wired.science
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Boeing’s Starliner Is Finally Ready to Launch a NASA Crew Into Space
by Jonathan O'Callaghan on May 6, 2024 at 6:30 pm
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 […]
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The One Thing Holding Back Heat Pumps
by Matt Simon on May 6, 2024 at 11:00 am
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.
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The US Is Cracking Down on Synthetic DNA
by Emily Mullin on May 6, 2024 at 9:30 am
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 […]
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An Old Abstract Field of Math Is Unlocking the Deep Complexity of Spacecraft Orbits
by Leila Sloman on May 5, 2024 at 11:00 am
Mathematicians think abstract tools from a field called symplectic geometry might help with planning missions to far-off moons and planets.
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A Company Is Building a Giant Compressed-Air Battery in the Australian Outback
by Dan Gearino on May 4, 2024 at 11:00 am
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 […]
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What Kind of Battery Would You Need to Power a Lightsaber?
by Rhett Allain on May 4, 2024 at 10:00 am
On Star Wars Day, we use some basic physics to measure the power of the Force. It’s strong!
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No One Knows How Far Bird Flu Has Spread
by Matt Reynolds on May 3, 2024 at 4:26 pm
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.
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Get Ready for Monster Hurricanes This Summer
by Matt Simon on May 2, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Scientists are forecasting 11 North Atlantic hurricanes this year, five of them being major. Here’s what’s turning the storms into increasingly dangerous […]
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China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces
by Emily Mullin on April 30, 2024 at 7:13 pm
China's brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement.
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The Uncomfortable Truth About the UK’s Climate Policies
by Matt Reynolds on April 29, 2024 at 9:09 pm
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 […]
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The Mysterious ‘Dark’ Energy That Permeates the Universe Is Slowly Eroding
by Charlie Wood on April 28, 2024 at 11:00 am
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 […]
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1 in 3 Americans Live in Areas With Dangerous Air Pollution
by Victoria St. Martin on April 27, 2024 at 11:00 am
Climate change is increasing the number of days people are exposed to hazardous pollution, affecting already disadvantaged communities the most.
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How NASA Repaired Voyager 1 From 15 Billion Miles Away
by Stephen Clark, Ars Technica on April 24, 2024 at 6:00 pm
The far-traveled space probe is once again transmitting usable data, after a glitch caused months of gibberish.
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Doctors Combined a Heart Pump and Pig Kidney Transplant in Breakthrough Surgery
by Emily Mullin on April 24, 2024 at 3:07 pm
In the first procedure of its kind, a 54-year-old New Jersey woman received a genetically engineered pig kidney and thymus after getting a heart pump.
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Plant-Based Meat Boomed. Here Comes the Bust
by Matt Reynolds on April 22, 2024 at 5:06 pm
Sales of vegan meat are trending downward in the US, with companies scrambling to win back customers.
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Green Roofs Are Great. Blue-Green Roofs Are Even Better
by Matt Simon on April 22, 2024 at 10:00 am
Amsterdam is experimenting with roofs that not only grow plants but capture water for a building’s residents. Welcome to the squeezable sponge city of […]
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Here’s a Clever Way to Uncover America’s Voting Deserts
by Lyndie Chiou on April 21, 2024 at 10:00 am
Mathematicians are using topological abstractions to find places poorly served by polling stations.
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How One Corporation Is Cashing In on America’s Drought
by Maanvi Singh on April 20, 2024 at 10:00 am
In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town—and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away. Local residents fear […]
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Unruly Gut Fungi Can Make Your Covid Worse
by Maggie Chen on April 19, 2024 at 11:00 am
An infection can upset your microbiome, and if certain gut fungi run riot, this can kick the immune system into overdrive.
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Environmental Damage Could Cost You a Fifth of Your Income Over the Next 25 Years
by John Timmer, Ars Technica on April 19, 2024 at 9:00 am
The world is already committed to warming that will undercut the global economy by 20 percent between now and 2050. That’s six times the price of limiting […]