Issue #40 | Stanford University School of Engineering

Issue #40

New methods reduce energy requirements as well as health and climate damage. | iStock/Milos-Muller

Feb 9, 2018

A team of engineers develop a new method of keeping the lights on

Energy, Environment

Understanding the mechanical forces at work in the brain could have important applications in medicine | iStock/mustafahacalaki

Feb 7, 2018

Mechanical forces may underlie brain development and some diseases

Computation & Data, Health

It’s time to start thinking about the long-term future of our water supply. | iStock/sandsun

Feb 9, 2018

Craig Criddle: Can water security be engineered?

Energy, Environment

Judgment Call: Could AI help us subvert unconscious bias? | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Jan 31, 2018

Which is more fair: a human or a machine?

Artificial Intelligence

One very specific microbiome—a dolphin’s mouth—has revealed many types of bacteria previously unknown to science | iStock/RugliG

Jan 31, 2018

David Relman: What dolphins can teach us about our own health