Technology
Vertical Farming Needs to Grow More Than Salad
Indoor agriculture promises to massively reduce the water and land needed to support crops. But at the moment, it only works for a...
How to Use a Super-Intense Laser to Kick an Electron out...
By firing pulses quintillionths of a second long, physicists study the fleeting motion of an electron leaving two bonded atoms.
A Lab-Grown-Meat Startup Gets the FDA’s Stamp of Approval
The US regulatory body has signed off on Upside Foods’ cultivated meat—but the company is still figuring out how to make enough of...
This Plastic Packaging Alternative Can Compost in a Year
British startup Shellworks is fed up with waste, so it created a vegan material that can be turned into fertilizer.
Bureaucracy Is Blocking the Green Energy Revolution
Greg Jackson, CEO of Octopus Energy, tells WIRED Impact that red tape is causing “disastrous” delays to sustainable energy projects.
For Alzheimer’s Scientists, the Amyloid Debate Has No Easy...
For years, potential therapies that attack this brain protein have failed to help patients in clinical trials. Now—surprisingly—a...
Welcome to COP27. Thank You for Not Protesting
At this year’s UN climate conference in Egypt, activists are unable to demonstrate without permission, limiting their ability to voice...
Telehealth Sites Put Addiction Patient Data at Risk
New research found pervasive use of tracking tech on substance-abuse-focused health care websites, potentially endangering users in...
A Lab-Grown Meat Startup Gets the FDA’s Stamp of Approval
The US regulatory body has signed off on Upside Foods’ cultivated meat—but the company is still figuring out how to make enough of...
NASA’s Huge SLS Rocket Finally Launches the Artemis 1 Moon...
For the first time since the Apollo era, the agency is preparing for crewed visits to our lunar neighbor. Missions with astronauts...
