Extreme Weather Poses a Challenge for Heat Pumps

PLUS: NASA Still Hasn't Decided How to Get the Boeing Starliner Astronauts Home, and more.

View in browser   |  Your newsletter preferences 08.14.24 SUBSCRIBE TO WIRED FOR UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THESE STORIES Extreme Weather Poses a Challenge for Heat Pumps BY CHRIS BARANIUK | 6-MINUTE READ Stronger winds, bouts of extreme low temperature, and higher humidity pose difficult but surmountable challenges for heat pumps.   NASA Still Hasn't Decided How to Get the Boeing Starliner Astronauts Home BY ERIC BERGER, ARS TECHNICA | 4-MINUTE READ One potential path forward involves hitching a ride from SpaceX—but not until 2025.   The Physics of Cold Water May Have Jump-Started Complex Life BY VERONIQUE GREENWOOD | 9-MINUTE READ When seawater gets cold, it gets viscous. This fact could explain how single-celled ocean creatures became multicellular when the planet was frozen during "Snowball Earth," according to experiments.   Does Jewelry and Big Hair Slow Down Olympic Runners? BY RHETT ALLAIN | 4-MINUTE READ Even a little added weight and air drag can make a measurable difference. But WIRED's physics guru says, if it makes you feel strong, go for it!   How Do You Get Drugs to the Brain? Maybe Try a Parasite BY BILL SULLIVAN | 3-MINUTE READ A common parasite could one day deliver drugs to the brain. Here's how scientists are turning Toxoplasma gondii from foe into friend.   ADVERTISEMENT   This Gargantuan Lab Simulates Blasting Satellites Into Space BY JONATHAN O'CALLAGHAN | 4-MINUTE READ If you spend millions of dollars developing a satellite, you need to know it can handle the rigors of hurtling around the Earth at 17,000 mph. The UK's National Satellite Test Facility is here to help.   OpenAI Warns Users Could Become Emotionally Hooked on Its Voice Mode BY WILL KNIGHT AND REECE ROGERS | 3-MINUTE READ The company has revealed details of AI model safety testing—including concerns about its new anthropomorphic interface.   Lawsuit Attacks Florida's Lab-Grown Meat Ban as Unconstitutional BY MATT REYNOLDS | 2-MINUTE READ Upside Foods, a leading cultivated-meat company, argues that the ban violates the US Constitution in several ways.   The FDA Just Rejected a Bid for MDMA to Treat PTSD BY EMILY MULLIN | 2-MINUTE READ The agency has asked drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics to run an additional study on the use of the psychedelic drug in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, pushing back its next proposal by years.   Noah Lyles' Olympic Run Is the New Normal for Living With Covid BY EMILY MULLIN | 3-MINUTE READ Dozens of Olympic athletes competed with Covid as society increasingly treats it like the flu or the common cold. Public health experts warn that it's anything but.     I Used ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode. It's Fun, and Just a Bit Creepy BY REECE ROGERS | 4-MINUTE READ The new voice feature from OpenAI for ChatGPT is often entertaining and will even do a Trump impression. It likely rolls out to all paid users this fall.   ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for reading. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. Plus, browse more newsletters from WIRED. You're receiving this email because you signed up for the Science newsletter from WIRED.   Manage your preferences  |   View our Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   Have questions or comments? Send us a message. Need help? Contact us.   Copyright © Condé Nast {date("yyyy")}. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.{include "WIR_science_liveintent_safertb"}