Wired visits Potenco, makers of a pull-cord power generator the company says could bring power to hundreds of millions. We put it through the paces with one of the company's founders at their headquarters inside the Alameda Naval Base near Oakland, California.
Long Now Synthetic Biology Debate: Drew Endy
Drew Endy is a biological engineer at Stanford University and a leading voice in the field of synthetic biology.
Do you know the real story behind the actual true non-fictional Santa
Claus? No, not the cartoon with Burgermeister Meisterburger in it,
although that's pretty awesome. We reveal the secret origins of Santa.
Notorious hacker Chris Tarnovsky opens his underground laboratory to Wired.com, providing a peek into the world of satellite TV smart-card hacking. This complicated process involves nail polish, a pin head and various acids -- so don't try this at home (unless you're Chris Tarnovsky)!
Renowned origami artist Robert Lang's beetles, centipedes and dinosaurs are exhibited around the world. In this video, Lang tells Wired how he became an origami master.
Geeks are not known for their ability to keep their enthusiasm to themselves. Maybe you cant keep from launching into dissertations on Heinlein novels at the office party, but what if your life was on the line?
The Difference Engine was an accurate mechanical calculator designed by Charles Babbage in the 1840s, but was never built in its inventor's lifetime. Here, its modern builder explains how it works.
This week, the Gadget Lab checks out the full frame, 24.6 megapixel Sony Alpha 900 still camera, as well as the brilliant screen of the Archos 5 Media Tablet.
The new California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is a marvel. Famed architect Renzo Piano worked with a team of scientists to make the greenest museum on Earth.
Do you ever get in arguments on the Internet? If not, get a refund from your ISP, because you're not getting your money's worth. This handy guide to logical fallacies will aid you in any argument. It won't actually help you win, but it will allow you to keep changing the subject until your opponent gives up. And on the Web, that's just as good!
Ever wanted to be a wizard, binding demons as easily as a human being changes a litter box? First, your neophyte wizard needs to master a few less-impressive spells.
![Potenco\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/Fb0iz_WXvYg/2.jpg "Potenco\")
![Babbage\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/0anIyVGeWOI/2.jpg "Babbage\")
![The Robot Champion of DARPA\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/lULl63ERek0/2.jpg "The Robot Champion of DARPA\")
