If Germany can't quit coal, can anyone else?

PLUS: A look at the military's doomsday preparation, the best use for Google Lens's visual search, and the groovy hardware that can stop hacks [View this email in your browser]( [logo]( [[WIRED Magazine]7.30.18]( Photo Gallery Inside the US Military’s Secret Doomsday Defense By Michael Hardy From hidden fallout shelters to remote missile sites, the United States spent the Cold War preparing for nuclear armageddon. Rants and Raves When in Nature, Google Lens Does What the Human Brain Can’t By Lauren Goode The visual search tool can identify a California poppy or Pacific poison oak with a single photo, bringing you deeper into the nature around you. Random Grooves How a Bunch of Lava Lamps Protect Us From Hackers By Ellen Airhart Inside Cloudflare's San Francisco office, 100 units of Edward Craven Walker’s groovy hardware help guard the internet. Renewable Energy If Germany Can't Quit Coal, Can Anyone Else? By Eric Niiler Germany's last black-coal mine will close next month. But that doesn't mean the country has weaned itself off the emissions-spewing stuff. [WIRED Magazine Subscription] Get Wired Unlimited access to an ad-free WIRED.com + a free YubiKey. Subscribe now A Star Is 'Born' The Rise of the Computer-Generated Celebrity By Miranda Katz A new breed of digital star is stealing the limelight. Personal Tech How to Pick the Perfect Phone Case By Pia Ceres Protect your phone—and your sanity—with this helpful expert guidance. Robotics This Robot Hand Taught Itself How to Grab Stuff Like a Human By Matt Simon The system, developed by OpenAI, ends up “inventing” characteristic grasps that we humans already commonly use to handle objects. game review Octopath Traveler Collapses Under the Weight of Its Influences By Julie Muncy With too many beginnings and too few reasons, the Japanese role-playing game looks to the past but stumbles in the present. Cantina Talk Darth Vader's House Will Get Spooky This Halloween By Graeme McMillan A new horror comic series called Star Wars: Tales From Vader's Castle will hit shelves this October. [WIRED Magazine]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, [wired@newsletters.wired.com]( to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2018. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.