Signe covers emerging science and technology, with a focus on 3D printing, robotics, material science, medicine and space. She graduated in 2012 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied science writing and served as the editor in chief of the Badger Herald. She split the next year between reporting on particle physics at CERN for Symmetry Magazine and a fellowship at Wired. She joined Gigaom’s San Francisco office in June 2013.
Stanford researchers found gold nanoparticles 14 nanometers tall can absorb 93 percent of reddish-orange light, making them an interesting candidate for use in solar cells. Read more »
OMsignal hopes to launch a compression shirt by the end of the year. Their software could also connect loved ones by letting them know when there is a worrisome spike in… Read more »
Heat that emanates from tailpipes and the human body can be converted directly into electricity, but the process is not very efficient or affordable right now. Read more »
Researchers have long sought to build computers with the common sense that is innate to humans. An project out of MIT takes a shot at it by building a database of… Read more »
Musk, who is the CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, has never been one to let the modern world hold him back. He has described his hyperloop system as a… Read more »
It’s strong, conductive and flexible, and research continues to find more applications. Will graphene catch on or travel the same path as carbon nanotubes? Read more »
Bio, Tech and Beyond opened today in Carlsbad, Calif. They want to make basic biology research accessible to the advanced amateur and incubate product ideas. Read more »