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Toddler with bioengineered windpipe dies three months after surgery

Two year-old Hannah Warren passed away this past Saturday at the Children’s Hospital of Illinois. Born without a trachea, she was the youngest recipient of a bioengineered organ — one that was grown from her very own stem cells. She will be remembered as a pioneer in regenerative medicine. The experimental procedure was a last-ditch…

io9 George Dvorsky Jul 9 '13

Hyper-Precise New Clock Could Redefine the Length of a Second

After the introduction of a new kind of atomic clock, the world’s most expert timekeepers are considering making an update to how we measure a simple second. It would be more accurate, sure. But it would also force us rethink theoretical physics as we know it. Jérôme Lodewyck and his colleagues report that the two…

Physics & Chemistry Adam Clark Estes Jul 9 '13

Get ready for Comic Con by blowing all your cash on This Week’s Comics

You know, with Comic Con 2013 finally starting next week, I’d have thought this would be kind of a quiet comic release day — that the companies would save all their good stuff for next Wednesday. I WAS SO, SO WRONG. New Issues Dark Horse: • The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #2: Meet…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken Jul 9 '13

What are the best geeky hangouts in your hometown?

Every town has one. It’s the place where the nerds and outcasts are welcome. You feel safe there discussing the molecular composition of a pop tart before eating it. It’s a spot visited by people want to build worlds, and play in them. Or who want to swap books. Tell us about the best geeky…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 9 '13

Star Wars Theremin Bra: When Regular Underwear Isn’t Geeky Enough

We’ve seen lots of nerdy underclothes before — but this Star Wars-themed “theremin bra” might be the ultimate. It makes vaguely R2D2-inspired noises whenever anybody comes close. According to the maker, Instructables user caitlinsdad: Don’t touch that dial. No tweaking the knobs. Just wave your hands in front of the two sensitive sensors embedded in…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 9 '13

75 Explosive Photos of Fireworks

Get enough fireworks on the 4th? Neither did we. Here are 75 fantastic photos of fireworks to appease your inner pyromaniac. WINNER: Man Vs Nature I took this shot in Pittsburgh PA on July 4th 2013. The shot was captured on top of Mt Washington over looking the city. The storm missed Downtown by less…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 9 '13

Watch Live Video of a Historically Huge Sunspot Right Here, Right Now

Today starting at 2PM Eastern time, a sunspot 11 times the size of our planet will be aimed right at us, and you can watch it live on Slooh SpaceCamera’s feed. Slooh, which collects pictures and video of celestial events, will be streaming video from the Lunt 152 solar telescope at Prescott Observatory in Arizona.…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Jul 9 '13

Elysium concept art shows how the other half live… in space

Neill Blomkamp’s brand new film Elysium uses incredible visuals to give you a concrete sense of the wealthy elite enjoying their lives in space, while everybody else struggles in the slums on Earth. And some newly released concept art gives you a clearer sense than ever of just how this works. Including art by Syd…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 9 '13

Evil Birthday Chair Hugs You Everytime Someone Writes on your Facebook

Imagine if the deluge of Facebook Birthday well wishers were transformed into actual physical contact. Gross. Yes, this evil, horrible chair is connected to your Facebook account on your special day. And whenever someone writes on your wall, the tiny metal chair arms lock you in a sick robotic embrace. And it all happens in…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 9 '13

Blackmagic Cinema Camera Review: Sacrifices for Superior Shots

The Blackmagic Cinema Camera is unlike any video camera you have ever seen. When it was announced in Aprilof last year, slackjawed videographers marveled at this little camera, made by a little software & post production hardware company, that shoots RAW files at 2.5k resolution for only $3000. It was the kind of product people…

Reviews Michael Hession Jul 9 '13

A Terrifying Staircase To Nowhere Provides Dizzying Views Of the Alps

Apparently, stunning views of one of the most picturesque mountain ranges in the world aren’t enough for visitors of the Dachstein Glacier resort in Austria. So the facility has installed a 14-step ‘staircase to nothing‘ leading to a glass-bottomed viewing platform that juts out from the side of the glacier, and a 328-foot suspension bridge…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 9 '13

George R.R. Martin: This is what the Iron Throne REALLY looks like

You think the Iron Throne looks like this? YOU KNOW NOTHING! Game of Thrones creator, George R.R. Martin is blogging again, and this one is a doozy. Turns out the impressive Iron Throne HBO created for the television series is but a step ladder to the behemoth Martin originally envisioned. Martin penned a kind, but…

Television Meredith Woerner Jul 9 '13

How to Lock Down Your Facebook Privacy Now That Graph Search Is Here

Graph Search is Facebook’s bold new way of browsing the social network, letting you call up photos of your family in California, restaurants your friends like in New York, or any public updates from Gizmodo employees who also like hot air ballooning. It’s been available the last several months in beta, but today it starts…

Social Media David Nield Jul 9 '13

Was life possible on Mars? Curiosity’s on a one-year trek to find out.

Last August, NASA landed Curiosity on the surface of Mars. Now, after almost one year of preliminary investigations, the most scientifically capable rover in history has its sights set on its primary scientific target, Mount Sharp – a three-mile-high peak at the center of Gale Crater. Above: Curiosity’s very first view of Mount Sharp after…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jul 9 '13

Would You Visit Atomic Bomb National Park?

Maybe you’ve seen the buffalo at Yellowstone, hiked Half Dome at Yosemite, and gotten one last look before everything melts at Glacier. So what’s next? If lawmakers have their way, it could be splitting the atom at Atomic Bomb Park. Recently the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would allocate $21 million to…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 9 '13

Is the Dakar Rally destroying the incredible geoglyphs of Chile?

In the Chilean hills, you can find some of the most beautiful geoglyphs in the world — enormous drawings of animals and people, dozens of feet high, created by the neolithic peoples in this region thousands of years ago. But the annual Dakar Rally may be wrecking them. According to El Mundo, the Association of…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 9 '13

Lone Ranger’s “Native American Fashion” Is Shameful Disney Fraud

The alleged “Native American designer” responsible for Disney’s The Lone Ranger fashion merchandise is not a Native American, despite his (fake) American Indian name. Turns out that Gabriel GoodBuffalo and Disney are breaking federal law by selling phony American Indian arts and crafts.

Sploid Ken Layne Jul 9 '13

An Over-the-Top Conference Table Is the Perfect Use For Obsolete 747s

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and Airbus’ A380 are both competing to replace an aging fleet of 747s that have served passengers for more than 40 years. But what’s to be done with all those jumbo jets once they’re been replaced? MotoArt has the answer—at least when it comes to the 747’s gigantic engines: a stylish conference…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 9 '13

NYC’s Simulated Toxic Gas Attack Begins Today

This morning, the NYPD flooded the New York subway system with an odorless, invisible gas. The simulated terror attack is part of a three-day test that will generate a map of how air flows through the subways, helping emergency responders if a real airborne toxic event ever occurs. The NYPD is working with Brookhaven National…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jul 9 '13

The Siege Of Brazil From Space

Today is a great hot summer day for a terrific space photo to cool us down a bit. Those battering storm clouds over the Atlantic surely look awesome in the grazing sunlight, framed by the almost transparent solar panels of the Progress 50 freighter spacecraft and the Soyuz 35 (TMA-09M) spacecraft (on the left). NASA…

Tech News Attila Nagy Jul 9 '13

Toddler with bioengineered windpipe dies three months after surgery

Hyper-Precise New Clock Could Redefine the Length of a Second

Get ready for Comic Con by blowing all your cash on This Week’s Comics

What are the best geeky hangouts in your hometown?

Star Wars Theremin Bra: When Regular Underwear Isn’t Geeky Enough

75 Explosive Photos of Fireworks

Watch Live Video of a Historically Huge Sunspot Right Here, Right Now

Elysium concept art shows how the other half live… in space

Evil Birthday Chair Hugs You Everytime Someone Writes on your Facebook

Blackmagic Cinema Camera Review: Sacrifices for Superior Shots

A Terrifying Staircase To Nowhere Provides Dizzying Views Of the Alps

George R.R. Martin: This is what the Iron Throne REALLY looks like

How to Lock Down Your Facebook Privacy Now That Graph Search Is Here

Was life possible on Mars? Curiosity’s on a one-year trek to find out.

Would You Visit Atomic Bomb National Park?

Is the Dakar Rally destroying the incredible geoglyphs of Chile?

Lone Ranger’s “Native American Fashion” Is Shameful Disney Fraud

An Over-the-Top Conference Table Is the Perfect Use For Obsolete 747s

NYC’s Simulated Toxic Gas Attack Begins Today

The Siege Of Brazil From Space

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