ht John Kerry on How the Paris Climate Agreement Could Help Fight Terrorism By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:06:15 +0000 US Secretary of State John Kerry discusses the ways that recently signed UN climate agreement will spur innovations in renewable energy across the globe, including terror hotspots. Full Article
ht Look, Ma! I'm Flying a Plane With Only My Thoughts By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Without a pilot’s license, or frankly, any experience, WIRED's Jack Stewart flew a plane using just his thoughts. Thanks to new technology developed by Honeywell Aerospace, a King Air C90 can be controlled, in simple terms, by the human brain. Full Article
ht 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
ht Bumped Off Your Flight? Know Your Travel Rights By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:30:00 +0000 It's bound to happen to you— your flight is cancelled, delayed or the airline bumps you. That's why it's important to know your rights when your travel plans go astray. Full Article
ht Whether It's Farmed or Wild, Here's How to Cook Your Salmon Right By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 If you overcooked your pan-seared salmon, you may be tempted to blame it on the type of salmon you bought, but none of that matters if you understand the chemistry of how this colorful fish cooks. Full Article
ht Scientists Create a Light-Guided Robotic Stingray Using Rat Parts By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 A team of scientists at Harvard created an artificial stingray out of rat parts, which can be remote-controlled around a tank using light beams as part of the team's ongoing research on how to make artificial organs. Full Article
ht How to Fight the Bad Logic of the Internet | Argument Clinic By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 19:49:13 +0000 There's a lot of bad logic out there. WIRED's Jason Tanz explains how to spot and fight the dumbest arguments online. Full Article
ht So Cellphones Cause Cancer, Right? That Ain't What Science Says By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Your grandparents might have warned you that cellphones cause brain cancer. Well, that's not at all what science says. Full Article
ht The Satellite That Spies on America's Lightning By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 00:19:44 +0000 The first images from a new instrument onboard NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite are giving NOAA National Weather Service forecasters richer information about lightning that will help them alert the public to dangerous weather. Full Article
ht 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
ht Flight Lab - Climb Aboard a Boeing 747 That NASA Turned Into the World's Biggest Flying Telescope By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 11:00:00 +0000 To get the best space observations possible, NASA scientists fly around the world in a highly modified 747 carrying a giant telescope. Full Article
ht Flight Lab - Inside NASA's Prototype Lab Where Model Planes Take Flight By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Walk into NASA Armstrong's Sub-scale Research Lab and see the future of flight in miniature. The lab's model airplanes are used to test cutting edge aeronautical ideas like crash-avoidance and more efficient rocket launches. Full Article
ht Flight Lab - We Trained to Become a NASA Research Pilot and It Ain't Easy By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 10:00:00 +0000 It takes a lot of training to become an elite NASA research pilot. WIRED's Jack Stewart gets a crash course in flying and rolling F-18 jets for science, of course. Full Article
ht Does Your Phone's Blue Light Dimmer Really Work? Let's Ask Science By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Your phone might automatically dim its blue light at night. But does this really help you fall asleep? Full Article
ht Flight Lab - This NASA Drone Flies Over Hurricanes For Better Weather Forecasts By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Apr 2017 18:53:00 +0000 NASA takes retired Global Hawk military drones and sets them up to fly dangerous missions monitoring some of the most extreme storms for better weather data. Full Article
ht Flight Lab - Check Out the New Far-Out Fliers of NASA's Famed X-Plane Program By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 10:00:00 +0000 For seven decades experimental X-planes have been developed and flown in the Mojave desert. NASA is now building the future of flight like an all electric plane and a quieter supersonic jet. Full Article
ht Watch the Little Robot That Taught the Big Robot Something New By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 10 May 2017 14:00:00 +0000 Robots can learn to do tasks just fine. Getting different kinds of robots to share knowledge, though, is another challenge entirely. Full Article
ht Watch the F-35 Fighter Jet Make Its First Public Flight By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 04:00:00 +0000 The F-35 is the most expensive weapons system, ever. After years of delays, the fighter jet just made its first public flight at the Paris Air Show. Full Article
ht Techies Are Using Ketamine to Fight Their Depression By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Sean Spencer is a pretty successful entrepreneur in LA's startup community but he also struggles with depression. He and many others use ketamine to help with their lows. Full Article
ht How the Internet Tricks You Into Thinking You're Always Right By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:58:37 +0000 A guide to busting through confirmation bias, the cognitive fallacy that's destroying our discourse. Full Article
ht Stunt Coordinator Breaks Down 'Atomic Blonde' Fight Scene By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:00:00 +0000 'Atomic Blonde' stunt coordinator and second unit director Sam Hargrave breaks down every stunt in the film's Berlin flat fight scene. Full Article
ht Atomic Blonde Stairway Fight By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:00:00 +0000 An exclusive clip from Atomic Blonde. Full Article
ht 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
ht Watch Neon Artist Shawna Peterson Make Bright, Buzzing Art By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Inside Shawna Peterson's neon tube bending studio where puffs of air, charred wood and glass tubes meet to make brilliant signs and art. Full Article
ht 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
ht The Farm of the Future Might Be Entirely Run by Robots By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000 At Silicon Valley startup Iron Ox, the plan for agriculture, or at least leafy greens, is to automate the entire growing process indoors with robots and artificial intelligence. Full Article
ht Meet the Crime-Fighting Robot That's Stirring Up Controversy By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 12:00:00 +0000 Five-foot-tall, 400-pound robots are on a mission to take a bite out of crime. The path there, though, is fraught with ethical pitfalls. Full Article
ht Dot Physics: The Crazy Science of Drone Flight By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 12:00:00 +0000 Dot Physics' Rhett Allain explains the science behind how drones fly. Full Article
ht Watch Airbus' Flying Car, Vahana, Make its First Flight By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 12:00:00 +0000 The personal air transport vehicle has achieved the milestone of "first flight", as the race to develop flying cars continues. Full Article
ht Mark Zuckerberg Senate Testimony Highlights By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:58:00 +0000 Highlights from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's appearance before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing, “Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of Data." Full Article
ht Mark Zuckerberg House Testimony Highlights By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 15:13:00 +0000 Highlights from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's appearance before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Full Article
ht NASA's New Mars Lander Will Give Insight Into the Planet's Make-Up By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 04 May 2018 11:00:00 +0000 The Insight Lander, developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will probe deep beneath the surface of the Red Planet to measure temperatures and allow study of its seismic activity. Its name is short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport. Full Article
ht Go Inside the Aerodrome, Where the Future of Flight Takes Shape By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 10 May 2018 12:00:00 +0000 Welcome to the Aerodrome, where engineers are simulating wind conditions to teach drones to fly safely. Full Article
ht See the Visual Effects That Brought Black Panther to Life By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 15 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000 Daryl Sawchuk, Visual Effects Supervisor for Method Studios and Animation Supervisor for Black Panther, gives WIRED an exclusive look at breakdowns of the digital Black Panther and Kilmonger suits, and the final fight scene of Marvel's mega-blockbuster. Black Panther is available on Blu-Ray and DVD May 15, 2018. Full Article
ht How One Artist Balances Form and Function with His Light Sculptures By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 21:48:00 +0000 Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for Perry Ellis. Jason Krugman is a light sculptor based in Brooklyn, NY. His lighting designs often use their physical structure to conduct electricity to the light sources, which eliminates the need for insulated wiring and connectors allowing thousands of lights to sit softly amongst minimal wire forms. Currently, he works out of the New Lab space which is a community of entrepreneurs working in advanced technology. Full Article
ht Jack Dorsey on Filter Bubbles, Twitter Fights and 12 Years of Tweeting | WIRED25 By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 04:32:00 +0000 Twitter and Square Cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey spoke with WIRED’s Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Thompson as part of WIRED25, WIRED’s 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco. Full Article
ht WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Keira Knightley & Mackenzie Foy Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000 "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" stars Keira Knightley and Mackenzie Foy take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the internet's most searched questions about themselves. Does Keira Knightley have a baby? Is Mackenzie Foy related to Claire Foy? Where did Keira Knightley grow up? Full Article
ht The Limits of Human Endurance Might Be Our Guts By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 20:37:00 +0000 To find just how far the human body can be pushed researchers studied athletes who ran six marathons a week over months and compared their energy intake and expenditure data to those of other athletes, workers, and pregnant women. WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez talks with study author Herman Pontzer of Duke University about the findings. Full Article
ht See the Visual Effects That Brought Avengers: Endgame to Life By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:30:00 +0000 Jen Underdahl, Visual Effects Producer for Marvel Entertainment, provides WIRED with an in-depth look at the most impressive visual effects featured in Avengers: Endgame and Infinity War. Jen explains how they crafted "Smart Hulk," made Chris Evans look considerably older, and how they were able to digitally create the entirety of the Avengers' time suits. Avengers: Endgame is available on Digital and Blu-ray now Full Article
ht The quantum world of ultra-cold atoms and light / Crispin Gardiner, University of Otago, New Zealand, Peter Zoller, University of Innsbruck, Austria By prospero.murdoch.edu.au Published On :: Gardiner, C. W. (Crispin W.), 1942- author Full Article
ht Light : a radiant history from creation to the quantum age / Bruce Watson By prospero.murdoch.edu.au Published On :: Watson, Bruce, 1953- author Full Article
ht Light and vacuum : the wave-particle nature of the light and the quantum vacuum : electromagnetic theory and quantum electrodynamics beyond the standard model / Constantin Meis (Institute for Nuclear Science & Technology, France) By prospero.murdoch.edu.au Published On :: Meis, Constantin, author Full Article
ht Technology meets research : 60 years of CERN technology : selected highlights / editors, Christian Fabjan, Thomas Taylor, Daniel Treille and Horst Wenninger ; with members of the editorial group, Christoforo Benvenuti [and 6 others] ; and with important c By prospero.murdoch.edu.au Published On :: Full Article
ht College physics : a strategic approach / Randall D. Knight, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Brian Jones, Colorado State University, Stuart Field, Colorado State University By prospero.murdoch.edu.au Published On :: Knight, Randall Dewey, author Full Article
ht Physics for scientists and engineers : a strategic approach with modern physics / Randall D. Knight (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo) By prospero.murdoch.edu.au Published On :: Knight, Randall Dewey, author Full Article
ht No-nonsense quantum mechanics : a student-friendly introduction / Jakob Schwichtenberg By prospero.murdoch.edu.au Published On :: Schwichtenberg, Jakob, author Full Article
ht Latest News: Librarian Seeks Input on Register of Copyrights By www.loc.gov Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:00:04 -0600 The public will have the opportunity to provide input to the Library of Congress on expertise needed by the next Register of Copyrights, the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, announced today. Click here for more information. Full Article
ht Rediscovering collective bargaining [electronic resource] : Australia's Fair Work Act in international perspective / edited by Breen Creighton and Anthony Forsyth By prospero.murdoch.edu.au Published On :: Full Article
ht Talent-Gespräche [electronic resource] : Worum es geht, weshalb sie wichtig sind, wie sie richtig geführt werden / Roland Smith und Michael Campbell By prospero.murdoch.edu.au Published On :: Smith, Roland, 1951- author Full Article
ht Rights, not interests [electronic resource] : resolving value clashes under the National Labor Relations Act / James A. Gross By prospero.murdoch.edu.au Published On :: Gross, James A., 1933- author Full Article