Mechanical Engineering

Cantwell's internship involved testing the Lunar Module’s ascent engine that took astronauts off the moon and into orbit. | Image courtesy of NASA

Jul 16, 2019

Brian Cantwell: My Apollo program internship

Technology & Society

When cells become stiff rather than supple, this change can cause breast cancer to spread. | ScienceSource/Dr. Cecil H. Fox

Jul 8, 2019

Researchers gain new insight into how breast cancer spreads

Health Issue #79

The wake caused by a turbine pointing directly into the wind reduces the output of those behind it. | Image courtesy of Calgary Drone Photography

Jul 3, 2019

A tiny tweak could steer wind power in the right direction

Energy, Environment Issue #79

Three Steven Collins lab members in white shirts gathered around a table speaking with a study participant in a blue shirt and white shorts

May 31, 2019

A prosthetic foot that can handle tough ground

Health Issue #73

The combustion chamber inside a jet engine funnels a hurricane of heat into the thrust that pushes planes through the atmosphere. | iStock/Dexion5

May 22, 2019

Can we reduce jet engine pollution while improving fuel efficiency?

Transportation & Robotics Issue #72

Do the best innovations really come from ‘aha’ moments? | Illustration by Kevin Craft

May 13, 2019

Paul Yock: Innovation in medical technology

Health, Technology & Society

Users would wear the glove for a few hours each day during normal daily life. | Image courtesy of Caitlyn Seim

Apr 11, 2019

A vibrating glove could help stroke survivors regain hand function

Health Issue #70

Shelley, Stanford’s autonomous Audi TTS, performs at Thunderhill Raceway Park. | Photo credit: Kurt Hickman

Apr 2, 2019

An autonomous car goes to driver’s ed

Transportation & Robotics Issue #83

Damage to the bundle of nerves that connects the brain's two halves may cause concussion symptoms. | Image credit: Andreas Horn/Creative Commons

Mar 14, 2019

Concussion is a big, vague term and we need to start breaking it down

Computation & Data, Health Issue #69

The OceanOne robot that can dive and recover objects at depths where humans can’t operate. | Image courtesy of Frederic Osada and Teddy Seguin/DRASSM

Mar 5, 2019

Oussama Khatib: My group has always been inspired by the human example

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics Issue #68

Salomon Trujillo, John Ulmen, Alan Asbeck, and Cutkosky observe the Stickybot III in a trial run on a glass surface. | Photo credit: L.A. Cicero

Mar 4, 2019

Mark Cutkosky: The work in my lab centers around bio-inspired robots

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics Issue #68

Okamura, left, celebrates a successful project with students. | Photo credit: L.A. Cicero

Mar 4, 2019

Allison Okamura: I wasn’t one of those kids that always loved robots

Artificial Intelligence, Health, Transportation & Robotics Issue #68

Lentink holds an example of the models his students are making to simulate birds in flight. | Photo credit: L.A. Cicero

Mar 4, 2019

David Lentink: We want to fly anywhere, regardless of turbulence

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics Issue #68

The underlying principles behind flight at extreme speeds could help propel people across the globe or to distant planets. | iStock/sweetandsour

Feb 27, 2019

It’s a bird...It’s a plane...It’s hypersonic flight

Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics Issue #84

The analysis found 1.47 million solar rooftop installations in the United States, a much higher figure than generally estimated. | Getty Images

Jan 10, 2019

Machine learning helps scientists locate nearly all U.S. solar panels

Energy, Environment Issue #63

Researchers created a shape-sorter to help identify and isolate microparticles. | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Dec 10, 2018

An ability to sort microparticles by shape could improve human health

Materials

The ruins of Chavín de Huántar preserve remnants of a civilization that flourished from 1300 to 500 B.C. | Photo courtesy of John Rick

Dec 5, 2018

Robots help archaeologists to explore pre-Incan ruins in Peru

Transportation & Robotics Issue #61

A new technology aims to protect electronics from heat’s harmful effects. | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Nov 9, 2018

How can we design electronic devices that don’t overheat?

Electronics & Networking, Materials Issue #60

The tiny robots could potentially move pieces of debris or position a camera to evaluate a treacherous area. | Image credit: Kurt Hickman

Oct 25, 2018

Heavy objects and closed doors are no match for these flying robots

Transportation & Robotics Issue #58

The data could help coaches teach an individual athlete how to play using the safest possible techniques. | Photo by Paul Sakuma

Oct 25, 2018

Could high-tech mouthguards help prevent concussions?

Computation & Data, Health Issue #58

Invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast. | iStock/OGphoto

Oct 12, 2018

A recent discovery reveals a new way breast cancer cells spread

Health Issue #57

New mathematical modeling shows the progression of neurodegenerative diseases in unprecedented detail. | Image courtesy of Living Matter Lab

Oct 12, 2018

How does Alzheimer’s disease spread in the brain?

Health Issue #58

Hovering requires an animal to generate enough lift to consistently support their own body weight. | Video courtesy of the Lentink Lab

Oct 1, 2018

What can hovering animals teach us about flying robots?

Transportation & Robotics Issue #67

To drink or not to drink? With a little help from the sun, a dehydrated hiker may no longer have to ask this question. | iStock/Lisay

Jun 22, 2018

A solar purifier creates its own disinfectant from water and sunlight

Energy, Environment, Technology & Society Issue #50