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NASA’s Moon-Bound Geology Lab that Never Quite Got Off the Ground

The rigor of operating outside the atmosphere has often led to rather outlandish NASA vehicle designs, but few have been more alien than this mobile lunar field laboratory from the heyday of the Space Age. Shame it never actually made it past New Mexico. We had such big plans for the moon. After the crew…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Tarantola

Making Faster Optical “Cables” Using Nothing But Lasers and Air

Pulses of light are the absolute fastest way to transfer data (because nothing’s faster than light), but old school fiber optic cables can only go so many places. Scientists have a new idea: use high-powered lasers to make a column of low-density air that can carry a light signal just as well as a normal…

Space & Spaceflight Bob Sorokanich

Star Wars: Rebels Trailer Announces “The Republic Has Fallen”

Get a good, long look at the new Star Wars: Rebels TV series in this second trailer. It’s an extension of the first trailer ever aired, but with a lot more footage (including more time with the Inquisitor). For those unaware, Rebels takes place between Star Wars: Episode III:Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars:…

io9 Meredith Woerner

That Predator-Vision iPhone Camera Case Finally Goes on Sale Tomorrow

Back in January we stumbled across one of the most exciting iPhone accessories we’ve seen in years. FLIR took the thermal imaging technology it sells to law enforcement and the military and squeezed it down into a compact iPhone 5/5S case called the FLIR ONE that will finally be available for pre-order starting tomorrow for…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

This Comic Reveals The Terrifying Futility Of The First World War

There’s a graphic novel anthology called To End All Wars that’s worth checking out. Featuring more than 50 contributors from 13 different countries, the book will be a series of graphic narratives on the topic of the First World War. We have a sneak preview of it right here. The anthology is being released in…

io9 George Dvorsky

LG’s 18-Inch Flexible Display in Action Is What the Future Looks Like

We only recently learned about LG’s new 18-inch flexible display that can roll up like a magazine. It sounds crazy. But seeing it bend and twist in on video makes my heart palpitate. What we’re looking at here is just a demo (discovered by OLED Info) of the tech in a dimmed office office, probably…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

What Scientific Question Most Piques Your Curiosity?

Science is built upon questions, ranging from the deceptively mundane to the mind-bendingly complex. Today we want to know about the question that is most intriguing to you. It could be a question that doesn’t have an answer yet, or it could be a question that is all the more intriguing for having a partial…

io9 Ria Misra

China Seals Off City Of 30,000 People After Man Dies Of Bubonic Plague

The Chinese city of Yumen in the northwestern province of Gansu has been sealed off and 151 people placed in quarantine after a man died of the bubonic plague — the bacterium responsible for some of the worst blights in human history. China Central Television (CCTV) is reporting that the 30,000 people of Yumen are…

io9 George Dvorsky

Amazon Wallet: Gift Card Central For the Everything Store

There’s a new contender in the digital wallet arena: Amazon has launched Amazon Wallet, the e-commerce company’s would-be answer to PayPal and Google Wallet. So far, it’s an oddly lackluster offering with emphasis on gift cards. If you want to store your credit card information or shop at your pick of online merchants, stick with…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

Archive Texts and Call Logs on Android with SMS Backup +

SMS Backup + isn’t the only option for getting your texts and call data off your Android smartphone, but it’s one of the simplest and most effective. It archives all of your messages to Gmail (or Google Calendar), and it covers WhatsApp communications too. The app is free to download and install, though you can…

Gadgets David Nield

Sales Of Animal Body Parts Can Be More Lucrative Than Cocaine

The global trade in illegal wildlife is now estimated to be valued at $10 billion per year. TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, compiled a chart of the street value of animal parts, to show how demand is pushing some species to the brink of extinction. Graph: The Economist. Wildlife trafficking is currently the world’s…

io9 Mark Strauss

How One Man’s Blood Donations Saved Over Two Million Lives

Today I found out about a man who saved over two million lives just by donating his somewhat unique blood plasma. Australian James Harrison is called “the man with the golden arm” due to the unusual composition of his blood. Harrison’s blood contains an antibody called Rho(D) Immune Globulin that is used to treat Rhesus…

Tech News Staci Lehman - Today I Found Out

Injustice And Lies Are The Way To Solve Our Hatred Of Waiting In Line

Everyone hates waiting in line. It’s boring, it’s annoying, and you actively feel your life slipping away as you do it. You might think the solution to this problem would be common courtesy and fair play. You’d be wrong. Turns out there’s an entire field of research called “queuing theory.” Some of it is innocuous,…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Life-Size Darth Vader Hot Wheels: That’s No Hoon

When he’s not making life miserable for the Rebellion in his custom TIE Fighter, Darth Vader must surely spend his days cruising around the Death Star in this awesome life-size Hot Wheels vehicle bearing his unmistakeable likeness. Hot Wheels turned a C5 Corvette into this ode to the Sith for this year’s Comic-Con, starting in…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Gotham Adds Two Major Villains And Explains Poison Ivy’s Dumb New Name

Gotham showunner Bruno Heler has dropped a ton of details about the pre-Batman show prior to ComicCon. Harvey Dent, the heroic DA destined to become Two-Face will join the cast, as will Dr. Hugo Strange, as Gotham is also an origin story for Arkham Asylum. But wait, there’s more! Happily, Heller denied the rumor that…

io9 Rob Bricken

7 Big Ways Cities Have Transformed Themselves for Bikes

The number of bikes in our cities is increasing, and with that increase we’re also seeing some major changes in the way cities are designed. Engineers are giving bikes their own bridges, tunnels, overpasses, even escalators!, making biking feel like it’s an essential, permanent part of the city. Last week, Copenhagen announced an elevated cycleway…

Tech News Alissa Walker

Did A Game of Thrones Actor Just Confirm A Major Fan Theory?

When does the long-awaited solo Hulk movie come out, and will we ever see a Namor movie? Could Anthony Hopkins star in Westworld? We finally know what games will be in Pixels. Plus, check out a fantastic Jurassic World poster, and tons of Sleepy Hollow bombshells. Spoilers now! Top image: Game of Thrones Marvel Speaking…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Nvidia Shield Tablet: An Android Tablet With a Game Console Inside

Last year, chip-maker Nvidia entered the hardware dojo with Shield, a weird but interesting Android gaming machine. Its successor has arrived, taking a form that’s a little more familiar. This is the Shield tablet, the first Android tablet straight-up made for games. We spent some time with it, and so far it delivers. At its…

Tech News Eric Limer

iTime: Smartwatch Patent Shows Apple’s Broad Ambitions

This morning the folks over at AppleInsider discovered that Apple was granted a patent today for the iTime, which can only be described as a device-connected smartwatch that offers advanced functionality like arm and wrist gestures, as well as advanced proximity sensing, through a sensor-laden smart strap. But unlike the all-in-one smartwatch devices already revealed…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The New Dragon NaturallySpeaking Can Do Almost Anything Your Mouse Can

Today Nuance is releasing version 13 of its Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice-dictation software. More than just an automated memo-writer, Nuance hopes to make the software into a voice-control-everything feature for PC users. And it comes damn close to pulling it off. NaturallySpeaking 13 (naturally) adds some incremental voice recognition improvements. According to the folks at Nuance,…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

NASA’s Moon-Bound Geology Lab that Never Quite Got Off the Ground

Making Faster Optical “Cables” Using Nothing But Lasers and Air

Star Wars: Rebels Trailer Announces “The Republic Has Fallen”

That Predator-Vision iPhone Camera Case Finally Goes on Sale Tomorrow

This Comic Reveals The Terrifying Futility Of The First World War

LG’s 18-Inch Flexible Display in Action Is What the Future Looks Like

What Scientific Question Most Piques Your Curiosity?

China Seals Off City Of 30,000 People After Man Dies Of Bubonic Plague

Amazon Wallet: Gift Card Central For the Everything Store

Archive Texts and Call Logs on Android with SMS Backup +

Sales Of Animal Body Parts Can Be More Lucrative Than Cocaine

How One Man’s Blood Donations Saved Over Two Million Lives

Injustice And Lies Are The Way To Solve Our Hatred Of Waiting In Line

Life-Size Darth Vader Hot Wheels: That’s No Hoon

Gotham Adds Two Major Villains And Explains Poison Ivy’s Dumb New Name

7 Big Ways Cities Have Transformed Themselves for Bikes

Did A Game of Thrones Actor Just Confirm A Major Fan Theory?

Nvidia Shield Tablet: An Android Tablet With a Game Console Inside

iTime: Smartwatch Patent Shows Apple’s Broad Ambitions

The New Dragon NaturallySpeaking Can Do Almost Anything Your Mouse Can

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