Elon Musk's Neuralink Had a Brain Implant Setback. It May Come Down to Design
Neuralink experienced a mechanical issue with its first human brain-computer interface implant. Its novel design may make it more prone to failure.
https://www.wired.com/story/neuralinks-brain-implant-issues/
Sell Lab-Grown Meat in Alabama and You Could Go to Jail
Anyone found guilty of selling or manufacturing cultivated meat in Alabama will face up to a three-month jail sentence and $500 fine.
https://www.wired.com/story/lab-grown-fake-meat-ban-alabama-florida/
City Trees Save Lives
Green spaces significantly cool our ever-hotter cities. New research suggests more trees could cut heat-related ER visits in LA by up to two-thirds.
How Not to Get Brain-Eating Worms and Mercury Poisoning
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. had both a brain parasite and mercury poisoning at the same time. Just how rare is each condition?
https://www.wired.com/story/brain-parasite-worm-mercury-fish-robert-kennedy-rfk/
Boeing’s Starliner Is Almost Ready to Launch a NASA Crew Into Space
Seven years behind schedule, this month Starliner will send two astronauts to space on a mission for NASA. The troubled company still has lots of catching up to do.
https://www.wired.com/story/boeing-starliner-launch-spacex-international-space-station/
7 Best Clitoral Suction Toys (2024): Suction Vibrators, Air Pulse Toys, and More
The world of clitoral suction sex toys is getting bigger every day. We’ve tested dozens, and these are our favorites.
Boeing's Starliner Is Finally Ready to Launch a NASA Crew Into Space
Seven years behind schedule, on Monday Starliner will send two astronauts to space on a mission for NASA. The troubled company still has lots of catching up to do.
https://www.wired.com/story/boeing-starliner-launch-spacex-international-space-station/
The One Thing Holding Back Heat Pumps
It’s not the technology itself. It’s that we don’t yet have enough trained workers to install heat pumps for full-tilt decarbonization.
The One Thing Holding Back Heat Pumps
It’s not the technology itself. It’s that we don’t yet have enough trained workers to install heat pumps for full-tilt decarbonization.
The US Is Cracking Down on Synthetic DNA
Synthetic DNA could be used to spark a pandemic. A move by President Biden aims to create new standards for the safety and security of mail-order genetic material.
https://www.wired.com/story/synthetic-dna-us-biden-regulation/
An Old Abstract Field of Math Is Unlocking the Deep Complexity of Spacecraft Orbits
Mathematicians think abstract tools from a field called symplectic geometry might help with planning missions to far-off moons and planets.
https://www.wired.com/story/old-abstract-field-math-spacecraft-orbits-jupiter-europa/
A Company Is Building a Giant Compressed-Air Battery in the Australian Outback
Hydrostor, a leader in compressed-air energy storage, aims to break ground on a 200-MW plant in New South Wales by the end of this year. It wants to follow that with a 500-MW facility in California.
https://www.wired.com/story/hydrostor-compressed-air-battery-california-australia-energy-climate/
What Kind of Battery Would You Need to Power a Lightsaber?
On Star Wars Day, we use some basic physics to measure the power of the Force. It’s strong!
https://www.wired.com/story/what-kind-of-battery-would-you-need-to-power-a-lightsaber/
No One Knows How Far Bird Flu Has Spread
With little incentive for US farmers to test their cattle, and many undocumented laborers on dairy farms, the full scale of the outbreak is unclear.
https://www.wired.com/story/bird-avian-flu-us-cattle-h5n1-human-infection-missed-cases/
Get Ready for Monster Hurricanes This Summer
Scientists are forecasting 11 North Atlantic hurricanes this year, five of them being major. Here’s what’s turning the storms into increasingly dangerous behemoths.
https://www.wired.com/story/monster-hurricane-season-summer-2024-atlantic-tropical-storm/
China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces
China's brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement.
https://www.wired.com/story/china-brain-computer-interfaces-neuralink-neucyber-neurotech/
The Uncomfortable Truth About the UK’s Climate Policies
Britain’s former climate adviser says the country’s future plans are weak, climate protests are no longer helpful, and working closely with Big Oil is a jarring necessity.
https://www.wired.com/story/uk-climate-policies-chris-stark-protests-just-stop-oil/
The Mysterious ‘Dark’ Energy That Permeates the Universe Is Slowly Eroding
Physicists call the dark energy that drives the universe “the cosmological constant.” Now the largest map of the cosmos to date hints that this mysterious energy has been changing over billions of years.
https://www.wired.com/story/dark-energy-weakening-major-astrophysics-study-finds/
1 in 3 Americans Live in Areas With Dangerous Air Pollution
Climate change is increasing the number of days people are exposed to hazardous pollution, affecting already disadvantaged communities the most.
https://www.wired.com/story/one-in-three-americans-live-in-areas-with-dangerous-air-pollution/
How NASA Repaired Voyager 1 From 15 Billion Miles Away
The far-traveled space probe is once again transmitting usable data, after a glitch caused months of gibberish.
https://www.wired.com/story/nasa-repair-voyager-1-spacecraft-data/