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Catherine Meyers

Editor

Catherine Meyers is a deputy editor for Inside Science. She has a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Harvey Mudd College and a graduate certificate in science writing from UC Santa Cruz. She has written for the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the Monterey Herald, and ScienceNOW, the online science news arm of AAAS. Before beginning her writing career, Catherine worked as a software/firmware tester and tech support analyst for a leading manufacturer of data radios and also served a two-year stint in the Peace Corps in Ukraine.

Author articles

BRIEF: New Metamaterial Shepherds Sound Across the Water/Air Divide

The innovation could one day help marine biologists eavesdrop on whales and equip submarines with more sensitive sonar.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

BRIEF: Plant-Inspired Robots Inch Forward by Absorbing and Releasing Water

Some of the so-called “hygrobots” can spontaneously advance across a wet surface.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

BRIEF: For Birds of Paradise, Super-Black Feathers Make Bright Spots Shine

Unique microscopic structures make the feathers so black they look like a hole in space around the colored patches.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

BRIEF: This Ink For 3-D Printers is Alive

Devices made from bacteria-filled hydrogel inks sense chemicals and perform logic operations.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Understanding How Scallops View the World

Using tools from many scientific disciplines, researchers gain detailed insights into how the many-eyed mollusk sees its watery home.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Culture

BRIEF: How Pop-Up Turkey Timers Work

First inspired by fire sprinkler systems, the gadgets pop when a material that softens in heat releases a spring.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

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