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Watch 3D-printed synthetic tissue react like the real thing

Scientists from Oxford University have developed a tissue-like printed material consisting of thousands of water droplets encased in a liquid film. They’ve essentially created printable artificial tissue — and it could someday be used to replace or supplement cells found inside our bodies. Indeed, the potential for this technology is considerable. These ‘droplet networks’ could…

First trailer for Elysium proves that Neill Blomkamp’s still got it

Here it is — the very first trailer for Neill Blomkamp’s long-awaited follow up to District 9. Elysium stars Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley — and an army of trigger-happy droids. Check out the mayhem and stunning visuals right here! The set up for Elysium is fairly simple, here’s the official run down: Set…

Playing Tetris in Stop Motion Chalk Art Is A Lot Harder Than You Think

Tetris, a game we all spent many a years playing in the back of classrooms, on the top of toilets and so forth, has never been played like this. Artist Chris Carlson created a 3D chalk art version of Tetris and played a quick round of the puzzle game. It’s incredible how detailed it is,…

This unbelievable image of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo is 100% real

It looks way too good to be true, but this photo of Virgin Galactic’s air-launched spaceplane is the real deal. The company has been conducting test flights (technically test glides – the ship has yet to be piloted with engines engaged) of its suborbital passenger ship SpaceShipTwo for close to two years now, and photos…

Want to live in a spaceship? These houses are for you.

Are you fed up with the old and traditional houses with square windows? Move to a spaceship house! Here are a few of our favorites around the world. Prefabricated Futuro Houses (Matti Suuronen, 1960s-70s) It was composed of fiberglass-reinforced polyester plastic. Only 50 of the 100 original Futuros are survived. (via Steve Rainwater/Flickr, Elizabeth/Flickr and…

Valet App Remembers Where You Parked Your Car So You Don’t Have To

Most people can barely remember what they had for lunch, much less where they parked their car however many hours ago. Valet’s here to do all that dirty memory work for you, so you can focus on the important things like… oh, you’ll think of something. What does it do? Exclusively for Android, one tap…

You can’t read Brian K. Vaughan’s Saga on your iOS device because gay sex

Brian K. Vaughan’s Saga is one of the best comics out there right now — but you can’t read the latest issue on your Apple device, because it contains “two postage-sized images of gay sex.” And Apple’s stone-cold vision of the future has no room for gay people, at least not if they’re going to…

When DC canceled Young Justice, it destroyed a universe of potential

DC rejuvenated their entire comics universe in 2011 when they released their bold New 52 experiment. Although less heralded, they did the same thing for their animated universe the same year with the introduction of the Young Justice cartoon. While fans may have complained about both reboots — the loss of Bruce Timm’s long-running DC…

These Durable Foam Solar Racers Could Last and Run Forever

Nerf showed the world that toys made from soft foam could survive a kid’s abuse for weeks, even months at a time. But guns and arrow-launching cannons aren’t particularly educational. So if you want your kids to learn a little something while they play, consider these foam Volta Racers which run on the power of…

All Booze Tastes Better When It’s Squeezed From a Stone

If you’re the party-hosting kind, you’ve probably resigned yourself to the fact that things are going to break—a lot. But if your well-lubricated partygoers must get rowdy, you might as well make sure that the source of that rowdiness will at least stay intact. In which case, might we suggest a 15-pound, 7-inch lump of…

Farming Nemo: How Aquaculture Will Feed 9 Billion Hungry People

Shrimp fountains don’t grow on trees, you know—nor do Ahi Tuna steaks, Fish McBites, or fried calamari. But that hasn’t stopped an increasingly affluent human population from annually demanding more and more seafood. As a result, an estimated 85 percent of the ocean’s fish stocks are now either fully exploited or overfished. But an ancient…

Swim In this Chlorine-Free Swiss Pool With 1999 of Your Closest Friends

Does the good weather have you hankering for a swim? In that case, check out the Naturbad Riehen, an “outdoor bathing lake” in Riehen Switzerland, and although it won’t be open for another year or so, it looks utterly sublime. But isn’t an outdoor bathing lake just a fancy way of describing the wave pool…

YouTube Is Streaming Every Hour of Coachella This Weekend

There might not be a hologram Tupac at Coachella this year, but once again, YouTube will be streaming the whole first weekend of the annual music festival. Starting Friday at 6:30pm EDT lasting through Sunday, you can watch performances from all five stages on the official Coachella YouTube channel. Check out the full schedule here.…

This week, Netflix is rolling out an update to its Xbox app that adds a brand new Netflix Originals landing page.

You Could Probably Spend Your Entire Life On Starck’s New Gadget-Friendly Sofa

Philippe Starck is known for designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. So it’s not surprising that when it came to designing a sofa, the results would include everything from privacy dividers, to accessible power outlets, to even a Powermat wireless induction charging pad. There’s probably a good reason it’s called the My…

Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology

Caroline Paul and her partner, the illustrator (and friend of Gizmodo) Wendy MacNaughton, were devastated when their beloved tabby cat Tibia disappeared from their San Francisco home. It was utterly out of character for the timid Tibby to venture far, especially for over a month’s time. Pet psychics were consulted. Fliers were drawn up, posted…

How Inventor Paul Vo Created a Little Black Box That Could Change Guitars Forever

The Vo-96 Acoustic Synthesizer is one of the most innovative musical instrument products created in years. Strap one onto any acoustic guitar and you can transform the way it sounds by breaking—or at least manipulating—the laws of physics. Here’s the story of how inventor Paul Vo made a device that sounds like magic. Vo is…

The Big Jambox Is Your Deal of the Day

There have been a flood of new wireless Bluetooth speakers in the past two years, but Jawbone’s Jambox line remains one of the best-known. The Big Jambox is a three pound, take-anywhere speaker with a pretty attractive design. Plus, it continues to get better through software—last week, a firmware update added an unheard of two…

Self-Standing Butter Knife Keeps Condiments Off the Table

There’s probably rules and proper etiquette on where to place a condiment-covered knife once you’ve spread jams, jelly, or butter on your bread. But most of us just place it on the counter or table anyways, leaving an additional mess to be cleaned up. Is there a better way you ask? There is, this self-standing…

This Timelapse Turns the Moon into a Flaming Cannonball

With time-lapse videos often covering periods of several years or more, we’ve been trained to to assume that, translated into real time, their subject is barely moving at a snail’s pace. And this is what makes Dan Maker-Moore’s incredible, 15-second time lapse of the moon rising over Los Angeles all the more astounding—the whole thing…