Issue #39 | Stanford University School of Engineering

Issue #39

The CD19 molecule on a leukemia cell is like a tiny radio broadcasting to the world, “I’m leukemia. Come and get me.” | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Jan 31, 2018

A new kind of homing beacon targets cancerous cells and other diseases

Split-second decisions get made on a racetrack, but what happens on the highway when algorithms are in control? | iStock/AvigatorPhotographer

Jan 26, 2018

What can a computer learn from a race car driver?

Computation & Data, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

How do trees know where to put their branches? | Stocksy/Adrian Balzer

Jan 17, 2018

Why do trees and animals take the shapes they do?

Environment, Health

If nanomaterials are going to impact society at a large scale, we have to find a way to make them affordably. | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Jan 25, 2018

Applying mechanical principles from the visible world to the nanorealm

Get some rest. | Illustration by iStock/4x6

Sep 12, 2017

Emmanuel Mignot: Sleep impacts our lives in ways we might not even recognize

Health, Technology & Society