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Supertankers could be super easy solution to Gulf Coast oil disaster

Engineer Nick Pozzi has a simple solution to the massive oil spill in the Gulf Coast: use empty supertankers to suck up the oil. He says he knows it will work – because it did the last time this happened. Pozzi claims that he used the so-called “suck-and-salvage” technique numerous times during his two decades…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

China has a quantum teleporter and we don’t

A team of scientists in China have transmitted quantum information between protons 10 miles apart without the use of a traditional signal or network. No, we’re not “beaming down to the surface” yet. Quantum teleportation involves bonding two protons in so that when the quantum state of one proton is altered, the other gets altered…

io9 Marc Bernardin

Design secrets of Iron Man 2: Suitcase armor, Whiplash and crazy improv!

Iron Man 2 is a design marvel, from the realization of Tony Stark’s suitcase armor to the high-powered, heavy-metal set pieces. We talked to production designer J. Michael Riva and conceptual illustrators Ryan Meinerding and Daren Dochterman about this film. Oh, and if you still haven’t seen Iron Man 2, then there are spoilers in…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

What is St. Elmo’s Fire?

We’re all thinking of the movie. It can’t be helped. Just look at the picture once; then we’ll move on to the meteorological phenomenon and pretend that the movie never happened. Except for the song. Love that song. Saint Elmo was the patron saint of sailors. He was thrown into a pit of vipers by…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Listen to the full vampire-centric True Blood soundtrack

With songs like “Howlin’,” “Bad Blood,” and “Fresh Blood,” what’s not to love? All jokes aside, the new True Blood soundtrack is full great tunes from Lucinda Williams with Elvis Costello to the Eels. Take a listen. [EW]

Television Meredith Woerner

Marie Curie and Ada Lovelace t-shirts: Put some lady science heroes on your chest

ThinkGeek has launched a Heroine line, featuring women who’ve helped change the world. And Marie Curie (who discovered radiation) and Ada Lovelace (who invented computer programming) fit the bill. Plus, a dollar of each sale goes to charity. [Wonderland]

io9 Marc Bernardin

Fringe shows us its very own alternate DC Universe

The Fringe season finale took us back to the slightly alternate universe – but this time it wasn’t just the characters and Earth’s history that were different. Meet Red Lantern and Red Arrow, two flagship heroes of Earth-2’s DC Universe. The above image, taken from a mock Red Lantern/Red Arrow cover recently released by DC,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

One Ryan Reynolds superhero movie it’s definitely okay to skip

Ryan Reynolds is the go-to guy for superheroes right now, thanks to his roles as Deadpool and Green Lantern. But his performance as Captain Excellent in Paper Man, opening wide today? You can skip that. Really. Spoilers ahead. Paper Man has been in some festivals, I think, and had a limited release back in April.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Movie Tickets Reach $20

Starting with Shrek Forever After, three AMC theaters in New York will begin selling $20 adult movie tickets on their IMAX screens. Even for a loose-moneyed film buff like me, that’s just too much. UPDATE https://gizmodo.com/cineplexes-getting-imax-but-is-it-imax-or-conspiracy-5250625 After The Dark Knight, the industry realized just how much IMAX ticket prices could bolster profits. After Avatar and…

Movies Mark Wilson

Monday’s Commentary Twack: Choose Your Poison

We’re back, taking it to the tweets and tearing an unsuspecting Netflix-able movie a new one. But the twist is, this week, you guys decide which film gets to feel our collective wrath. Just like we did two weeks ago (when Conan the Destroyer got the nod) I’ve picked five likely subjects – all of…

io9 Marc Bernardin

James Franco cast as the scientist who dooms our planet with apes

Fox’s Planet of the Apes prequel has its first human castmember: the Goblin’s son James Franco. Now we all know who to blame for turning our future world into a “mad house!” According to the trades: [The film] focuses on a scientist (Franco) who has been working on a cure for Alzheimer’s that is being…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Why do Olympic mascots always, always suck?

Comics, movies, videogames, and TV shows all know their way around good character design — so how come the Olympics, decade after decade, commission the worst characters ever foisted upon millions? The recently unveiled London 2012 “things” are just…look. Summer 2012 London, United Kingdom Wenlock and Mendeville, “drops of steel with cameras for eyes” Winter…

io9 Marc Bernardin

Edward Cullen throws a vampire tantrum in new Eclipse clips

The Twilight saga continues, and we have new clips from the vampire-war film Eclipse. Edward Cullen loses his undead mind at the muscled werewolf Jacob. Why? We’ll let the wolf tell you. Plus more Cullen drama between the ladies. First of all, here are some new character posters: Eclipse will be in theater, and IMAX…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Scientists create “artificial life” – synthetic DNA that can self-replicate

In one of the biggest breakthroughs in recent history, scientists have created a synthetic genome that can self-replicate. So what does this mean? Are we about to become gray goo? Led by Craig Venter of the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the team of scientists combined two existing techniques to transplant synthetic DNA into a…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Your sneak peek at an intense new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Inception!

Our spoilers won’t give you a virus*, but they will show you a new peek at Christopher Nolan’s Inception. There are sassy new Nikita pics and Last Airbender stills. Plus Lost, Doctor Who, Ashes To Ashes and Smallville spoilers. Inception: Holy crap! Here’s your first glimpse at a new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s dream-robbing action…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Simple Props of LOST

LOST may be full of insanely twisted plots, crazy tech, and supernatural mystery, but an exhibition of some props from the show appears to be full of simple, low-tech goodies—the important bits. https://gizmodo.com/the-pipe-labyrinth-behind-lost-5530188 Letters, pictures, costumes—all the basic-yet-essential items that moved this crazy show’s plot-lines along were present at a showcase organized by the Vilcek…

Television Rosa Golijan

One possible explanation for the Gulf oil spill: Did someone tug on Superman’s cape?

Superman’s turned nasty, in this awesome clip from Superman III, and this leads to him getting some action with a hot blonde who’s “past saving.” But first she wants him to cause a sexy, shiny oil spill in the Atlantic. Luckily, Superman III, which just aired on AMC, also offers some clues as to how…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

How forensics experts use DNA to create “mugshots” of a criminal’s face

What if forensics experts could use a microscopic sample of DNA to figure out what a criminal suspect looks like? No, it’s not science fiction. In just a few years, investigators may be reconstructing suspects’ faces from DNA. Finding out what a criminal looks like is a crucial step in any investigation. Surveillance images or…

io9 Ed Grabianowski

NASA may send robotic astronauts to the Moon…and soon!

With the cancellation of the Constellation project, it looks like Americans aren’t headed back to the Moon anytime soon – at least, not human Americans. NASA’s mysterious Project M aims to send an android to the Moon inside three years. The project hasn’t yet secured NASA funding nor money from the U.S. government, so Project…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Megamind’s first trailer raises the bar on CG animated comedies

The bulbous blue-headed supervillain comedy Megamind may seem like just another superhero retread cartoon, but the brand new trailer proves its comedic merit. Plus Tina Fey is wickedly clever as the unimpressed damsel-in-distress. Watch and laugh. Minor spoilers below. Interesting side note – this isn’t even the entire movie. The trailer is basically setting up…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Supertankers could be super easy solution to Gulf Coast oil disaster

China has a quantum teleporter and we don’t

Design secrets of Iron Man 2: Suitcase armor, Whiplash and crazy improv!

What is St. Elmo’s Fire?

Listen to the full vampire-centric True Blood soundtrack

Marie Curie and Ada Lovelace t-shirts: Put some lady science heroes on your chest

Fringe shows us its very own alternate DC Universe

One Ryan Reynolds superhero movie it’s definitely okay to skip

Movie Tickets Reach $20

Monday’s Commentary Twack: Choose Your Poison

James Franco cast as the scientist who dooms our planet with apes

Why do Olympic mascots always, always suck?

Edward Cullen throws a vampire tantrum in new Eclipse clips

Scientists create “artificial life” – synthetic DNA that can self-replicate

Your sneak peek at an intense new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Inception!

The Simple Props of LOST

One possible explanation for the Gulf oil spill: Did someone tug on Superman’s cape?

How forensics experts use DNA to create “mugshots” of a criminal’s face

NASA may send robotic astronauts to the Moon…and soon!

Megamind’s first trailer raises the bar on CG animated comedies

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