Launch an 80,000-Pound Sled off an Aircraft Carrier? Sure!
This electromagnetic catapult flings airplanes into the sky (and giant sleds into the water). Here’s…
https://www.wired.com/story/launch-an-80000-pound-sled-off-an-aircraft-carrier-sureTwo Satellites Almost Crashed. Here’s How They Dodged It
Close encounters of the orbiting kind are getting so common, the Air Force’s alerts are…
https://www.wired.com/story/two-satellites-almost-crashed-heres-how-they-dodged-itHow Measles Hacks the Body—and Harms Its Victims for Years
The virus is the most contagious in the world, exploiting the human body’s immune system…
https://www.wired.com/story/how-measles-hacks-the-body-and-harms-its-victims-for-yearsR.I.P., Opportunity Rover: the Hardest-Working Robot in the Solar System
NASA announced that, after 15 years and 5,000 charge cycles, the Mars rover Opportunity is…
https://www.wired.com/story/rip-opportunity-roverA 6-Legged Robot Stares at the Sky to Navigate Like a Desert Ant
AntBot looks for the polarized light from the sun in order to find its way.…
https://www.wired.com/story/a-6-legged-robot-stares-at-the-sky-to-navigate-like-a-desert-antThis Robot Debates and Cracks Jokes, but It's Still a Toaster
Domo arigato, debating roboto: An IBM project shows that a computer can carry on a…
https://www.wired.com/story/this-robot-debates-and-cracks-jokes-but-its-still-a-toasterThis Scary Map Shows How Climate Change Will Transform Your City
Click on your city, and the map will pinpoint a modern analog city that matches…
https://www.wired.com/story/this-scary-map-shows-how-climate-change-will-transform-your-citySorry, Sandra Bullock: A Fire Extinguisher Is a Lousy Thruster
In the movie *Gravity*, Sandra Bullock uses a fire extinguisher to maneuver in space. Controlling…
https://www.wired.com/story/sorry-sandra-bullock-a-fire-extinguisher-is-a-lousy-thrusterA New Lab Is Brewing Microbes to Create Makeup and Medicines
At Culture Biosciences, rows of bioreactors are brewing yeast and bacteria so synthetic biology startups…
https://www.wired.com/story/culture-biosciences-is-fermenting-microbes-for-meat-makeup-and-fuelThe Green New Deal Needs to Grapple With America's Sprawl
Where we live plays an enormous role in our emissions. For the Green New Deal…
https://www.wired.com/story/new-green-deal-american-sprawl
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