Issue #34 | Stanford University School of Engineering

Issue #34

More than mere pests, mosquitoes can carry deadly diseases, including malaria, yellow fever, West Nile virus and Zika. | Photo by iStock/dimarik

Oct 31, 2017

How citizen scientists can contribute to worldwide mosquito tracking

Computation & Data, Health, Technology & Society

“By running these pre-flight virtual reality simulations on the ground, we greatly enhance our chances for success in space.” | Image credit: NASA

Oct 27, 2017

Pre-flight simulations on the ground could enhance success in space

Electronics & Networking

"I think we’re seeing a way to broaden the ranks of researchers in the interests of social justice." | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Oct 23, 2017

A crowdsourcing platform opens up research on a global scale

Technology & Society

Researchers hope to probe the inner workings of cells to spot and, one day, even cure disease at the earliest stages. | Stocksy/Miquel Llonch

Oct 4, 2017

A team of researchers seeks to probe inside living human cells

Health, Materials, Technology & Society

Transforming our perceptions | Image courtesy Allison Okamura

Oct 30, 2017

Allison Okamura: Soft Robots for Humanity

Transportation & Robotics