Category Archives: video

Broken Hearts, Repaired

Earlier this year, I visited Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to report a story for US News & World Report’s Best Hospitals issue. My assignment: meet heart patients, talk to surgeons, observe operations, and then write about it. The first procedure I … Continue reading →

Posted in science, technology, video | Tagged aortic valve, beating heart, cardiology, heart, heart transplant, mitral valve, open-heart surgery, operating room, photographs, surgery, us news & world report, video | Comments Off

How an Xlerator Hand Dryer is Made

Surprisingly hand-crafted. Outside: a buffed zinc outer unit. Inside: a motor spins a blower wheel at a rate of 20,000 revolutions per minute. See video below.

Posted in design, technology, Uncategorized, video | Tagged bathroom, design, engineering, hand dryer, hand washing, motor, xlerator | Comments Off

Programming the Tubes

Computers and smart phones can be improved with software updates and new apps. Not so for networks. The way servers, found in company IT rooms and massive data centers, communicate with each other is essentially static, with instructions for traffic … Continue reading →

Posted in technology, video | Tagged cisco, facebook, google, networks, nick mckeown, onf, open networking foundation, openflow, programmable networks, software-defined networking, stanford, Technology Review, uc berkeley | Comments Off

An Imaginary Interface

Today, Technology Review is running a story of mine about a type of interface for mobile phones in which a person gestures with her hands instead of tapping buttons or icons. The gestures, which could trace simple line drawings like … Continue reading →

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Using Holography and LEDs to Make Art

A while back, I had the opportunity to visit the studio of San Francisco artist Christine Remy, who creates holographic portraits and LED sculptures. Much of her art is subtle and contemplative, however, she has two projects that I found … Continue reading →

Posted in design, lasers, technology, Uncategorized, video | Tagged art, artist, Christine Remy, holograms, holographic art, holography, LED, light, light-emitting diodes, persistence-of-vision, San Francisco | 2 Comments