up This Startup Wants to Use Drones to Drop Blood, Not Bombs By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 09 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000 A California startup is testing a fleet of delivery drones in the hope of deploying them to deliver blood in rural Rwanda. Full Article
up WIRED Lab - Soccer Playing Robot Predicts the Euro Cup Winner By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Jun 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Who better to predict the winner of this year's Euro Cup than a robot created by UCLA's Robotics and Mechanisms Lab (RoMeLa)? Special thanks to Dr. Dennis Hong and his incredible team at UCLA’s Robotics & Mechanisms Lab. To learn more about RoMeLa visit: http://www.romela Full Article
up Facebook Messenger Gets an Upgrade By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:59:48 +0000 Need an Uber? Need to make a restaurant reservation? Facebook wants you to do everything in its new messaging app. Full Article
up Absurd Creatures | Behold the Super Weird Face-to-Face Sex of the Springtail By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 10:00:00 +0000 For a tiny arthropod called a globular springtail, life is about being generally spherical and generally pissed-looking. Full Article
up Absurd Creatures | Silly Tree Kangaroo, You’re Not Supposed to Be Up There By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The tree kangaroo may have shrunken hind legs, but hey, at least it can walk backwards unlike regular roos. Oh, also: It can plummet out of trees and not suffer the consequences. Full Article
up NASA Explains How the Juno Probe Got to Jupiter By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Jul 2016 13:21:22 +0000 The experts at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory explain the incredibly precise, solar-powered Juno mission to the radiation-strewn planet Jupiter. Full Article
up Absurd Creatures | The Oddly Shaped Peanut Bug Is Sick of Getting Beat Up, Guys By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jul 2016 10:00:00 +0000 In South America, the peanut bug ambles around with a goofy-ass head. And that’s not its only clever defense against the bullies of the rainforest. Full Article
up Science of Food | How to Make Super-Classy Culinary Foam, Even if You Aren’t Classy By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Nothing says fancy dining quite like a blob of foam. So soothing, such a great mouth feel. And get this: you can easily make it at home, expensive restaurants be damned! Full Article
up Hello, River Dolphin. What’s Up With Your Giant Head? By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The river dolphin is good at two things: having a giant head and being able to turn that head. That last bit is indeed a skill. We promise. Full Article
up Buckle Up for a First-Person View of a Pro Drone Pilot By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Sep 2016 19:26:26 +0000 Charpu is one of the best drone pilot's in the world. WIRED spent an afternoon with him capturing some of his craziest drone stunts. Full Article
up Your First Look at Jupiter’s Gorgeous North Pole By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Sep 2016 20:40:00 +0000 The Juno spacecraft has snapped the first photo ever of Jupiter’s north pole, revealing some intriguing surprises. Full Article
up Climb Inside Uber's Self-Driving Car—Its Next Big Disruption By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The ride-sharing giant is in Pittsburgh for its latest big move: the country’s first autonomous taxi service. Select Uber users can now ride in self-driving cars, with humans at the wheel for an emergency. Full Article
up NASA Finds More Evidence of Water Plumes on Jupiter's Moon Europa By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 22:35:46 +0000 It's not aliens. So everyone calm the heck down. Using the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA caught sight of water plumes bursting out from Europa’s icy surface. If any Europeans are lurking beneath the moon's surface, they just got a whole lot easier to reach. Full Article
up NASA Explains Jupiter's Wild North & South Poles By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 We speak with the Juno mission's lead scientist to find out what lies under Jupiter's poles. Full Article
up These Self-Flying Helicopters Team Up to Fight Fires and Save Lives By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Two Lockheed Martin helicopters, with help from a pair of drones, join forces to fight fires and save lives. Full Article
up Jumping Spiders Jump Around, Jump Up, Jump Up, and Get Down By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Meet the little spider that goes about life a little differently, in the sense that it actively stalks the hell out of its prey. Full Article
up CES 2017 - Get Up Close With Faraday Future's Bonkers Luxury Limousine By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Faraday Future revealed its luxury electric limousine at CES. The company plans to sell it for as much as a Bentley, but it has more than a few hurdles to overcome to make the transition from stunning concept to real-life road car. Full Article
up The Adorable Little Fish With a Suction Cup for a Belly By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Meet the lumpsucker, the tiny fish that sucks at swimming but is great at suctioning. Full Article
up This Company Is Turning Barn Finds Into Modern Supercars By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Jack Stewart visits ICON, a controversial car restoration company that gives classic, luxury cars a complete modern overhaul. Full Article
up UPS Has a Mother-Truck of a Delivery Drone Idea By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 15:30:00 +0000 UPS's futuristic delivery drones will be loaded inside the truck then fly out of and return to a roof port that would make any Bond villain jealous. Full Article
up Tech Support - Gordon Ramsay Answers Cooking Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Gordon Ramsay uses the power of Twitter to answer some common cooking questions. Full Article
up Flight Lab - Suit Up and Fly High in NASA's Science Spy Plane By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:00:00 +0000 Suit up with a NASA high altitude ER-2 pilot as he prepares for a scientific research mission flying as high as 70,000 feet in the agency's modified U-2 spy plane. Full Article
up Tech Support - Ken Jeong Answers Medical Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Ken Jeong uses the power of Twitter to answer some common medical questions. Full Article
up A Marsupial Robot Is What You Need in an Explosive Situation By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Apr 2017 16:34:56 +0000 Flying a drone indoors is risky business. But a new kind of robot combines a tracked vehicle and a tethered quadcopter to explore things like decommissioned chemical plants. Full Article
up Tech Support - Bill Nye Answers Science Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Bill Nye uses the power of Twitter to answer some common science questions. Check out Bill's new show on Netflix "Bill Nye Saves The World" premiering April 21st! Full Article
up The Wind-Slicing GT Puts Ford Back in the Supercar Game By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 12 May 2017 04:05:00 +0000 The new Ford GT is the spiritual successor to the GT40 which dominated the 24 hours of Le Mans races in the 1960s. Full Article
up Watch Steve Jobs Pitch the Cupertino City Council on Apple Park By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 16 May 2017 11:30:00 +0000 In his last public appearance, Steve Jobs makes his pitch for Apple's new campus at a June 2011 Cupertino City Council meeting. Full Article
up Tech Support - Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan Answers Overwatch Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 17 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Game designer Jeff Kaplan uses the power of Twitter to answer some common "Overwatch" questions. Full Article
up Out of Office with Brent Rose - Trying Stand-Up Comedy Using Only Siri, Echo, Cortana and Google Assistant By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 25 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Brent Rose takes Google Assistant, Amazon Echo, Microsoft Cortana and Apple's Siri out for the ultimate test drive; which AI has the best sense of humor? How will a human audience respond to a stand-up set written entirely by smart gadgets? Full Article
up The Story Behind Google's Super Chip | WIRED BizCon By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 15:15:29 +0000 Five years ago, as its voice recognition tech took off, Google realized it would have to double its server space to handle even three minutes of speech from every Android user. Even Google couldn't afford that. So Urs Hözle and his team built a super chip to parse all that data more efficiently. Full Article
up Tech Support - Nick Offerman Answers Woodworking Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Nick Offerman uses the power of Twitter to answer some common woodworking questions. Nick's book Good Clean Fun and film The Hero are both out now. Full Article
up Cadillac Challenges Tesla with a Super Smart Self-Driving Sedan By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Cadillac's new self-driving car isn't just watching the road, it's watching the driver. The system it calls "super cruise" is designed to crack the so-called "hand-off" problem. Full Article
up The Little Robot That Supports a Paralyzed Vet By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 10:00:00 +0000 The Human Support Robot from Toyota is an advanced robot that’s been helping a paralyzed war vet at home. Full Article
up The Best (and Worst) Anti-Drone Weapons, From Shotguns to Superdrones By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 10:00:00 +0000 There are many ways to kill a drone. But what's the cheapest and most effective way to do it? A cybersecurity consultancy is testing various ways to defend against rogue drones. Full Article
up Tech Support - Bungie's Luke Smith Answers Destiny Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0000 Bungie's Luke Smith, design director of Destiny 2, answers Twitter's burning questions about the Destiny franchise. What if the loot cave still existed? How will characters transfer to Destiny 2? Did the wizard really come from the moon? Full Article
up Google Maps Is Upgrading Street View and You Can Help By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Expect to see a new fleet of Google Street View cameras on the road. Their new images, and possibly yours, are helping the company's artificial intelligence index the world's places. Full Article
up Up Close and Personal With the New iPhone X By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 21:44:13 +0000 The New iPhone X packs more new stuff into any device since the original iPhone. It's the most complete redesign of the product ever, and even offers a glimpse at what the iPhone might become when the world no longer wants smartphones. Full Article
up Tech Support - Jackie Chan & Olivia Munn Answer Martial Arts Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:06:00 +0000 'The LEGO Ninjago Movie' stars Jackie Chan and Olivia Munn use the power of Twitter to answer some common martial arts questions. Jackie also teaches Olivia how to karate chop some pieces of wood and defend herself from knife attacks. Full Article
up Tech Support - Neil deGrasse Tyson Answers Science Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Astrophysicist and 'StarTalk' host Neil deGrasse Tyson uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about our universe. What is a quark? Is there a limit to the expansion of the universe? Tune into 'StarTalk' airing Sundays at 11pm/10c on National Geographic. Full Article
up Watch a Heavy Lift Ship Pick Up a Navy Destroyer By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 18:22:48 +0000 Here's how a heavy lift vessel will scoop up the damaged USS John S. McCain and ferry it to Japan for repairs. Full Article
up The First Supersonic Flight Is Still Astounding 70 Years Later By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000 In the not so distant future we might all take supersonic flights from New York to Los Angeles. It all started seventy years ago high above the Mojave desert. Full Article
up Tech Support - Scott Kelly Answers Astronaut Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about astronauts. How fast is the international space station? Can you see the eclipse from space? Scott Kelly's book 'Endurance' is now available. Full Article
up Tech Support - LaVar Ball Answers Basketball Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000 LaVar Ball uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about basketball. Who has the worst attitude in NBA history? What's the least cool NBA jersey? What's with the Golden State Warriors' facial hair? Check out "Ball in the Family" on Facebook Watch. New episodes air Sundays. Full Article
up Inside a Tornado Modeled By a Supercomputer By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Leigh Orf, an an atmospheric scientist, narrates a simulation of a superstorm tornado created by one of the world's most powerful supercomputers. Full Article
up Tech Support - Dillon Francis Answers DJ Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:00:00 +0000 DJ Dillon Francis uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about DJing. Dillon Francis’ new single, Hello There ft. Yung Pinch, is available on all music streaming platforms. Full Article
up The iOS 11 Privacy and Security Settings You Should Set Up Right Now By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Heads up, iPhone owners. iOS 11 comes with a batch of security features that merit your attention. Full Article
up Tech Support - Tony Hawk Answers Skateboarding Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000 Tony Hawk uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about skateboarding. Will there ever be another Tony Hawk's Pro Skater? What skateboarding trick was the hardest to learn? Are you ever too old to start skating? Tony also demonstrates how to set up a new skateboard, how to apply griptape, how to do an ollie, how to boardslide, how to do a 540° McTwist and more. Full Article
up Jaguar's Super Swift, Near Silent, All Electric I-Pace By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Behold a new British battery car to take on Tesla, Jaguar's I-Pace. The muscular SUV should go 0-60 mph in 4 seconds. Jaguar is running final tests before it goes on sale in 2018. We ride along. Full Article
up How Ford Built a New Kind of Supercar Engine By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 13:00:00 +0000 When Ford decided to resurrect its famed GT supercar, it needed more than a new design. It needed a new source of power, which it found in the most unlikely place, the F-150 pickup truck. Full Article
up Sesame Street Puppeteers Explain How They Control Their Puppets By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Dec 2017 20:00:00 +0000 Ever wonder how the puppets on Sesame Street operate? The puppeteers for some of Sesame Street's most famous characters share their insights on how they bring their iconic characters to life. The puppeteers for Elmo, Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Abby Cadabby, and Rudy explain the various functions and features of their Muppets. You can catch Snuffy and all his friends in the new season of Sesame Street on HBO or everyday on HBO Family or PBS Kids. Full Article