This is not a watercolour. It's the 7,000-hectare Shark Bay salt field in Useless Loop in western Australia. What look like brushstrokes are the marks left by salt-harvesting machines, which produce about 1.6 million tonnes of the purest-grade salt in the world every year. Source: Unesco site Shark Bay makes purest salt in the world

Shortcut Labs' Flic button lets you remotely control features on your smartphone. A forum for creative suggestions for the $39 (£25) IoT device during its Indiegogo campaign threw up some imaginitive uses. Source: Four creative shortcuts for Shortcut Labs' Flic | WIRED UK

Delegates could explore and interact with a wide range of new healthcare products and devices. We give you the full rundown. Source: Behind the scenes: WIRED Health 2015 hands-on clinic | WIRED UK

Brad Perkins: Data mining for longevity Source: Brad Perkins: Live longer through genome study | WIRED UK

Eleanor A Maguire: Defying Alzheimer's disease Source: Eleanor A Maguire: we can use MRI scans to safeguard memories | WIRED UK

Adam Gazzaley: Proving that entertainment can enrich Source: Play video games to boost your brain | WIRED UK

Lama Nachman: Helping the world's pre-eminent physicist be heard. Intel has been supporting Stephen Hawking's communication needs for over 20 years. Its latest Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit was customised just for him. Source: How Stephen Hawking got a voice update | WIRED UK

We introduce you to the innovators and inventors who graced the stage at WIRED Health 2015. Innovations from prosthetics to brain-stimulating video games were discussed at WIRED's second Health conference, held in London on April 24. The event's key takeaway: personal medical care will embrace data-led preventive strategies and interactive therapeutics for the individual. Source:Continue reading "Meet the WIRED Health 2015 speakers | WIRED UK"

Like two bearded Willy Wonkas, the Mast Brothers have turned chocolate from a treat into an experience. Their flagship London store opened in Shoreditch, in the east, in February, with their chocolate-making factory displayed behind a glass window for all to see. In our series on specialist tools, WIRED takes a tour of the kitchen. Source: Watch:Continue reading "Watch: Mast Brothers reveals the secret of high-quality chocolate | WIRED UK"

Many of us can bash out a text message without thinking, but typing using all of our fingers and a keyboard is more of a challenge. Touch typing at speed is an invaluable skill – the average person can type at 40 words per minute, but with a little training this can be boosted. AndContinue reading "How to touch type at speed | WIRED UK"