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This is One Extremely Large, Impressive Wind Tunnel

May 17, 1956: The swinging doors of this massive supersonic wind tunnel utterly dwarf the puny engineer deluding himself that he can control its voracious appetite. The 7.3 meter (24 foot) diameter swinging valve grants access to the Abe Silverstein Supersonic Wind Tunnel (10×10 SWT) with its 3 meter (10 foot) diameter and 12.2 meter…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

This Website Turns Photos of Your Pets Into 3D Reliefs You Can Actually Pet

It’s not easy leaving your pet behind as you head off to work each morning. And if the thousands of photos you have of them on your phone aren’t enough of a solace, you can now have them turned into a pettable 3D photo relief when being apart gets especially tough. Poppet’s website is reminiscent…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Badass Historical Chemists: The Inventor of a Green Dye That May Have Killed Napoleon

If anyone tells you that all you need to do to succeed is work hard, just mention Carl Wilhelm Scheele. They’ll say, “Who?” And your point will be proved. This may be the most accomplished chemist never to get credit for anything — except possibly accidentally killing a dictator. Carl Scheele didn’t have a bad…

Tech News Esther Inglis-Arkell

The Iconic Star Wars Stormtrooper Blaster Flawlessly Recreated in Lego

The standard sidearm for Stormtroopers, Flickr’s NickBrick (aka Nick Jensen) has perfectly recreated a life-size version of the iconic Star Wars E-11 Blaster Rifle in Lego, including a folding stock that may have helped the Empire’s forces actually hit something. NickBrick has an entire Lego arsenal of famous film, video game, and sci-fi weapons on…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

How to Back Up and Restore WhatsApp Chats with Google Drive

It’s been a long time coming, but Google Drive backups have finally arrived in the WhatsApp client for Android (if you don’t see the option yet, you should soon). Here’s how to make sure all your chats, photos, and videos are safe and sound, and how to get them back again if you need to.…

Gadgets David Nield

Rey and Finn Go on the Run in the First Clip From Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Sure, if you’ve been following along with all the trailers and TV spots, you’ve probably seen a good 5-to-10 minutes or so of The Force Awakens already. You’re about to see another 15 seconds on top of that, though, with the first official clip from the movie making its way to the web late last…

Trailers James Whitbrook

John Hurt Battles the Daleks in a New Clip From His Doctor Who Audio Adventures

We’ve only seen a brief snippet of John Hurt’s Time-War-ravaged incarnation of the Doctor, just his appearance in Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary in 2013. But next month, that’s going to change, with the release of the first in a series of War Doctor Audio plays—and you can hear Hurt in action right now! https://gizmodo.com/john-hurt-is-getting-his-own-doctor-who-series-on-audi-1734666358 Once…

io9 James Whitbrook

Black People in New York Suffer from Depression More Than Any Other Group in the City

While sitcoms are full of New Yorkers gabbing about therapy, the reality is that many people in the city suffer from mental health issues that go untreated. Health data gathered by city mental health workers shows that one group is overwhelmingly neglected: black New Yorkers. Every year since 2002, New York’s Department of Health and…

Health Chelsey B. Coombs

Shrikes Are Even Meaner Than We Suspected

Shrikes are nondescript and ubiquitous birds that have made a name for themselves as the leatherfaces of the animal kingdom. They don’t just eat their prey, they impale it on spikes and display is as part of their courtship ritual. That’s nasty enough, but they have one other trick up their sleeves. A shrike doesn’t…

Biology Esther Inglis-Arkell

More Star Wars Merchandise Hints At Some New Force Awakens Details!

The Iron Fist show is still happening, according to Marvel. Get a look at Wonder Woman’s emblem in Batman v Superman. Steven Moffat discusses the moments that lead up to Doctor Who’s latest climax. Plus, a look at Galavant’s second season, and a familiar face returns to Arrow. To Me, My Spoilers! Star Wars: The…

Television James Whitbrook

Watch Neil de Grasse Tyson on the Science of The Good Dinosaur

Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur hits cinemas this Wednesday, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. And who better than Neil de Grasse Tyson to indulge in a bit of playful speculation about the film’s premise: what if the K-T asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago had missed Earth? The film explores…

Tech News Jennifer Ouellette

Guy Builds Gigantic Glowing Lightsabers For the Best Christmas Display Ever

When it comes to home made lightsabers—a popular pastime for Star Wars fans—Bob Clagett doesn’t mess around. He was recently hired to build a pair for a client’s holiday display, and the gigantic results put any Christmas tree, gingerbread house, or nativity scene to shame. Clagett has documented his build over on I Like To…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The U.S. Now Has a Space Hotline With China

Next time POTUS needs to talk space with China, it’ll be a straightforward process: it turns out Washington and Beijing now have an emergency “space hotline” to ensure conflicts don’t arise. The Financial Times reports that the new phone line—which sounds an awful lot like the Red Telephone used to communicate between Moscow and Washington…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe

Physicists Can Now Achieve Quantum Entanglement at Room Temperature

Quantum entanglement—the process though which particle’s states become inextricably linked, despite being nowhere near each other—is usually carried out at incredibly low temperatures. But not any more: now physicists can perform the act at room temperature, which could have a profound effect on quantum computing and security. A team from the University of Chicago have…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

The Best Way to Bake Your Pies Isn’t With Vodka—It’s Like This

We’ve entered pie season—and with that also comes the season of people telling you their secret pie crust ingredient. For most people, that secret ingredient means one thing: vodka. I know because I used to be one of them. Until I found something much, much better. The vodka pie crust recipe from Cook’s Illustrated is…

Tech News Ria Misra

All the Military Gear the UK’s Buying on Its Defense Spending Spree

David Cameron’s Conservative government is to announce the formation of two new 5,000 troop-strong strike brigades, as the UK’s first defence review since 2010 is revealed today. It’s just one element of a major new defence push by the UK’s top brass. Adding £12bn to the UK’s military equipment budget (bringing total defence equipment spending…

Tech News Gerald Lynch - Gizmodo UK

This Insane 2-Player Synth Makes the Music of the Future

What happens if you bolt together two keyboards, full color displays, a full suite of analog controllers and a granular synthesiser engine for two enthusiastic musicians? The Collidoscope is what—and it sound just futuristic as you’d expect. The guys that built it, researchers Fiore Martin & Ben Bengler, describe how it works: The Collidoscope samples…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This New Ocean Simulator Will Test Marine Engineering to Destruction

Ever wondered how engineers check if their designs—from ships to wind turbines—will fair against an aggressive ocean? With something like this new facility at the University of Maine, which uses 32 fans and 16 paddles to simulate the most fierce of marine conditions. The new rig, which is being formally opened today at the school’s…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Why Is the UK’s Intelligence Agency Advertising Jobs With Graffiti?

On the streets of UK cities, there’s an unexpected form of graffiti appearing. It’s not tags of spray paint, but instead job ads, scrawled onto sidewalks, prompting people to apply for a job at the nation’s intelligence headquarters, GCHQ. It’s part, we guess, of the UK’s pledged commitment to built a British ‘elite cyber offensive…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Google Lets You Re-Skin Its Apps Using Light or Dark Side Star Wars Themes

To celebrate the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Google has put together a set of skins for its apps which let you demonstrate your allegiance to either the light or dark side. The tweaks to Google apps include new Gmail backgrounds, a YouTube progress that looks like a light saver, a Maps positions…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This is One Extremely Large, Impressive Wind Tunnel

This Website Turns Photos of Your Pets Into 3D Reliefs You Can Actually Pet

Badass Historical Chemists: The Inventor of a Green Dye That May Have Killed Napoleon

The Iconic Star Wars Stormtrooper Blaster Flawlessly Recreated in Lego

How to Back Up and Restore WhatsApp Chats with Google Drive

Rey and Finn Go on the Run in the First Clip From Star Wars: The Force Awakens

John Hurt Battles the Daleks in a New Clip From His Doctor Who Audio Adventures

Black People in New York Suffer from Depression More Than Any Other Group in the City

Shrikes Are Even Meaner Than We Suspected

More Star Wars Merchandise Hints At Some New Force Awakens Details!

Watch Neil de Grasse Tyson on the Science of The Good Dinosaur

Guy Builds Gigantic Glowing Lightsabers For the Best Christmas Display Ever

The U.S. Now Has a Space Hotline With China

Physicists Can Now Achieve Quantum Entanglement at Room Temperature

The Best Way to Bake Your Pies Isn’t With Vodka—It’s Like This

All the Military Gear the UK’s Buying on Its Defense Spending Spree

This Insane 2-Player Synth Makes the Music of the Future

This New Ocean Simulator Will Test Marine Engineering to Destruction

Why Is the UK’s Intelligence Agency Advertising Jobs With Graffiti?

Google Lets You Re-Skin Its Apps Using Light or Dark Side Star Wars Themes

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