Dr. Bains has written for dozens of publications in her work as a journalist. Her approach has been to follow her technical passions and to spend time really getting to know an area before starting to write about it. Her first love was holography, which led her into 3D displays, then displays generally, and also into optical computing and machine vision. This latter interest inspired her to look more closely at emerging computing technologies generally, and particularly related to intelligent signal processing for robot senses. From here she moved into the area of neuromorphic engineering: creating analog circuits with neuron-like functionality to process incoming signals the way biology does.
Along the way, Bains has also followed many related fields. She has a strong interest in novel electronic and optoelectronic devices, materials, novel mechanics for robotics (such as electro-active polymers), and many other enabling technologies.
New stuff
Apple Watch is for girls (and that's a good thing)
Computer Weekly, 14 August 2017
Neurophotonics: Photonics demonstrate brainlike behavior useful in machine learning
Laser Focus World, 10 July 2017
Humility, incompetence, education, and the Dunning-Kruger effect
Brains and Machines, 17 May 2017
Portfolio
You can download a pdf of her portfolio here, or view a selection of articles on the web below.
Questioning the integrity of the John Templeton Foundation
J. Evolutionary Psychology, 3 March 2011
Bionic brain chips could overcome paralysis
New Scientist, 1 September 2009
Research bots leverage open-source for child-like intelligence
Electronic Engineering Times, 10 July 2008
Mixed Feelings
Wired, April 2007
Catastrophic 'fuse' effect may be preventable and have practical uses
Laser Focus World, March 2004
Machines with a human touch
The Economist, 22 September 2001
Radiation pressure from evanescent wave measured
OE Reports, October 2000
Optoelectronics: Double helix doubles as engineer
Science, 27 March 1998
Complete Publications List
Click the links below for listings from each publication, with full-text links where available.
III-Vs Review
Computing
Convulsion
The Daily Telegraph
Design Engineering
Details
The Economist
Focus
Electronic Engineering Times
Electronic Imaging
Electronics Times
Holographics International
Holography News
IEE Review
Image Processing
Industrial Focus
The Journal of Evolutionary Psychology
Laser Focus World
The Lawyer
New Scientist
Neuromorphic Engineer, The
OEM Magazine
OE Reports
Optical Computing
Optics & Photonics News
Robotics and Machine Perception
Science
Signal & Image Processing
SPIE Professional
Time Out Shopping Guide
Times Higher Educational Supplement
Times Online, The
Video
Virtual Reality Special Report
WDM Solutions
Wired
