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Kate Greene
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I’m a freelance science and technology journalist based in San Francisco. I was the information technology editor at MIT’s Technology Review from 2005 to 2009, where I wrote more than 350 stories about emerging technologies in areas that include computers, mobile devices, displays, communication networks, Internet startups, and more.
I was an integral part of a technology trend-spotting team, highlighting early work in reality mining, plasmonics, adaptable networks, and racetrack memory. I’ve contributed to The Economist, U.S News & World Report, Gizmodo, New Scientist, Science News, and SELF, among other publications. And I’m currently working on a book with Nathan Eagle called Reality Mining: Using Big Data to Engineer a Better World (MIT Press).
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Charging Batteries without Wires
New MIT research reveals a way to send wireless energy to mobile phones and laptops.
The Evolution of Wireless
New radio technologies could allow wireless handhelds to do more, and make updating cellular base stations quick and easy.
An Eye on Everything
Optical fibers in a sphere could lead to clothing that "sees"
How to Talk Like an Iraqi
Laptop software that can translate English-Arabic conversations on the fly is being tested in Iraq.
Beyond the Pedometer
A two-part kit lets some Nike shoes talk to Apple iPods. Will it spur a range of consumer applications for wireless sensors?
Souped-Up Mesh Networks
A new wireless network design affords high performance at a fraction of the power, promising more powerful communications without the expensive infrastructure.
Cheaper MEMS Microphones
A new way to build small microphones may be a boon for VoIP and laptops users.
WiMAX Cell Phones Edge Closer to Reality
Power-saving chips are paving the way for super-broadband handheld devices.
Delivering DVDs in Seconds
Japan's NTT DoCoMo is testing a network that could send DVDs to handheld devices in about 10 seconds. Here's how they do it.
