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COVER: Let There Be LED ____by Dan Koeppel __pg. 110
Turn out the lights and kiss your 100-watt bulbs goodbye. Ready or not, the way we light our homes and offices is about to change as new regulations governing lightbulb efficiency go into effect in January. The race to find a replacement for standard incandescent technology – which is largely unchanged in 132 years – is coming down to the wire, and the industry is banking on LED bulbs as the way forward. Plus: Our __guide to buying a 21st century lightbulb. __It will help you navigate the lighting aisle at Home Depot.
__Winging It ____by Adam Fisher __pg. 120
Ridiculously fast, outrageously expensive and more than a little dangerous, the new America’s Cup racers push the limits of what a sailboat can do. The ultralight wing-powered catamarans sacrifice everything for speed – and they’re about to turn sailing into an extreme sport.
__Lost __pg. 128
From lost episodes of *Doctor Who *to the first pressing of Thriller, some pop culture artifacts are impossible to track down, even in the age of Amazon. That makes the idea of finding these curiosities all the more exciting. In this piece, WIRED goes in search of lost movie scenes, music tracks, TV shows and more. Plus, JJ Abrams, Patton Oswalt and others talk about the missing pop culture treasures they hope to uncover.
Join The Lost Community:__ __Go to wired.com to __view these lost artifacts and help unearth a treasure trove of hidden pop culture gems. __
__Identified ____by Vince Beiser __pg. 142
In India, hundreds of millions of impoverished people have no ID – which means no bank account, credit, insurance or government aid. Hoping to boost the fortunes of India’s poorest citizens, the India Unique Identification project hopes to__ issue ID numbers linked to fingerprints and iris scans to each of the country’s 1.2 billion citizens__. If successful, the unprecedented effort would form the largest biometric database in the world.
Plus:__ __What’s inside red wine (pg. 42); TEST: Wireless Streaming Music Systems (pg. 52);
Unlock the Church of Scientology’s secret doctrines (pg. 73); How to build an at-home DNA lab (pg. 98)
__Media Contact: __Rachel Millner, Rachel_Millner@condenast.com, 212-286-4673
