Eric Niiler

Wired Round-up

By Eric Niiler, on November 18th, 2015

Should be posting more. Here are a few recent pieces from Wired.com:

–Climate fight between House GOP Science Chairman and NOAA scientists.

-New Rules Coming for CRISPR Gene-Editing.

-Drinking in Antarctica.

-How Much Will VW Pay for the Diesel Emissions Scandal.

-VW Couldn’t Trick Thermodynamics and Chemistry.

James Webb Space Telescope: Two Views

By Eric Niiler, on December 2nd, 2014

I made a bunch of trips up the 495 to Goddard this summer and fall to put these pieces together for The Washington Post and this month’s Wired Magazine. With an $8.8 billion pricetag, it’s quite an amazing project that won’t get off the ground until 2018.

Hip Replacement: Part Deux

By Eric Niiler, on July 29th, 2014

Here’s a first-person treatment of my recent hip replacement surgery in today’s Washington Post.

Can genes protect you from brain hits?

By Eric Niiler, on May 7th, 2014

My piece in this week’s Washington Post highlights new research about the link between certain genes and the likelihood of getting brain disease after getting hit in sports or during combat.

Estonian Robo-Mannequins to the Rescue

By Eric Niiler, on April 7th, 2014

Here’s my piece in Wired Magazine from last summer’s visit to Fits.me, a Tallin-based startup with offices in London that is making it easier to shop online for clothes.

Finland Links Hygenie Hypothesis and Type 1 Diabetes

By Eric Niiler, on February 6th, 2014

Here are the results of my trip to Finland and Estonia last summer, a look at the work of a Helsinki researcher linking the nation’s high rate of type 1 diabetes and its clean society. Published recently in The Washington Post.

Green Germany Turns to Brown Coal

By Eric Niiler, on January 22nd, 2014

Here’s a piece from my trip last fall to Berlin, and Germany’s increasing use of dirty brown coal to supplant its electricity needs published in Chemical & Engineering News.

Yoga for Men: Washington Post

By Eric Niiler, on October 22nd, 2013

Today’s article on why men don’t do yoga is trending well on the Washington Post website. I guess its a topic that everyone has an opinion on. I do like the idea of Lulucucumber.

Here Come the Warm Robots

By Eric Niiler, on August 23rd, 2013

Recent feature in the Washington Post about new developments in robotic sensing that allow devices to see and smell – and make decisions about where to go with that information: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/robots-are-getting-closer-to-having-humanlike-abilities-and-senses/2013/08/05/61cb3cdc-8d9d-11e2-9838-d62f083ba93f_story.html. Some are being used to detect leaks of gas at landfills, or mimicking the abilities of fish to stay in underwater currents.

Shale energy from Estonia