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Autodesk Purchases, Revives 3-D Design App Tinkercad

May 18, 2013 - 3:00pm
On Saturday, Autodesk announced it is purchasing Tinkercad and reinstating the service. The move comes in time to prevent the previously announced shutdown of any accounts or services, and users can start creating new accounts immediately.

The Schticky Is the <em>Dark Knight Rises</em> of Infomercials

May 18, 2013 - 5:30am
When you?re an insomniac freelance writer who works from home, you end up seeing a lot of infomercials, and eventually, those things will wear you down. No matter how skeptical you might start off, you will eventually get to a point where you?ll start to wonder if there actually is somebody out there with a better way to fry eggs, chop tomatoes and make milkshakes in the comfort of your own home. I mean, television?s never lied to us before, has it? That?s why I wanted to actually check out a few of these things to see if they really were the life-changing innovations they purported to be. Today?s experiment: The Schticky.

Penguin Bets Big That <em>The 5th Wave</em> Will Be the Next <em>Hunger Games</em>

May 18, 2013 - 5:30am
In the latest Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast author Rick Yancey talks about his new young adult survival novel The 5th Wave.

Dropping Jaws (And Slowpokes) on Cervelo's $10,000 Racing Bike

May 18, 2013 - 5:30am
As one of just a few hundred limited-edition bikes produced by Cerv?lo's Project California division, the RCA is a neatly packaged compendium of its creator's two-decades-deep body of engineering knowledge.

Wired Space Photo of the Day: Galactic Wheels

May 18, 2013 - 5:30am
How many rings do you see in this new image of the galaxy Messier 94, also known as NGC 4736? While at first glance one might see a number of them, astronomers believe there is just one. This image was captured in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

From <em>S.H.I.E.L.D.</em> to <em>Downton'</em>s <em>Dracula</em>: 10 New TV Shows to Check Out This Fall

May 17, 2013 - 6:22pm
This week, the broadcast TV networks announced their new shows for the 2013/2014 TV season. If you're overwhelmed by the choice, here are ten to watch.

After $200 Million, Darpa Gives Up on Formation-Flying Satellites

May 17, 2013 - 4:00pm
Darpa is ending its experiment with small, close-flying spacecraft, but that doesn't mean the concept is dead.

Slowly, Military Opens the Door to Outside Prosecutions for Sexual Assault

May 17, 2013 - 3:18pm
The military doesn't want to take sexual assault cases out of the chain of command. But as scandals compile and Congress prepares to act, it may have to.

Game|Life Podcast: EA Ditches Online Passes and Wii U, But Mostly Wii U

May 17, 2013 - 3:04pm
Wired senior editor Peter Rubin joins me to explore two Electronic Arts announcements that might prove quite telling of gaming's future.

Trailer Face-Off: The New <em>Pacific Rim</em> vs. the <em>Atlantic Rim</em> Knockoff

May 17, 2013 - 1:45pm
So, there's a new trailer for director Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim. However, on another YouTube channel not so far away, there's also a new, not as sleek but equally entertaining trailer for Atlantic Rim ? the mockbuster by The Asylum. How do they stack up? Let's find out.

<em>Star Trek Into Darkness</em> Updates Federation Fashion by Returning to the '60s

May 17, 2013 - 12:56pm
Star Trek Into Darkness costume designer Michael Kaplan readily admits that he wasn?t a Star Trek fan prior to being hired for the 2009 reboot. Still, with iconic sci-fi movies like Blade Runner and Armageddon under his belt, he was confident he could capture and improve the look of Starfleet, updating the occasionally clunky aesthetic of the original series into something long-time fans would still recognize and appreciate: ?I certainly want to please Trekkies.?

Watch the Biggest Explosion Ever Seen on the Moon

May 17, 2013 - 12:00pm
NASA scientists recorded the biggest explosion from a meteorite impact on the moon that they have seen in eight years of monitoring.

New Efforts to Overhaul Psychiatric Diagnoses Spurred by DSM Turmoil

May 17, 2013 - 11:30am
Tomorrow marks the official release of the DSM-5, a hugely influential diagnostic guide that defines disorders of the mind. Many experts say it's fundamentally flawed, and efforts to develop a better alternative have begun.

The Strangest Ways Wild Animals Crossed Paths With Humans This Week

May 17, 2013 - 8:30am
A roundup of odd ways humans and wild animals crossed paths this week compiled by Jon Mooallem, author of the upcoming book Wild Ones: A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking at People Looking at Animals in America.

How a Massive Glass Casino Represents Traditional Native American Forms

May 17, 2013 - 8:30am
Each week, Wired Design brings you a photo of one of our favorite buildings, showcasing boundary-pushing architecture and design involved in the unique structures that make the world's cityscapes interesting. Check back Fridays for the continuing series, and feel free to make recommendations in the comments, by Twitter, or by e-mail.

What We Supposedly Learned About Technology From 1995's <em>Evolver</em>

May 17, 2013 - 8:30am
Today's dubious lesson in technology as explained by movies: 1995's Evolver in which a teenage videogame fan wins an indestructible military robot in a contest and it works out pretty much exactly as you expect.

The Fiftieth Anniversary of Chaos

May 17, 2013 - 8:00am
Edward Lorenz wasn't planning to spark a scientific revolution when he published his famous paper on weather models in 1963. But the unexpected behavior of his equations opened the door to an entirely new field: chaos theory. Fifty years later, Samuel Arbesman takes a look at what this new way of scientific thinking has wrought.

The Strange Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch

May 17, 2013 - 5:30am
[HTML1] It was a watch so beautiful, so elegant, so precise, that it could only have been meant for royalty. Then it vanished without a trace.    |    Photo: David Silberman/Getty Images The tiny Simca 1000 Sedan puttered through the winding streets of a tony enclave near Israel's presidential residence. The spring evening ...

A Watchmaking Renaissance Is Yielding the Most Complicated Timepieces Ever

May 17, 2013 - 5:30am
New materials. Outlandish technologies. Insane movements. Today?s watchmakers are engineering the most complicated mechanical timepieces ever.

In Tomorrow's Wars, Battles Will Be Fought With a 3-D Printer

May 17, 2013 - 5:30am
Printable drones, limbs and ammunition. It's a far-out vision, but more and more military officers are starting to think that future troops will rely on 3-D printers to manufacture the tools of war.