Stories for the General Public
Living the Top Gun dream, on a budget: DIY kit planes that replicate classic warbirds have become (slightly) more accessible.
Ars Technica, June, 2020 - Click here to read
The E-Ninja Chronicles: Chapter 1 - What's that Weird Yellow Thing Doing in the Garage?" The first installment of my blog about building an electric motorcycle that eats muscle cars for breakfast. Electronic Design, May 2020 - Click here to read
Scamming the Scammers: an account of how I turned the tables on an online con to lure people into being "digital mules" - Ars Technica, June 2019 - Click here to read
Can gender-bending Israeli superprawns help feed the world? Scientists look to advanced genetics to help build a greener, more sustainable food chain. Ars Technica. May 2020 - Click here to read
Into the Air, Senior Birdmen! Waking My Home-Built Aircraft From a 20-Year Nap - Electronic Design News August, 2016 - Click here to read
Everything You Need to Get Started in 3D Printing Popular Mechanics, 2014 - Click here to read
The Quick Guide to Buying a 3D Printer - Popular Mechanics, 2014 - Click here to read
Stories I've Co-Written, Coached, or Commissioned
Chairslayer! Adaptive Controls Put Handicapped Drivers Behind the Wheel of a 650HP Drift Racer – Product Design & Development, May 2017 - Click here to read
How GPUs, AI and Deep Learning Make Smart Products Smarter – Product Design & Development Sept. 2017 - Click here to read
Making Electric Aviation a Reality - Product Design & Development Sept. 2017 - Click here to read
Artificial Intelligence Invades Consumer Electronics - Click here to read
Grad Student Builds 3D Printed Roller Coaster - Click here to read
Stories about Tech & the Environment + Tech & Society
Designing a Greener Bottom Line: Will our next wave of prosperity be driven by technologies that halt climate change? - Click Here
How Mixed HW/SW Simulation Makes EVs Smarter, Tougher, and Greener - Click here to read
Eco-preneurs Use Renewable Energy to Rebuild Our Planet's Reefs - Click here to read
EV-lutionary Catalysts: Electronics Accelerates the EV’s Journey to the Mainstream - Click here to read
Solar Urban Legends: Although originally published in 2007, many of these misconceptions about solar electric power are alive and well today - Click here to read
The Great Wellhead to Wheels Debate: Determining the relative "goodness" of hybrid and electric vehicles can be challenging, but getting the facts straight is a good place to start. - Click here to read
Renewable Energy Will Promote a More Diverse and Sustainable Economy – ghost-written for T. J. Rodgers, President and CEO, Cypress Semiconductor Corp.; Chairman of SunPower Corp. - Click here to read
