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- Terrorists Could Enlist '6-Legged Soldiers' in Bio-AttackYesterday
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Terrorists could easily contrive an "insect-based" weapon to import an exotic disease, says least a University of Wyoming entomologist.
- Obama's Presidential Limo? 'A Tank With Windows'Yesterday
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The inauguration of Barack Obama will bring the newest in a long line of Presidential limos.Because the Secret Service keeps details of the limo understandably private, even the most knowledgeable security experts don't really know how much gadgety tech is being installed in the new ride. But it's not stopping them making a few informed guesses.
- The Ultimate Flying Machine: Sexy as a Sports Car, Portable as a Jet SkiYesterday
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On the shore of Lake Isabella, about 150 miles north of Los Angeles, a crowd of flight techs, most of them either pierced or tattooed, swarms around a small white airplane. It's called an Icon A5. It's a collaboration between an F-16 pilot and a skateboard designer, and it looks like an odd, rakish sea monster.
Today is the plane's first flight. Aeronautical calculations, computer simulations, and wind tunnel tests have been performed, of course. And yet ... every maiden flight is a dance with death. If all that math was foolproof, after all, no one would need test pilots.
At 6:30 am, the winds are calm. Jon Karkow pulls a parachute over his shoulders, hugs his girlfriend—a long embrace with whispers exchanged—and clambers into the cockpit; the A5 is remarkably stable on the water for something with a knife-edged underside. The tech crew chief closes the cockpit and gives the carbon-fiber skin a few pats; Karkow fires up the propeller and taxis the A5 out onto the lake.
A former F-16 jockey and a skateboard designer collaborate to design the tiny Icon A5 aircraft.For more, visit wired.com/video.Back on the beach, a square-jawed guy with closely cropped hair watches, frowning, his arms crossed.
- Twitter Hacker Says Admin Password Was 'Happiness'January 6
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In an interview with Wired.com, an 18-year-old hacker with a history of celebrity pranks admits to Monday's hijacking of multiple high-profile Twitter accounts, including President-Elect Barack Obama's and the official feed for Fox News.
- Air Force Releases 'Counter-Blog' Marching OrdersJanuary 6
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Bloggers: If you suddenly find Air Force officers leaving barbed comments after one of your posts, don't be surprised. They're just following orders.