Issue #6 | Stanford University School of Engineering

Issue #6

Perry McCarty has devoted his career to developing new environmental processes to turn wastewater into clean water. | Reuters/Bob Smith

Oct 3, 2016

“He has advanced environmental engineering and science as no other”

Manu Prakash | Courtesy of the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Sep 30, 2016

Manu Prakash: “The beauty of science is everywhere around us”

Technology & Society

Computers must be able to interpret information, not just access it. | REUTERS/Samrang Pring

Jul 27, 2016

How do we get computers to understand human language?

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data

All electronic devices are in a constant state of flux. Understanding it can lead to better products. | iStock/KevMaw

Jun 27, 2016

How do we build more durable electronic devices?

Electronics & Networking, Materials

A dispensing chemist prepares drugs for a chemotherapy. | REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Jun 21, 2016

How ‘chemotherapy missiles’ can target cancer cells and spare healthy ones