Mark Harris

Mark Harris is an award-winning science and technology writer based in Seattle. He tweets from @meharris.



7 Stories by Mark Harris

How to Launch Your Own Space Program

How small cube satellites are offering even schoolkids the chance to explore beyond Earth.
June 12, 2015 0 2 min read

Transmitting Languages into the Distant Future

From Ancient Egypt to Comet 67P, communicating with people far in the future is a challenge.
November 26, 2014 0 5 min read

Building the Libraries of Tomorrow

With people increasingly reading on ever-more-mobile devices, libraries need a reboot to stay relevant.
November 13, 2014 2 min read

TV Shows Could Power the Internet of Things

Energy efficient chips can communicate with each other, powered only by ambient communication waves.
October 30, 2014 2 min read

Zero Food Miles at the MIT CityFARM

The next generation of truly green buildings should look–and taste–good enough to eat.
October 16, 2014 0 1 min read

Meet the Swimming Robots Measuring the Arctic

Autonomous underwater drones will measure melting ice for months at a time.
October 13, 2014 0 2 min read

The World’s Next Tallest Building–Made of Wood?

The tallest new wood building is the world is 10 stories tall–and the next ones could go even higher.
October 7, 2014 0 2 min read