Nick Stockton – Page 13

October 8, 2016

Florida’s Beaches Have a Problem, and Hurricane Matthew Ain’t Helping

Nearly half of all Florida's sandy shoreline is threatened by critical erosion. Big storms like Matthew only make that worse. The post Florida's Beaches Have a Problem, and Hurricane Matthew Ain't Helping appeared first on WIRED.

October 6, 2016

Theranos Gives Up on Blood-Testing Labs to Become the Thing It Tried to Fix

An open letter from founder Elizabeth Holmes announces the company is shutting its Wellness Centers and clinical labs. The post Theranos Gives Up on Blood-Testing Labs to Become the Thing It Tried to Fix appeared first on WIRED.

October 6, 2016

Why It’s So Hard to Get Solar in Florida (That’d Be the Sunshine State)

To make solar panels affordable, many rooftop solar users sell excess electricity back onto the grid. But not all states allow for that. The post Why It’s So Hard to Get Solar in Florida (That’d Be the Sunshine State) appeared first on WIRED.

October 5, 2016

Nanoscale Machines Snag the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Little machines might someday be as ubiquitous as toasters and bikes. The post Nanoscale Machines Snag the Nobel Prize in Chemistry appeared first on WIRED.

October 5, 2016

Blue Origin’s Escape Pod Worked, and, Bonus! The Rocket Didn’t Go Kaboom

Great success! The post Blue Origin’s Escape Pod Worked, and, Bonus! The Rocket Didn’t Go Kaboom appeared first on WIRED.

October 5, 2016

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Is Testing Its Emergency Systems Today. Expect Explosions

For its fifth and final test flight, Blue Origin is testing the New Shepard rocket's emergency crew escape system. The post Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Is Testing Its Emergency Systems Today. Expect Explosions appeared first on WIRED.

October 4, 2016

Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to Another Weird Thing Nobody Understands

The Nobel Committee used pastries to try and explain this year's award. The post Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to Another Weird Thing Nobody Understands appeared first on WIRED.

October 3, 2016

The Nobel Prize in Medicine Goes to Your Body, Eating Itself

Autophagy, fully described in the 1990s Japanese biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi, is how cells recycle damaged, diseased, or worn out bits of microscopic, biological machinery into new, fully functional organic stuff. The post The Nobel Prize in Medicine Goes to Your Body, Eating Itself appeared first on WIRED.

September 30, 2016

Happy Droughtiversary, California!

October 1st is the beginning of California's water year. Here's how the state's water situation is currently looking. The post Happy Droughtiversary, California! appeared first on WIRED.

September 28, 2016

Elon Musk Announces His Plan to Colonize Mars and Save Humanity

Musk doesn't just want to go to Mars, he wants to build a civilization there. The post Elon Musk Announces His Plan to Colonize Mars and Save Humanity appeared first on WIRED.