2020 April | NANO Erotics

'Microplastic Hot Spots' Are Tainting Deep-Sea Ecosystems

Scientists found 2 million microplastic particles in a square meter of sediment, as currents drag…

https://www.wired.com/story/microplastic-hotspots

Preliminary findings from a major clinical trial of the antiviral drug indicate it speeds recovery…

https://www.wired.com/story/early-remdesivir-data-for-covid-19-is-finally-here

Four years ago, Paolo Pirjanian set out to “reinvent” companion robots. Now he’s ready for…

https://www.wired.com/story/moxie-is-the-robot-pal-you-dreamed-of-as-a-kid

The cruise ship captivated the world as it docked in Yokohama, harboring Covid-19—and 3,711 people…

https://www.wired.com/story/diamond-princess-coronavirus-covid-19-tokyo-bay

Fast laser pulses produce a shock wave in air that pushes water vapor aside. That…

https://www.wired.com/story/physicists-clear-the-air-with-a-sweet-frickin-laser-beam

Armies of microbiologists are swabbing subways, ATMs, and hospitals in search of the novel coronavirus.…

https://www.wired.com/story/microbe-mappers-are-tracking-covid-19s-invisible-traces

The legendary thinker and founder of the *Whole Earth Catalog* raised a public conversation about end-of-life…

https://www.wired.com/story/stewart-brand-ventilator-end-of-life-care

The Department of Defense isn’t admitting that aliens exist. But apparently they don’t mind if…

https://www.wired.com/story/does-it-matter-that-the-dod-released-those-ufo-videos

Staying at home is a big sacrifice. But lifting shelter-in-place orders too soon is one…

https://www.wired.com/story/5-big-mistakes-covid-19

Epidemiologists aren’t surprised that virus was spreading in the US in early February. But those…

https://www.wired.com/story/covid-19-was-here-earlier-than-most-americans-thought-now-what