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Here come the DNA robots

Researchers today unveiled a DNA nanorobot that can track down leukemia cells and kill them on sight, unleashing a therapeutic payload that causes the cancerous cells to self-destruct. Incredibly, this molecular assassin can accomplish this assignment while leaving healthy cells unharmed. Leading researchers in the field of nanotechnology are calling the clam-like bots (which are…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Invisible Roller Coasters Invade Buenos Aires

This has to be one of the best special effects displays I’ve seen in a long time: amusement park rides on invisible tracks barreling through the gorgeous architectural backdrop of Buenos Aires. The short film, directed by Fernando Livschitz, doesn’t have much in the way of plot”—though it does seem to take some inspiration (or…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Hunger Games spoof explains why fighting to the death makes everyone so horny

The folks from The Second City have turned their attention to Hunger Games and have skewered the teens’ super-sexy deathmatches. Go behind the mind of District 12’s Gale as he encourages Katniss to “practice” her survival techniques on him.

Movies Meredith Woerner

Here’s How to See If the FBI Might Cut Off Your Internet March 8th

We just learned that the FBI might shut off the internet for millions of people in an effort to rid the country’s Internet infrastructure of the DNSChanger Trojan. You should really check if you’re infected—here’s how. https://gizmodo.com/the-fbi-might-cut-off-the-internet-for-millions-of-peop-5885716 In the possible-but-unlikely event that the FBI decides to cut off the internet to infected systems on March…

Privacy & Security Mario Aguilar

The iPad 3 According to YouTube

Why should iPad 3 rumors be the sole provenance of established blogs and news outlets? It’s time we turned to the masses. And who better to shed light on Apple’s next device than YouTube’s best and brightest? https://gizmodo.com/ipad-3-everything-we-think-we-know-updated-5882001 We’ve done all the legwork for you, scoured the Youtubeosphere, and rounded up the most enlightening bits…

Tech News Michael Hession

Imagining a City of Treelike Buildings

As New York City’s buildings sprouted toward the heavens in the late 19th and early 20th century, there was a concern that people on the ground would be deprived of sunlight. The buildings were blocking out the sun for those on the ground and it looked like a problem that was only going to get…

Tech News Matt Novak

This Guy Is In Jail For Using Facebook to Skip Jury Duty

If you are a juror and you try to use Facebook to contact a defendant, you will get be dismissed. And if you’re an imbecile like the guy in this photo, then you will get in jail. He is 29-year-old Jacob Jock and he has been sentenced to three days in jail by Circuit Judge…

Social Media Jesus Diaz

Best. Technical College. Ad. Ever.

What begins as a seemingly cheesy commercial for the Central Institute of Technology in Australia quickly devolves into a morass of extremely dark silliness. But yes, it’s actually a real ad for a real school. Very creative, twisted, and funny. [Henry and Aaron via Reddit]

Tech News Brent Rose

Can’t get enough sleep? You could be at risk for Alzheimer’s

We already know that not getting enough sleep can be bad for you. And now there’s another reason to worry if you’re getting sleep-deprived: People who have trouble sleeping may be at higher risk for developing Alzheimer’s Disease later on. https://gizmodo.com/10-reasons-to-go-back-to-bed-5882503 Top image: Insomnia 2 by EwanR on Flickr. This research is going to be…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Octopus Wrestling, A Sport That Amounted To Cephalopod Home Invasion

Dive into murky water, thrust your hand into a hole, and return to the surface with with an octopus. Octopus wrestling sounds like a horribly rude form of aquatic home invasion. But let’s time travel back to the Pacific Northwest circa 1960, when this was a popular spectator sport. In octopus wrestling, points are awarded…

io9 Keith Veronese

Only OS X Mountain Lion Will Have the New Messages App

You can try out the beta for the new Messages app that’ll be in OS X Mountain Lion right now, but once the release rolls around, you’ll have to install Mountain Lion to use the full version. That’s totally reasonable. It just stinks if you’re one of the unfortunate few who can use the beta…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Anonymous Takes Down FTC Sites

Just a week after hacking the CIA, Anonymous continued its onslaught of attacks on government websites early this morning by hacking several websites belonging to the Federal Trade Comission. https://gizmodo.com/anonymous-says-theyve-killed-the-cias-website-updated-5884119 The Associated Press reports: The loosely organized collection of cyber rebels said it attacked the FTC’s consumer protection business center and the National Consumer Protection…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Twig the Enhancer, Stanley Kubrick’s never-made Lord of The Rings knock-off

Throughout his directorial career, Stanley Kubrick maintained a list of meritorious movie titles that deserved to have entire films built around them. Kubrick cataloged these “titles in search of a script” with his personal assistant Tony Frewin, who would explain the backstory years later in the The Stanley Kubrick Archives retrospective. The best of these…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Apple’s Foxconn Laborers Are Getting a Raise

When was the last time you got a 25% raise out of nowhere? Probably not recently! Then again, you probably haven’t been laboring for half a day at a time in a Chinese iPad factory under allegedly godawful work conditions. Reuters reports that Foxconn workers are getting a pay bump to “1,800 yuan per month…

Tech News Sam Biddle

The Avengers will kick off with an epic pre-credits sequence. Plus what to expect in the next X-Men movie!

Andrew Lincoln promises The Walking Dead will reveal its big secret soon. The Rock previews the epic fights in G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Hugh Grant talks playing multiple roles in Cloud Atlas, while Wes Bentley pays homage to the awesome power of his Hunger Games beard! It’s spoilers all the way down! Top image from The…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Who Needs Oil When Scientists Can Make Plastic From Plants?

When our oil supplies run out, it won’t just be fuel for our cars that dries up. Everything you own that’s made of plastic has been made using the black gold and, until now, there’s been no other way to create it. Fortunately, scientists can now produce plastic from plant matter, which could massively cut…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Asus Warranty Doesn’t Cover Damages In Case of Alien Invasion

If you have an Asus computer and aliens invade Earth, you are screwed. Their warranty doesn’t cover “space invasions.” Incidentally, space invasion comes before “abuse, neglect, in or use under abnormal conditions.” Here’s the section where it is included: Exclusions from your ASUS Warranty Extension Program including the WEP On-Site NBD Limited Hardware Warranty Service…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Do Competitive Eaters Have Unusual Stomachs?

Yes. Marc Levine, the chief of gastrointestinal radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, has found that a competitive eater’s stomach works more like an expanding balloon than a squeezing sac. For his study, Levine recruited a professional eater, then ranked among the top 10 in the world, and a man who was…

Health Bette Marston - Popular Science

Seven Nation Army Played on Science Lab Kit Is a Nerdtastic Delight

Playing music with instruments is overrated. But while we’ve seen songs played on old computer kit before, this video takes things further: get ready to hear The White Stripe’s Seven Nation Army played entirely on kit found in a science lab. https://gizmodo.com/sixties-pop-sounds-best-when-its-covered-by-a-band-of-c-5865015 The video was made by a team of Imperial College London students in…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Philips 2012 TVs Offer Full-Screen, Two-Player Gaming

Phillips’ new TV range has just been announced, and their best offerings let you rig up full-screen, two-player gaming by exploiting their 3D functionality, just like the Sony Playstation 3D display. https://gizmodo.com/sony-playstation-3d-display-lightning-review-the-perfe-5859375 By providing players with differently polarized glasses, the left and right images of a 3D display can only be seen by the respective…

Television Jamie Condliffe

Here come the DNA robots

Invisible Roller Coasters Invade Buenos Aires

Hunger Games spoof explains why fighting to the death makes everyone so horny

Here’s How to See If the FBI Might Cut Off Your Internet March 8th

The iPad 3 According to YouTube

Imagining a City of Treelike Buildings

This Guy Is In Jail For Using Facebook to Skip Jury Duty

Best. Technical College. Ad. Ever.

Can’t get enough sleep? You could be at risk for Alzheimer’s

Octopus Wrestling, A Sport That Amounted To Cephalopod Home Invasion

Only OS X Mountain Lion Will Have the New Messages App

Anonymous Takes Down FTC Sites

Twig the Enhancer, Stanley Kubrick’s never-made Lord of The Rings knock-off

Apple’s Foxconn Laborers Are Getting a Raise

The Avengers will kick off with an epic pre-credits sequence. Plus what to expect in the next X-Men movie!

Who Needs Oil When Scientists Can Make Plastic From Plants?

Asus Warranty Doesn’t Cover Damages In Case of Alien Invasion

Do Competitive Eaters Have Unusual Stomachs?

Seven Nation Army Played on Science Lab Kit Is a Nerdtastic Delight

Philips 2012 TVs Offer Full-Screen, Two-Player Gaming

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