Eric lives in Boston with his wife, journalist and user interface/usability expert Kim Patch. Eric and Kim are founding members of their neighborhood green group, GreeningRozzie, and play in Creek River String Band. In addition to music, Eric is into reading, writing, cooking, traveling, birdwatching, the great outdoors, movies, science, history, art, technology, fresh ale and good conversation. About Eric Smalley Brief bio Eric Smalley is founder of Energy Research News and cofounder of Technology Research News. He has written about science and technology since 1987 and has freelanced for many publications including Discover, Scientific American, Wired News, Nature Reports: Climate Change, Nature Network Boston, The Boston Globe, Computerworld, CIO, Datamation, and InfoWorld. He served as Deputy News Editor at Digital Review, a Senior Editor at Network World, and a Senior Editor at PC Week. Resume (PDF) Writing Energy Research News: www.ernmag.com   Selected ERN news briefs: "Schooled" wind turbines perform better Wave turbine takes wing Nanoparticles promise superfast batteries   Selected ERN blog posts: A call for scientists to call on citizens Geoengineering research: curb your enthusiasm Personalized energy   Selected ERN interviews: Energy in transition: researchers talk about Obama and our future Penn State's Craig Grimes UNSW's Martin Green Technology Research News: www.trnmag.com   Selected TRN news stories: Cell combo yields blood vessels Machine reproduces itself Integrated biochips debut   Selected TRN features: Can nanotech beat cancer? Nano cancer drugs move to the next level: humans   Selected TRN interviews: Cornell's Jon Kleinberg NYU's Nadrian Seeman ICL's John Pendry Freelance: Obama Spurs Us On In Clean Energy Race Wired News, October 23, 2009 Ice-cold hotspots Nature Reports Climate Change, August 2007 Carbon export overestimated Nature Reports Climate Change, August 2007 Climate Engineering Is Doable, as Long as We Never Stop Wired News, July 25, 2007 Sheet stability Nature Reports Climate Change, July 2007 Amazonian methane bursts Nature Reports Climate Change, July 2007 Fruiting fungi Nature Reports Climate Change, June 2007 Twilight zone transport Nature Reports Climate Change, June 2007 A mechanical view of biology gains ground Boston researchers are delving into the physical forces at work in the cell and building a new field along the way. Nature Network Boston, May 10, 2007 Synthetic biology gets down to business Engineered cells and organisms could soon become the tools of the pharmaceutical and energy industries. Nature Network Boston, March 7, 2007 Quantum engineer Seth Lloyd of MIT turns atoms into computers and thinks about how to program the universe. Nature Network Boston, December 11, 2006 Physicist turned technologist After leaving a promising career in particle physics, Joe Paradiso of MIT’s Media Lab is helping to usher in a new era of computing. Nature Network Boston, November 6, 2006 A field of its own MIT’s Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, talks about why we need a new discipline to study it. Nature Network Boston, November 3, 2006 Doctor as nano engineer MIT’s Sangeeta Bhatia draws on her engineering and medical training to develop high-tech tools for tackling cancer. Nature Network Boston, September 6, 2006 Warm Watts for Wireless Wired News, May 15, 2006 Light Work Better solar nanotubes to split water for hydrogen Scientific American, May 2006 Face Reader Bridges Autism Gap Wired News, April 14, 2006 Future Tech: Faking Intelligence Discover, August, 2002 Future Tech: Hack-Proof Chatting Discover, May, 2002 The walls have eyes -- and ears and... The Boston Globe, July 20, 1998