotics Issue #88![On a busy freeway, how does a self-driving car make the right decision? | iStock/Art Wager](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/autonomous.jpg?h=31f4bb55&itok=gm2uX3yP)
Sep 27, 2019
Marco Pavone: Autonomous cars will have to manage unpredictable road behavior
Artificial Intelligence, Transportation & Robotics Issue #79![Footage from a successful test of Orion spacecraft parachutes. | Video courtesy of NASA](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/nasa.gif?h=59ad959b&itok=YPDBgdMw)
May 3, 2019
A safe landing on Mars depends in part on an effective parachute
Transportation & Robotics Issue #71![Exposure to the extremes of radiation causes electronic devices to fail. | Illustration by Kevin Craft](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/radiation.png?h=bfbc6e7b&itok=mpWCSU43)
Dec 7, 2018
How do we build electronic materials that can survive radiation?
Electronics & Networking, Materials Issue #62![An artist’s illustration shows the InSight lander on Mars. | Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/insight.jpg?h=ca1d8e81&itok=oYnKrRT0)
Nov 28, 2018
Q&A: The InSight and MarCO satellites land on Mars
Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics![The latest big news from Mars is the discovery of a possible underground lake. | Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/TAMU](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/mars_photo.jpg?h=84a37ce2&itok=zYRk1uw5)
Aug 21, 2018
Is there life on Mars?
Transportation & Robotics Issue #55![Could better mapping help prevent the process of “bleaching” that turns coral ecosystems into lifeless white rock? | iStock/David_Slater](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/reefs.jpg?h=31f4bb55&itok=_ui-7mxT)
Aug 16, 2018
A new aerial technique maps coral reefs with unprecedented precision
Environment Issue #53![Shelley, an autonomous Audi, at Stanford’s VAIL facility. | Photo by Toni Bird](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/shelley_auto_0.jpeg?h=31f4bb55&itok=OR1zMn9o)
Mar 20, 2018