Fondue slippers, trojan cows and Apple's WWDC breakdown

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C U L T U R E Fondue Slippers inspired by melted cheese Japanese designer Satsuki Ohata has created slippers inspired by cheese fondue out of a thermosetting plastic that can be poured over the wearer's feet » S C I E N C E Gates Foundation funds female condoms and Trojan cows The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced funding for 55 projects that tackle key global health and development problems through its Grand Challenges Explorations Initiative -- several of which are attempting to reinvent the condom » T E C H N O L O G Y The 8 things you need to know from Apple's WWDC Apple unveiled OS X Yosemite and iOS 8 respectively. But what do you really need to know about WWDC? » S C I E N C E How to wipe and restore memories in rats Neuroscientists have effectively wiped a memory from rat brains, only to revive it again by manipulating synapses » T E C H N O L O G Y Dyson made a Google Glass prototype 13 years ago Eleven years before Google Glass was unveiled before the world's eyes, an on-head, augmented reality personal assistant was already in development in the most unlikely of places » S C I E N C E Spiders tune silk to receive information over the web Spider silk can be 'tuned' to transmit a range of different frequencies which allows it to carry information about prey, mates and the structural integrity of the web » G A M I N G Fantasy game Shiness invents new language from scratch New game from French publisher Ynnis boasts a unique language » C U L T U R E Hunger Games salute adopted by Thai protestors Opponents of the recent military action in Thailand have organised under the banner of the dystopian young adult series » Read Online Read Wired magazine online You can read the full selection of content from the June 2014 issue on our site, as well as explore the archive of older issues Click Here L A P T O P   R E V I E W S Toshiba CB30-102 Chromebook review Wired.co.uk reviews the Toshiba CB30-120 Chromebook Listen » S C I E N C E What's really in your wine Vat-produced plonk can be coaxed into drinkability. You just need the right additives Listen » P O D C A S T WWDC, Google's satellite fleet, bioart: Wired.co.uk Podcast episode 177 Listen this week for an entertaining 30-minute look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days Listen »

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