Issue #60 | Stanford University School of Engineering

Issue #60

The technology makes it possible for robots to touch a delicate berry or handle a pingpong ball without squashing them. | Image credit: Bao Lab

Nov 21, 2018

An electronic glove gives robots a sense of touch

Transportation & Robotics

Networks of sensors around the world are collecting massive streams of data on earthquakes. | Reuters/Mike Blake

Nov 19, 2018

Greg Beroza: Data helps prepare us for ‘The Big One’

Computation & Data, Environment, Technology & Society

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

With drug-resistant infections on the rise, the world could use a new way to fight wily bacteria. | Stocksy/Victor Torres

Nov 8, 2018

Deadly bacteria are no match for this new antibiotic treatment plan

New research could open up the possibility of dual-purpose solar panels. | Unsplash/Scott Webb

Nov 8, 2018

In addition to making energy, what if solar panels could save energy?

Energy, Environment