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Elaine Pittman

Former Managing Editor

Elaine Pittman worked for Emergency Management from 2008 to 2017.

Emerging Tech

Spectrum: Beastcam Digitally Preserves Living Organisms

Plus, a new tech tool to help the colorblind see contrast in different colors and an outdoor vacuum aims to clean the air.

January/February 2017
· Elaine Pittman
Emerging Tech

Meet EMILY: The Remote-Controlled Buoy that May Serve as Your Next Lifeguard

The Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard can travel up to 22 mph and is outfitted with two-way communication radios, a live-streaming video camera and lights for use at night.

July/August 2016
· Elaine Pittman
Emerging Tech

Baseball Players Get Hi-Tech, Can Blockchain Transform Voting?

Plus, a look at passive Wi-Fi, and how to bring off-grid sterilization to those in need.

June 2016
· Elaine Pittman
Workforce & People

Seattle's Civic Tech Advocate Promotes Innovation, Engagement

Candace Faber is working to figure out how to create real space for more innovative thinking about how the city uses technology to solve civic problems.

June 2016
· Elaine Pittman
Emerging Tech

Spectrum: Prepare to Make Purchases with a Selfie, Army Airdrop System Eliminates Enemy GPS-Jamming Concern

Plus, 5 million+ jobs will be replaced by robots by 2020.

April/May 2016
· Elaine Pittman
Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers

Jorge Salinas

CIO and Assistant City Manager, Albany, Ore.

March 20, 2016
· Elaine Pittman
Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers

Barbara Cohn

Chief Data Officer, New York

March 19, 2016
· Elaine Pittman
Emerging Tech

Spectrum: Driverless Cars Take the Racetrack, MIT Media Lab Turns Foot Movements into Smartphone Commands

Plus, North Carolina State University researchers developed a device that tracks and shares guide dogs' health-related data with their blind owners, and researchers in France have created rechargeable batteries using sodium ions.

January/February 2016
· Elaine Pittman
Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers

Gary Bateman

CIO, Workforce Development, Iowa

March 20, 2015
· Elaine Pittman
Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers

Lori Flanery

Secretary, Finance and Administration Cabinet, Kentucky

March 20, 2015
· Elaine Pittman