Issue #59 | Stanford University School of Engineering

Issue #59

Secret sharing is a method that breaks up individual data points and then sends them to two different servers. | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Nov 9, 2018

Your toaster may know more about you than you think

Computation & Data, Security, Technology & Society

What if surgeons could simulate complex heart surgeries on a computer before getting to the operating room? | iStock/Jolygon

Nov 8, 2018

Alison Marsden: Computer models could transform cardiovascular surgery

Computation & Data, Health, Technology & Society

It’s not just about engineering a stronger building. It’s about designing a more resilient city. | Unsplash/Hardik Pandya

Nov 6, 2018

How will San Francisco’s skyscrapers fare after the next Big One?

Technology & Society

Today’s power-hungry computer memory technology is limited when it comes to employing artificial intelligence effectively. | iStock/adekvat

Nov 6, 2018

Small, fast, energy-efficient memory to spur new computer applications

Computation & Data

The tiny light detectors are about 1/1000th as wide as a hair and are lined up next to each other like the gecko's eardrums. | Credit: iStock/fraxnet

Oct 31, 2018

Could gecko ears provide a model for a new light detection system?

Electronics & Networking, Materials, Technology & Society