Vince Beiser

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Vince Beiser (@vincebeiser) is the author of The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How it Transformed Civilization. His last feature for WIRED was about deep-sea mining.

Waste Not

The $60 Billion Potential Hiding in Your Discarded Gadgets

Nov 30, 2024 7:00 AM

The Big Story

The Green Economy Is Hungry for Copper—and People Are Stealing, Fighting, and Dying to Feed It

Aug 22, 2024 6:00 AM

Depth Charge

The Mining Industry's Next Frontier Is Deep, Deep Under the Sea

Feb 28, 2023 6:00 AM

Data Mining

These Algorithms Are Hunting for an EV Battery Mother Lode

Dec 12, 2022 8:00 AM

big inhale

The Quest to Trap Carbon in Stone—and Beat Climate Change

Dec 28, 2021 6:00 AM

Ideas

Florida’s Condo Collapse Foreshadows the Concrete Crack-Up

Jul 2, 2021 8:00 AM

The Fake Fuel Mob

The Lion, the Polygamist, and the Biofuel Scam

Feb 2, 2021 7:00 AM

Covid-19

5 Weird Concepts to (Theoretically) Supercharge Mask Fabrics

Jun 23, 2020 6:00 AM

The Climate Issue

Concrete Is Awful for the Planet. Clever Chemistry Can Help

Apr 1, 2020 6:00 AM

Catfishing

The War Vet, the Dating Site, and the Phone Call From Hell

Dec 16, 2019 6:00 AM

Book Excerpt

The Super-Secret Sand That Makes Your Phone Possible

Aug 7, 2018 7:00 AM

Disasters

Fukishima’s Million Tons of Radioactive Water—and Counting

Apr 27, 2018 7:00 AM

Recovery Mode

No Job for Humans: The Robot Assault on Fukushima

Apr 26, 2018 6:00 AM

Sand Mafias

The Deadly Global War for Sand

Mar 26, 2015 7:00 AM

Magazine

The sand and the fury

Feb 3, 2015 1:43 PM

Gear

A Tactical Boot Made for Civilians That's Hard-Core Enough for Marines

Dec 15, 2014 4:41 AM

Magazine

World's Fastest Guitarist Turns Classical Classic Into Blistering Blur

Dec 27, 2011 12:00 PM

Magazine

HBO's Luck Dives Deep Into Horse Racing

Dec 27, 2011 12:00 PM

Magazine

Crunching Data to Stop Baddies Before They Strike

Nov 29, 2011 12:30 PM

Magazine

Massive Biometric Project Gives Millions of Indians an ID

Aug 19, 2011 1:27 PM