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Why golf balls have dimples

You’d think a totally smooth surface would be better at flying through the air with the least amount of wind resistance. So why do golf balls have all those little indentations? So they can use the air against itself. Ah, golf, the thing you watch when nothing else is on and you’re not energetic enough…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Aug 9

Nanomesh breakthrough brings us one step closer to a cloaking device

“Invisibility cloaks” have been in development for years, but keep hitting a major roadblock — the materials used absorb too much light. New research may have found the trick to get around that, and get us our cloaking devices. https://gizmodo.com/invisiblity-cloaks-jump-into-the-third-dimension-5498606 The premise of cloaking devices hinge on metamaterials — materials which are engineered to have…

io9 Tim Barribeau Aug 9

425 million year old blob creature recreated for the first time ever with 3D imaging

Drakozoon was a blob-like creature that lived in the oceans during the Silurian Period, some 425 million years ago. It was known from only a single fossil – until researchers sliced and diced their specimen to create this 3D model. Drakozoon was a tiny, simple organism, only about 3 millimeters long. Shaped like a cone,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Aug 9

12 theories about “Lost” that were better than the actual show

A big part of being a fan of Lost was concocting your own theories, and nobody’s guesses were more elaborate than those of Entertainment Weekly’s Jeff “Doc” Jensen. Here are 12 Jensen theories that were cooler than the real answers. Honestly, if Lost’s ending was a letdown, you shouldn’t blame showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Aug 9

Meta Cookie can taste like any cookie you want – as long as you’re willing to wear the headgear

Augmented reality, in which computer-generated virtual imagery is used to alter a person’s perception, has been used to help people overcome phobias and help people drive better. And now, for some (awesome) reason, there’s this… an augmented reality cookie. Meta Cookie is the creation of researchers at the University of Tokyo. Thanks to that huge…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Aug 9

H.P. Lovecraft’s Nyarlathotep is getting an über-cute anime series?!?

Nyarlathotep a.k.a. “the Crawling Chaos” a.k.a. the shapeshifting horror of Lovecraftian lore is assuming his weirdest form yet. He’ll be starring in the Japanese anime show Haiyore! Nyaruko-San as a super-cute girl who helps a high-schooler fight aliens. Hail Kawaiithu? Nyarlathotep, who’s generally portrayed as an insanity-inducing, thousand-faced Outer God, will be getting the Sailor…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Aug 9

Etsy’s new “Space Station Conference Room,” decorated using Etsy’s own crafts

Proof that Etsy’s crafty users can do anything they set their minds to: The company’s New York headquarters got a makeover for its conference room, turning it into a room on a space station. And check out Etsy’s supervillain lair! The Space Station Conference Room is the work of Jen (aka Zooguu) and Brian of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 9

Blockbuster and Comcast Hoping to Tag-Team Netflix with DVDsByMail Service

Blockbuster, increasingly depressing rental purveyor, has joined with Comcast for aid in the losing battle against Netflix. Their new service is called DVDs By Mail, though there’s not much new about it—essentially a discounted Blockbuster Online subscription for Comcast customers. https://gizmodo.com/maybe-this-is-why-blockbuster-is-dying-5558257 The site’s chief (and perhaps only) perk is discounted pricing for existing Comcast subscribers…

Movies Sam Biddle Aug 9

Who wants to be a horror “scream queen?” Plus The IT Crowd returns!

Summer TV is awesome! Just check out our listing, including a new series about aspiring horror actresses, Stan Lee’s new mutantsploitation show, and tons of cartoons. Plus nerd-comedy gem The IT Crowd, along with new Futurama, Eureka and Warehouse 13. Monday: Today’s pick of the day must be tonight’s new episode of Scream Queens on…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 9

The hanging gardens of the future, 1000 feet in the sky

This isn’t the legendary atmospheric jellyfish. No, this is a concept sketch of the “Migrating Floating Gardens” by Rael San Fratello Architects. These photovoltaic flying gardens hover over cities and aggregate in areas in need of greening. These sky-gardens are designed to occupy “non-Cartesian space” and would navigate using GPS and GIS sensors. According to…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 9

Double Rainbow dreams: 20 of the most deranged Inception mash-up videos

Clearly you guys really liked the Toy Story Inception mash-up videos, because the hits keep coming. Feast your eyes on Dora The Explora, ET, Peter Pan, The Nanny / Inception mash-up trailers. Some videos we love, others we fear. https://gizmodo.com/toy-story-inception-the-trailer-mashup-of-your-drea-5538986 Dora The Explorer / Inception Mash-Up OMG cat’s dream is collapsing: OMG cat Inception Mash-Up…

Movies Meredith Woerner Aug 9

The Monday Commentary Twack: Pick us a winner

We’re at it again, taking it to the internets and tweeting our way through a Netflix-albe genre flick of your choosing. So, choose wisely, and we’ll see you tonight at 9:30 pm EST. I’ve selected five likely subjects — all of which are available on Netflix Watch Instantly — and whichever gets the most votes…

io9 Marc Bernardin Aug 9

The new Doctor Who era gets a Simpsons twist

Check out the latest Simpsonized characters: the new Doctor Who cast! They even got the Weeping Angels. It’s available as wallpaper. [Springfield Punx via The Daily Wh.at]

Television Meredith Woerner Aug 9

Cillian Murphy a likely to play villainous time cop in Im.Mortal

Cillian “The Mark” Murphy is in final talks to play a “Timekeeper” in Gattaca director Andrew Niccol’s upcoming Im.Mortal. Im.Mortal takes place in a future where the human aging gene has malfunctioned, and only the wealthy can buy off immortality. In Im.Mortal, an immortal population leads to overpopulation, and those who can’t purchase eternal life…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Aug 9

James Cameron talks Avatar sequels. Spidey reboot might cast a Basterd as villain. And Batman heads to the Big Easy?

James Cameron says the Avatar sequels are a ways off, but we’ll get something soon that will hint at what’s ahead. Sony wants Hollywood’s new best villain to be their bad guy. Is Gotham City relocating? Plus a Transformers romance! Avatar 2 and 3: James Cameron had this to say about where he’s at for…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Aug 9

This giant Gundam time-lapse video makes an excellent case for mecha public art

Darwinfish105’s time-lapse video of this 59-foot Gundam RX-78 statue in Shizuoka, Japan is quite stunning. Screw public parks, I want my municipal money going towards a 1:1 ratio Gold Lightan on every corner. [Spotted on Major Spoilers]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 8

How to create a sonic boom at home

Find out what a sonic boom is, and how you can create it in the privacy of your own household. The one-line explanation for a sonic boom is this: A sonic boom is the shock wave that is produced when an object breaks the sound barrier. This makes it sound like the sound barrier itself…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Aug 8

Got a plan to get us back to the Moon? NASA’s got $30 million worth of motivation!

In the clearest indication yet that the future of space exploration lies as much in the private sector as government agencies, NASA announced it’s offering $30.1 million for the first commercial group to land a probe on the Moon. Specifically, NASA says it will buy data from whoever can successfully design a lunar rover and…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Aug 8

Sheep take over the old Lord of the Rings set

When Peter Jackson’s production crew left Matamata, New Zealand, they left 17 hobbit holes on the private farm that was used as a stand-in for the Shire. Since then, the farm’s sheep have moved in on this hobbit ghost town. Once production wrapped on the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the owners of Alexander Farm…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 8

World’s rarest coral spotted for the first time in over 100 years

Covering 30% of Earth’s surface and totaling 622 million cubic kilometers, the Pacific Ocean still holds countless secrets. But even so, oceanographers weren’t expecting to find this – supposedly extinct elkhorn coral, spotted for the first time since the 1890s. The coral was discovered – or, more accurately, rediscovered – during an underwater survey of…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Aug 8

Why golf balls have dimples

Nanomesh breakthrough brings us one step closer to a cloaking device

425 million year old blob creature recreated for the first time ever with 3D imaging

12 theories about “Lost” that were better than the actual show

Meta Cookie can taste like any cookie you want – as long as you’re willing to wear the headgear

H.P. Lovecraft’s Nyarlathotep is getting an über-cute anime series?!?

Etsy’s new “Space Station Conference Room,” decorated using Etsy’s own crafts

Blockbuster and Comcast Hoping to Tag-Team Netflix with DVDsByMail Service

Who wants to be a horror “scream queen?” Plus The IT Crowd returns!

The hanging gardens of the future, 1000 feet in the sky

Double Rainbow dreams: 20 of the most deranged Inception mash-up videos

The Monday Commentary Twack: Pick us a winner

The new Doctor Who era gets a Simpsons twist

Cillian Murphy a likely to play villainous time cop in Im.Mortal

James Cameron talks Avatar sequels. Spidey reboot might cast a Basterd as villain. And Batman heads to the Big Easy?

This giant Gundam time-lapse video makes an excellent case for mecha public art

How to create a sonic boom at home

Got a plan to get us back to the Moon? NASA’s got $30 million worth of motivation!

Sheep take over the old Lord of the Rings set

World’s rarest coral spotted for the first time in over 100 years

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