EngineeringJune 29, 2016
How Nobel Laureates' Work Leads to New Technology
Smartphones, GPS and energy-efficient lighting are just a few of the innovations that originally came from work that was often purely theoretical
Stories by Meeri Kim
Meeri N. Kim, Ph.D. works as a science writer who contributes regularly to The Washington Post, Philly Voice, and Oncology Times. She writes for The Washington Post's blog "To Your Health," has a column for Philly Voice called "The Science of Everything," and her work has also appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Edible Philly, and LivableFuture. In 2013, Meeri received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Pennsylvania for her work in biomedical optics.