Yearly Archives: 2009

Recent Stories: Cyborgs, Solar, and Data Storage

This post is a roundup of the stories I’ve written over the past few weeks. Without doing it consciously, I’ve totally carved out a cyborg beat. The most recent story is about a neural implant that is wirelessly controlled and … Continue reading →

Posted in science, technology, writing | Tagged data storage, HCI, Intel, memory, Microsoft, neural implants, NIST, photonics, plasmons, quantum computing, RICE, sensors, solar cells, Technology Review, The Economist, University of Washington, wireless, writing | Comments Off

Superconductor Levitation

This one’s from the e-vaults. I spent my first year of grad school making up undergraduate physics classes because I came in with a chemistry degree. One of those requirements was a laboratory class where we did things like measure … Continue reading →

Posted in physics, science | Tagged levitation, liquid nitrogen, magnet, Meissner effect, physics, superconducting levitation, superconductor | Comments Off

Exaflops on Beams of Light

A colleague of mine, Katie Bourzac, has written a post about the future of supercomputing according to IBM. Yes, the future is light. Essentially, the only way to find enough bandwidth to transport all the data required for future supercomputers … Continue reading →

Posted in lasers, physics, science, technology | Tagged exaflops, IBM, Intel, petaflops, silicon, silicon photonics, supercomputers | 2 Comments

Rocket Ruins Camera Lens, Resulting Picture is Amazing

Definitely worth it: Full post from Gizmodo.

Posted in Space | Tagged photography, rocket, Space | Comments Off

Books with Video?

The New York Times has an interesting article about a new breed of electronic books that showcase video and other multimedia. It’s an cool idea, and encouraging that it’s being driven by publishers, which have historically been slow to innovate. … Continue reading →

Posted in design, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged e-reader, fujitsu, kindle, mary lou jepsen, multimedia, pixel qi | Comments Off