What’s Inside Blue Ballpoint Ink? Fatty Acids and Alcohol

Patents for ballpoint pens go back to the late 1800s, but it took half a century to develop good, fast-drying inks. The post What's Inside Blue Ballpoint Ink? Fatty Acids and Alcohol appeared first on WIRED.

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The Search for the Universe’s Missing Antimatter Remains Annoyingly Nebulous

The Big Bang produced equal amounts of matter and antimatter. But our universe is mostly matter. What happened to the antimatter? The post The Search for the Universe's Missing Antimatter Remains Annoyingly Nebulous appeared first on WIRED .

Amazon’s ‘Echo Look’ Could Snoop a Lot More Than Just Your Clothes

Amazon put Alexa inside a camera---one that could know more about you than you realize. The post Amazon's ‘Echo Look’ Could Snoop a Lot More Than Just Your Clothes appeared first on WIRED .

Here’s What Voters At the Debate Think About Trump’s Hot Mic Debacle

People in St. Louis, where the second presidential debate is happening tonight, react to the comments Trump made about assaulting women. The post Here's What Voters At the Debate Think About Trump's Hot Mic Debacle appeared first on WIRED .

Here's Proof That Commuter Bikes Don't Have to Suck

The New York company Priority loads its bikes up with features while keeping costs down.

Space Photos of the Week: Retina Nebula's Giving You the Evil Eye

A "hockey stick galaxy," a raging sunspot, and Jupiter's *other* Red Spot this week in space.

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