Energy Harvesting Extends Life of Small Devices
850-word article/online for Association for Computing Machinery.
Article about using power gathered from radio waves, heat, and motion to power small devices such as sensors and cell phones....
Waiting for the Smart Grid
1000-word article/online for Association for Computing Machinery.
The "smart" electric grid has held great promise for 15 years, but it's not always been clear how deeply it's penetrated our infrastructure -- or…...
Plastic sheet delivers wireless power
600-word article for Nature.com.
A news article about wireless power transmission. Intro: "Annoyed by the tangle of power cords under your desk? A sheet of plastic invented by researchers…...
IT drives policy — and vice versa
575-word article for Association for Computing Machinery.
Reporting on a three-day conference about technology policy. This was my biggest case of preparation overkill: 12,000 words of notes went into a 575-word article....
Beyond the Smart Grid
1300-word article for Association for Computing Machinery.
Feature story about sensors to monitor energy consumption and other environmental data in residences. (Published in Communications of the ACM.)...