Issue #54 | Stanford University School of Engineering

Issue #54

Roughly 3.5 million Americans have become addicted to opioids as a result of an initial exposure to opioid pills. | REUTERS/George Frey

Aug 28, 2018

How a mathematical model could help us curb the opioid epidemic

Woodpeckers may be able to withstand so much pounding because they are protected by the angle of their pecking. | iStock/Bullet_Chained

Aug 27, 2018

What can woodpeckers teach us about preventing concussions?

In real-world experiments, the system successfully identified airplanes, automobiles, cats and dogs. | Getty Images/Andrey Suslov

Aug 17, 2018

A new AI camera recognizes objects faster and more efficiently

Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

Whether in your car or a wind turbine, foam breaks down the lubricant needed for engines to work efficiently. | Pixabay/phtorxp

Aug 15, 2018

How do you prolong the useful life of lubricants?

Informed by geometry and motion, the system figures out the vibrations of each object and how they affect sound waves. | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Aug 6, 2018

Crash! Bam! Plop! A new system brings the sounds of animation to life

Computation & Data, Technology & Society