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Before taking on deadline and organizational responsibilities as IEEE Spectrum’s managing editor in 2007, Elizabeth covered gadgets for Tools & Toys, test-drove right-hand-drive electric vehicles around Pasadena, and live-blogged for Spectrum Online about CES exhibits and press conferences and for her ride on the “Vomit Comet” with a group of students conducting experiments in zero-g. (In those days we called it daily reporting, though, and it’s since been lost to the Wayback Machine.) She began at Spectrum in 1997 and has written about a range of topics including drive-by-wire, fly-by-wire, automotive technology, test & measurement, transmission grids, power and energy, deregulation, and GPS advances. An IEEE member, she has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Tulane University.

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Elizabeth Bretz

Never Miss Another Shot

A new chip set gives digital cameras the rapid-fire shooting ability of 35 mm cameras

Winner: Superconductors on the High Seas

New ship motors propel a quiet revolution

Speedy Data Backups

A zippy new drive and 35-GB disks make backing up even large amounts of data a snap

Trending Stories

The Fatal Flaw of the Pulse Oximeter

Quantum Computing for Dummies

Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope’s Trailblazing Optics