George Dvorsky, Author at Gizmodo

Fantastic high speed shots of liquids swirling through the air

Belgian photographer Manon Wethly likes to throw stuff around, particularly cups and glasses filled with various liquids and powders. Thankfully, she also likes to snap glorious high speed photos of these objects as they go airborne. All images Manon Wethly via her Instagram. Check out more at her blog. Wethly experiments with any number of…

io9 George Dvorsky May 13

You can now watch Luke Randall’s award-winning short film, Reach

Okay, it’s time for you to take a quick four-minute break. This little animated gem was put together by student filmmaker Luke Randall back in 2009 — and it quickly won him over 20 different awards. For such a tiny and simple film, it packs a lot. The little robot can be seen as a…

io9 George Dvorsky May 10

Did government scientists really create a secret quantum internet?

No, not really. But for two years, researchers at Los Alamos National Labs have been working on something they call network-centric quantum communications — and this could usher in the next generation of hyper-secure, scalable, and affordable quantum cryptographic techniques. We spoke to the lead researcher to find out more. Earlier this week, MIT’s Technology…

io9 George Dvorsky May 10

18-Year-Old With Three Degrees Will Now Pursue Two Doctorates

Teen prodigy Raymond Walter will graduate tomorrow with bachelor of science degrees in mathematics, physics, and economics. Next up, doctorates in math and physics. Why the rush? The wheelchair-using teen has a severe form of muscular dystrophy and feels there isn’t much time. Raymond has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy — a severe form of muscular dystrophy…

io9 George Dvorsky May 10

Short film Project Kronos explores the dawn of interstellar travel

Visual effects veteran Hasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull has written and directed this riveting faux documentary chronicling humanity’s first steps into deep space. Set in the not-too-distant future, the story unfolds as project personnel talk about the mission and their various roles within it. But just as things start to get rolling, the team is confronted with…

io9 George Dvorsky May 10

ISS Crew Plans Emergency Spacewalk to Fix ‘Very Serious’ Ammonia Leak

On late Thursday, “a very steady stream of flakes” was spotted drifting away from the space station — an apparent ammonia leak. The crew isn’t in any danger, but an emergency spacewalk is being planned to inspect and fix it. Liquid ammonia is used as a coolant to extract the heat that accumulates in electronic…

io9 George Dvorsky May 10

Watch this robotic worm assemble itself. Oh, and it was 3D printed.

Sure, this adorable little inchworm robot looks cute. But just wait for the day when more sophisticated versions start printing and assembling themselves from scratch — and all without human oversight. We’ve seen self-assembling robots before, but not one that came out of a 3D printer. This printed inchworm robot was developed by Samuel Felton…

io9 George Dvorsky May 9

Which animal can hear the highest-pitched sounds?

As anyone with a dog whistle knows, the range of human hearing is hardly anything to get excited about. But when it comes to picking up extremely high frequencies, there’s one particular creature that even dogs can’t compete with. The animal is the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella. And get this — it can hear…

io9 George Dvorsky May 9

Did NASA send the Curiosity Rover to the wrong place?

A new study suggests that Mars’s 3.5-mile high Mount Sharp formed as strong winds carried dust and sand into the crater in which it rests. If true, Gale Crater probably never contained a lake, which would totally suck, because that’s one of the main reasons why NASA sent Curiosity there in the first place. Gale…

io9 George Dvorsky May 9

Is this the real story behind the Atacama ‘alien’ mystery?

Last week we told you about the surprising conclusion reached by a Stanford University professor suggesting that the remains of the alien-like Atacama skeleton belonged to a human between the ages of 6 to 8 — an assertion that seemed impossible to believe given its size. And indeed, a simpler explanation may finally put the…

io9 George Dvorsky May 9

This is what it looks like to have the future pull up beside you

It’s not every day you have to give way to a car that lacks a human driver. This picture was taken in the Berkeley area and posted to Reddit by user ilovepixar. Given that Google has at least 10 self-driving cars in its fleet, this may be a typical sight for people living in the…

io9 George Dvorsky May 9

New AI uses the Internet to identify unfamiliar things

Researchers at Japan’s Tokyo Institute of Technology have updated their SOINN machine learning algorithm so that it can now use the Internet to identify items it’s never encountered before. SOINN has been in development for some time now. A few years ago, lead researcher Osamu Hasegawa and his team built a robot that can learn,…

io9 George Dvorsky May 8

How the human brain sees a 100-mph fastball

Given how slowly our brains react to incoming visual information, it should actually be impossible for us to hit a blistering fastball. But we can. That’s because, instead of showing us the world as it really is, our brains offer us a glimpse of the future. Indeed, our innate ability to track fast-moving objects has…

io9 George Dvorsky May 8

The ‘glass is a liquid’ myth has finally been destroyed

By studying a glob of 20 million-year-old amber, scientists have proven once and for all that glass does not flow. Some people claim that stained glass windows in old churches are thicker at the bottom than at the top because glass flows slowly like a liquid. We’ve known this isn’t true for quite some time…

io9 George Dvorsky May 8

This may be the oldest dome-headed dinosaur ever discovered

Paleontologists from Canada have unveiled a newly identified species of a dog-sized pachycephalosaurs. It’s considered the oldest of its kind ever discovered in North America — and quite possibly the world. Called Acrotholus audeti, the two-legged herbivore roamed the plains of southern Alberta about 85 million years ago. The name is derived from the Greek…

io9 George Dvorsky May 8

Terrafugia’s revamped flying car should be ready by 2021. No, really.

Before even releasing its first flying car, Terrafugia has already begun work on its successor, the TF-X — a much sexier four-seat hybrid capable of vertical takeoff. The company also announced that the Transition will be ready in about two years. Or maybe three. We’re so totally holding our breath. It’s actually been quite a…

io9 George Dvorsky May 8

The first sign of the pending penguin apocalypse!

While it looks like an unprovoked attack by zombie penguins, these are actually Falkland Gentoo penguins returning home through a sandstorm. The photograph was taken by Michael Lohmann — and it has won him the runner-up prize in the bird category of the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2013 prize. Image: Michael Lohmann/GDT. The…

io9 George Dvorsky May 7

Are we screwing ourselves by transmitting radio signals into space?

For nearly a hundred years, Earth has sent radio signals into space. If anyone nearby is listening, they probably know we’re here. In light of this, a new paper assesses the potential danger presented by such signals, concluding that the benefits outweigh the risks. But how can we really know? Top image: Scene from Battleship…

io9 George Dvorsky May 7

This guillotine simulator is the most twisted use of Oculus Rift yet

Ever wonder what it would be like to have your head chopped off? Well, you may soon get the chance to find out. A group of independent developers has created a guillotine simulator using the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. During the experience, you can look behind yourself to see the blade coming down, followed…

io9 George Dvorsky May 7

Only a chemistry student would organize Lord of the Rings like this

It’s called The Periodic Table of Middle-Earth and it was put together by Emil Johansson — a devoted Tolkien fan and an aspiring chemical engineer. Which this awesome chart makes blazingly obvious. As you can see, Johansson has replaced the standard chemical elements with characters from Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Each character…

io9 George Dvorsky May 7

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Fantastic high speed shots of liquids swirling through the air

You can now watch Luke Randall’s award-winning short film, Reach

Did government scientists really create a secret quantum internet?

18-Year-Old With Three Degrees Will Now Pursue Two Doctorates

Short film Project Kronos explores the dawn of interstellar travel

ISS Crew Plans Emergency Spacewalk to Fix ‘Very Serious’ Ammonia Leak

Watch this robotic worm assemble itself. Oh, and it was 3D printed.

Which animal can hear the highest-pitched sounds?

Did NASA send the Curiosity Rover to the wrong place?

Is this the real story behind the Atacama ‘alien’ mystery?

This is what it looks like to have the future pull up beside you

New AI uses the Internet to identify unfamiliar things

How the human brain sees a 100-mph fastball

The ‘glass is a liquid’ myth has finally been destroyed

This may be the oldest dome-headed dinosaur ever discovered

Terrafugia’s revamped flying car should be ready by 2021. No, really.

The first sign of the pending penguin apocalypse!

Are we screwing ourselves by transmitting radio signals into space?

This guillotine simulator is the most twisted use of Oculus Rift yet

Only a chemistry student would organize Lord of the Rings like this

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