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Futurists have long dreamed of flying cars — and Slovakian startup AeroMobil has finally built one fit for purpose. Source: The Slovakian startup building a flying car | WIRED UK

Earth experienced its hottest year on record in 2014, according to the National Climatic Data Center in the US, with extreme weather hitting indiscriminately — from an Arctic winter in Chicago to a year-round drought in Los Angeles. The problem? Rising temperatures caused by global warming mean the atmosphere holds more vapour, resulting in more rain.ContinueContinue reading “High-impact climate events increasingly impact our cities | WIRED UK”

YouTube is home to many beauty vloggers, but Michelle Phan is undoubtedly its queen. More than seven million subscribers tune in to the 27-year-old’s video makeup tutorials, which have been viewed over one billion times. And, in the process, Phan has turned her face — and the things she puts on it — into aContinueContinue reading “Building a business on video selfies | WIRED UK”

The Philharmonie concert hall in Paris opened in January — even though it was unfinished. In the days before its debut, Marshall Day, the company leading the hall’s acoustic design, couldn’t gain access because the gunmen responsible for the Charlie Hebdo attacks had fled to the surrounding area. But rather than suspend the opening, theContinueContinue reading “How the City of Lights’ newest concert hall rode out a storm | WIRED UK”

Urban areas are getting smarter, with city projects such as solar-powered bike paths in Krommenie, the Netherlands, to cardless ATMs in Chicago already under way. Source: The connected streetscape is here — and it’s smarter than you think

Most people’s origami talents don’t stretch further than a paper plane; Ilan Garibi, however, uses it to build sculptures. Source: Artist hand-folds metal and wood on a grand scale | WIRED UK

Rather like a contemporary Doctor Frankenstein, Peter Holden makes disembodied limbs dance on his command. The Leipzig-based British artist attaches body parts to a mechanical frame and programs their movements using a computer, to turn his sculptures into animations. Source: Artist makes mechanical limbs dance on command | WIRED UK

This is the Urban Observatory, an interactive exhibit bursting with geographic data pulled from more than 60 cities around the world, from Abu Dhabi to Yakima, and translated into a common language and scale. Its aim: to help improve the design of future cities. Source: The Urban Observatory compares world cities for planners | WIREDContinueContinue reading “The Urban Observatory compares world cities for planners | WIRED UK”

Amsterdam is about to be encircled by a giant letter G — a park planted with specially modified honeysuckle that has been designed to capture air pollution. Source: Plant power is cleaning up Amsterdam’s air | WIRED UK

Andras Forgacs grows meat and leather in a factory, not a factory farm. Modern Meadow, the Brooklyn-based startup he cofounded alongside his father Gabor, creates animal protein using biofabrication: cell and tissue cultures grown from cows’ muscle cells. Source: Growing meat and leather in a factory