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Scientists Detect A Particle That Could Be A New Form Of Matter

Physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider have spotted a long sought-after exotic particle that’s the strongest evidence yet for a new form of matter called a tetraquark. Here’s what the discovery could mean to astrophysics. Above: A neutron star. Credit: Casey Reed/Penn State University. You may have heard that CERN announced the discovery of…

io9 Brian Koberlein — Universe Today Apr 11 '14

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Rejoice, the weekend’s here. Whether you sprinted or hobbled across the finish line, we made it. Now let’s download some apps! Android Distiller We loved Distiller for iOS, and praise the heavens, now it’s here for Android. This handy app suggests a whiskey based on where or how you’ll be enjoying it, and helps you…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Apr 11 '14

Breathtaking Illustrations Show The Splendor Of Ringed Planets

Is there any more beautiful than a ringed planet? It’s like an instant signifier of an exotic, non-Earth world. And the sight of a ring floating around an entire world is one of the most poetic and astonishing vistas the universe has to offer. And luckily, some immensely talented artists have created illustrations showing the…

io9 Vincze Miklós Apr 11 '14

Scientists Have Successfully Grown and Implanted Vaginas in Four Women

Four women born with abnormal or missing vaginas were recently implanted with lab-grown replacements created from their own cells. All four women are now sexually active and report normal vaginal function. Photo Credit: Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative MediciNE via Reuters Via U.S. News & World Report: The organs… were implanted between June 2005 and…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Apr 11 '14

This Rug Encases Han Solo in Carbonite On Your Living Room Floor

Is your living room floor bare? Do you like optical illusions? Do you love Star Wars? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’ll definitely love this floor runner depicting Han Solo stuck in carbonate. This officially-licensed floor runner is just the right size for a hallway or a spot beneath your coffee…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Apr 11 '14

Crowdfund An Anthology Of Pornographic Comics By Lady Cartoonists!

The second volume of the genre-filled, women-created pornography anthology Smut Peddler is on its way, and you can preorder your copy. You can also help fund a space telescope, an indoor greenhouse, a kit to build your own velociraptor (out of cardboard), miniature busts of HP Lovecraft and more. Top image from Smut Peddler cover…

io9 Lauren Davis Apr 11 '14

Ikea Just Bought a Wind Farm Big Enough To Power All Its U.S. Stores

It takes a lot of energy to keep the lights on as you greedily pile ¢59 kitchen dongles and weird cookies into that blue bag, which is why Ikea is making a push to offset its total energy consumption by 2020. This week, it took a big step towards doing so by buying a wind…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Apr 11 '14

Insane guy rappels down a vertical rock wall to snowboard at hyperspeed

Watch snowboarder Xavier de la Rue arriving to the top of a mountain in a helicopter, then rappelling down a rocky cliff in order to be able to speed down an almost vertical virgin snow tube. It feels exhilarating to watch it—I can’t even imagine how it must feel in real life. SPLOID is a…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Apr 11 '14

This Worm Can Make Itself Virtually Invisible

This parasitic flatworm is very difficult to detect, owing to a unique camouflage mechanism that’s reminiscent of what the alien does to its prey in The Thing. According to a new study published by researchers at the University of Southampton, the worm camouflages itself with the undigested remains of its prey. Because its prey are…

io9 Mark Strauss Apr 11 '14

Good News! Parts Of The Giver Film Will Be In Black And White After All

Everyone relax: The Giver movie is going to be in black and white after all. Bullet dodged. Back in March everyone (justifiably) lost their damn minds about The Giver trailer lacking any sort of black and white scenes. People were so mad, they re-did the entire trailer in black and white just to rectify the…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 11 '14

Report: Amazon Is Showing Off a 3D Smartphone That Could Hit This Year

We’ve been hearing about the rumored 3D Amazon phone forever, but it’s never shown up. According to the WSJ, however, Amazon is getting ready to launch this phone this year. The WSJ says that Amazon has been showing privately showing the phone to some people in Seattle and San Francisco. It will be announced in…

Commerce Mario Aguilar Apr 11 '14

Is There Such A Thing As A Story Without Plot Holes Or Hand-Waving?

When you’re a fan of science fiction and fantasy, you learn to turn a blind eye to certain… lapses in logic. Plot twists that make no sense, people making bizarre decisions, or a setup that falls apart. But what’s the one story that holds up, no matter how much you poke holes in it? Please…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Apr 11 '14

The Dragon May Have Been a Bit Unprofessional

Normally you’d expect quality service from an uplifted pyrosauropod, but sometimes they forget themselves and act like dragons again. This one in particular is known for getting a little boisterous when it comes to showing visitors the jewelry library. This is yet another lovely drawing from comic book illustrator and ninja specialist Guy Pascal Vallez,…

io9 Annalee Newitz Apr 11 '14

8 of the World’s Most Phenomenally Nerdy Beers

Beer might come with some pretty brotastic connotations, but as with everything else in life, it’s the nerds who really do it right. Because when the same passion that gave us NASA and Lord of the Rings is applied to booze, the results are phenomenal, delicious, and (most importantly) geeky as hell. These are eight…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Apr 11 '14

The Day Is Saved, Thanks To The Powerpuff Girls’ Lack of Fingers

It was always kind of weird how the Powerpuff Girls never had fingers, and this video by Ryan Higa and Toonocracy shows exactly what happens when the girls realize it. This parody does a pretty great job making fun of the show’s most famous elements, and even manages to lampshade an old Abbott and Costello…

Tech News Jason Krell Apr 11 '14

Atlas Launch of a New Spy Satellite

On Thursday, the Atlas V rocket successfully carried a new spy satellite into the orbit. The rocket continues a string of nearly 600 successful launches since the roll-out the Atlas program. The payload is a new satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. United Launch Alliance successfully launched the Atlas V rocket out of Cape Canaveral…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Apr 11 '14

Wild New Display Uses Fog As An Interactive 3D Screen

Engineers have built an interactive display using a tabletop system and mounted personal screens made of fog. Projectors light the fog for each user and a camera system monitors movements, allowing each person at the table to manipulate and share three-dimensional data. A team at the University of Bristol in the UK say their device,…

Tech News Txchnologist Apr 11 '14

EMA’s New Album The Future’s Void Is The New Science Fiction Hotness

This past week, the music press has been vibrating with excitement about EMA’s new noisepop album The Future’s Void. And it’s easy to see why. EMA combines William Gibson shoutouts and the Oculus Rift-wearing CD cover with dystopian angst. Just check out this music video, in which weirdly sexual video-game characters invade reality. Plus her…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 11 '14

Anybody With a Printer Can Make These Origami-Inspired Robots

We were promised robots. The future, science fiction told us, would be a world swarming with automatons that did all the jobs we didn’t want. But you know what? Robots are really expensive and hard to build. Two MIT scientists want to change all that with inkjet printers and techniques borrowed from origami. MIT robotics…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Apr 11 '14

Why Do We Work Better Under Pressure?

Do you produce your best work if you wait until the last minute to do it, and are under the stress of an impending deadline? If you don’t, chances are you know someone who does. But why? What is it about the tension of putting things off that gets our creative juices flowing? Photo Credit:…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Apr 11 '14

Scientists Detect A Particle That Could Be A New Form Of Matter

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Breathtaking Illustrations Show The Splendor Of Ringed Planets

Scientists Have Successfully Grown and Implanted Vaginas in Four Women

This Rug Encases Han Solo in Carbonite On Your Living Room Floor

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Ikea Just Bought a Wind Farm Big Enough To Power All Its U.S. Stores

Insane guy rappels down a vertical rock wall to snowboard at hyperspeed

This Worm Can Make Itself Virtually Invisible

Good News! Parts Of The Giver Film Will Be In Black And White After All

Report: Amazon Is Showing Off a 3D Smartphone That Could Hit This Year

Is There Such A Thing As A Story Without Plot Holes Or Hand-Waving?

The Dragon May Have Been a Bit Unprofessional

8 of the World’s Most Phenomenally Nerdy Beers

The Day Is Saved, Thanks To The Powerpuff Girls’ Lack of Fingers

Atlas Launch of a New Spy Satellite

Wild New Display Uses Fog As An Interactive 3D Screen

EMA’s New Album The Future’s Void Is The New Science Fiction Hotness

Anybody With a Printer Can Make These Origami-Inspired Robots

Why Do We Work Better Under Pressure?

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Scientists Detect A Particle That Could Be A New Form Of Matter

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Breathtaking Illustrations Show The Splendor Of Ringed Planets

Scientists Have Successfully Grown and Implanted Vaginas in Four Women

This Rug Encases Han Solo in Carbonite On Your Living Room Floor

Crowdfund An Anthology Of Pornographic Comics By Lady Cartoonists!

Ikea Just Bought a Wind Farm Big Enough To Power All Its U.S. Stores

Insane guy rappels down a vertical rock wall to snowboard at hyperspeed

This Worm Can Make Itself Virtually Invisible

Good News! Parts Of The Giver Film Will Be In Black And White After All

Report: Amazon Is Showing Off a 3D Smartphone That Could Hit This Year

Is There Such A Thing As A Story Without Plot Holes Or Hand-Waving?

The Dragon May Have Been a Bit Unprofessional

8 of the World’s Most Phenomenally Nerdy Beers

The Day Is Saved, Thanks To The Powerpuff Girls’ Lack of Fingers

Atlas Launch of a New Spy Satellite

Wild New ​Display Uses Fog As An Interactive 3D Screen

EMA’s New Album The Future’s Void Is The New Science Fiction Hotness

Anybody With a Printer Can Make These Origami-Inspired Robots

Why Do We Work Better Under Pressure?

SpaceX Agrees to Remove Temporary Gas Turbines at Colossus Data Center By 2027

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