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Physicists Build Big Bang in a Box

Sitting on a bench at the University of Maryland is the first-ever desktop model of the Big Bang. Don’t worry, the 20-micrometer-wide device simulates how light behaved and time flowed at the universe’s spark, not the explosion itself. It could someday help explain why time marches in only one direction. “What we have done, with…

Tech News Lisa Grossman - Wired Apr 13 '11

William Gibson contributes to a new anthology for Japan earthquake relief, available after just one month

You can read a new piece by William Gibson and help donate to the Red Cross efforts in Japan at the same time, thanks to a new anthology that just went on sale at Amazon. The book, 2:46: Aftershocks: Stories from the Japan Earthquake, was organized largely via Twitter and represents a new way of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 13 '11

Cloth Masks Trap Gases For Better Filtration

It’s not often a student actually gets to create their idea, let alone have the US Department of Defense sponsor it. But Cornell University student Jennifer Keane’s cloth mask could have major impact on the army; firefighters and countless other professions. Constructed using metal organic framework molecules (MOFs) of clustered crystalline compounds, the hood and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 13 '11

Where to Buy Cheap Flips Before They Go Extinct

Flips! Dead, killed, gone, and murdered by smartphones. But that doesn’t mean they’re bad little buggers. Hell, for the right discounted price, Flips can still be awesome little video recording machines. Here are the cheapest places to score a Flip before they all disappear. https://gizmodo.com/the-flip-camera-is-finally-dead-your-smartphones-got-bl-5791203 And remember, prices will drop even more as the days…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 13 '11

The very best home videos . . . in space

Launching your own short-term space satellite is now pretty easy – you just need a weather balloon and a hardy mobile camera for documentation. Here’s a terrific set of videos showing the successful flights of spacecraft created by ordinary people. Top photo by Alex Baker, from a composite he made of the “thin blue line…

io9 Annalee Newitz Apr 13 '11

Is this Tintin’s final, xenomorphic adventure?

Dan Hipp of The Amazing Joy Buzzards has drafted this awesome fake cover to one of Tintin’s never-was adventures. It looks like he’s in for a rough time, but hey, he’s been to R’lyeh and Innsmouth. He’ll come up aces. https://gizmodo.com/tintin-meets-h-p-lovecraft-in-this-mind-bending-mash-u-5696372 I bet in this book we learn that either Thomson or Thompson is a…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Apr 13 '11

The JawSaw Is Equally Equipped for Tree Grooming and Zombie Defense

The chainsaw, unwieldy as it can be, is a simple enough design to take for granted. The Worx JawSaw, on the other hand, is both cleverly formed, and incredibly formidable looking—whether you’re looking chopping dead wood or undead. The JawSaw is basically a big shredding chainsaw mouth on a stick—electrically powered (no gas to mess…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 13 '11

World War II resistance fighters used government-developed stench as a weapon

It was the early 1940s. A war stretched across the globe. Times were desperate, and there was no method people were too proud to use – including a stink bomb. There are plenty of books, shows, and movies about the French resistance movement during World War II. Other countries are quick to point out that…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Apr 13 '11

Disposable Camera Concept Projects Silly Photos and Ruins Weddings in One Fell Swoop

Placing a disposable camera or two on each table at a wedding is a surefire way of guaranteeing some hilarious photos. Automate that process with a fun, albeit not-real, camera bowl that receives photos once the disposable cameras are placed on the dock, and watch as the naughty scalliwags’ images are projected onto a nearby…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 13 '11

Watchmen writer adapting Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern to film

Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern book series has garnered generations of fans. Now it’s about to be translated for the screen by the screenwriter for Watchmen and X2, David Hayter. According to Deadline, producer Steve Hoban has been itching to make a Pern film forever. And now David Hayter has been hired to write the…

io9 Meredith Woerner Apr 13 '11

Cheat Sheet: 10 Quick and Easy Photoshop Tips

In the world of photography, Photoshop is the industry standard in post production work—capapble of doing nearly anything to any given photo. Though the rabbit hole is extremely deep, there are a few simple steps you can take to spruce up your images quickly and efficiently. Make Images Pop One of the simplest ways to…

Tech News Seamus Bellamy, Paul Lily, and David Murphy - MaximumPC Apr 13 '11

Pictures Recently Taken with Expired 50-Year-Old Film Look Like They’re 50-Years-Old

When I saw these pictures I assumed they were at least 50 years old. Nope! Amazingly, the photos were actually shot this month! How come they look so old then? Well, because the pictures were taken with a roll of Super-XX 120 government surplus film that expired in May 1959. Chuck Miller, the photographer, wanted…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 13 '11

Awesome photos from Men In Black III and Doctor Who. Plus a Torchwood star could be joining the Dark Knight Rises!

The new General Zod discusses his casting in Man of Steel. Green Lantern has almost found its Kilowog, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has its villain, The Dark Knight Rises casts three supporting roles, and what secrets does Thor’s ending hold? Plus Bradley Cooper could be starring in the new Crow movie, and we get our…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Apr 13 '11

Japanese Gov Detects New Dangerous Isotope around Fukushima

The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology say they’ve found leaked strontium 89 and 90 in dirt and plant samples around Fukushima—the first instance since the accident last month. Strontium 90 is particularly disturbing, as it possesses a half life of 29 years, and can be inhaled or ingested, accumulating in the…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 13 '11

New York Hospital Irradiated Babies with Improper X-Rays

The SUNY Downstate Medical Center has again been caught executing irresponsible X-ray scans of premature babies, who are extremely vulnerable to the radiation’s dangerous effects. State inspectors say the scans were conducted without proper shielding, the second rash since 2007. The NYT reports 27 excessive scans were found in the hospital records, including X-rays that…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 13 '11

Even Ping Pong Paddles are Being Coated in Carbon Fiber Now

I don’t care how much lighter carbon fiber makes something—is it really necessary to paint a bleedin’ tennis table paddle in it? I will concede it looks damn cool, but $140 cool? Yeh, I thought so. [Donic Schildkröt CarboTec 100 via Uncrate]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 13 '11

Support the Campaign to Build a Life-Size, Operational AT-AT!

What a name: AT-AT for America. Says it all, really. The project is due to make an appearance on Kickstarter next week, when you’ll have your chance to throw some money behind the good cause. Unless they decide to use it for evil. As AT-ATs measure 75-feet tall, that’s a considerable heft. I’m not so…

io9 Kat Hannaford Apr 13 '11

AMD Chipsets Will be the First to Support USB 3.0

You may’ve noticed there are many laptops and PCs out there that support USB 3.0 now, but unfortunately both AMD and Intel haven’t added support for the latest version in their chipsets before. This is set to change with AMD’s A75 and A70M chipsets, which will be the first to be branded “Superspeed USB.” Previously,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 13 '11

T-Mobile’s “Unlimited” Plans are Actually Capped at 2GB Per Month, Throttled Thereafter

It’s a step in the right direction, sure, but if you were hoping for a genuinely unlimited data plan, think again. T-Mobile’s new plans, Even More and Even More Plus may offer unlimited phonecalls and messaging, but data is capped at 2GB a month and throttled afterwards. The Even More Plus plan costs $60 a…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 13 '11

Why Not Turn a Camera Into a Phone, Instead of the Other Way ‘Round?

This is one of the most beautiful and innovative concepts you’ll have seen in a long time, and acts upon something I’ve always wondered about—why can’t manufacturers just add cellphone guts to a camera? Dreamt up by the Seattle-based design firm Artefact, the Camera Futura concept sees a slim body paired with interchangeable lenses, with…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 13 '11

Physicists Build Big Bang in a Box

William Gibson contributes to a new anthology for Japan earthquake relief, available after just one month

Cloth Masks Trap Gases For Better Filtration

Where to Buy Cheap Flips Before They Go Extinct

The very best home videos . . . in space

Is this Tintin’s final, xenomorphic adventure?

The JawSaw Is Equally Equipped for Tree Grooming and Zombie Defense

World War II resistance fighters used government-developed stench as a weapon

Disposable Camera Concept Projects Silly Photos and Ruins Weddings in One Fell Swoop

Watchmen writer adapting Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern to film

Cheat Sheet: 10 Quick and Easy Photoshop Tips

Pictures Recently Taken with Expired 50-Year-Old Film Look Like They’re 50-Years-Old

Awesome photos from Men In Black III and Doctor Who. Plus a Torchwood star could be joining the Dark Knight Rises!

Japanese Gov Detects New Dangerous Isotope around Fukushima

New York Hospital Irradiated Babies with Improper X-Rays

Even Ping Pong Paddles are Being Coated in Carbon Fiber Now

Support the Campaign to Build a Life-Size, Operational AT-AT!

AMD Chipsets Will be the First to Support USB 3.0

T-Mobile’s “Unlimited” Plans are Actually Capped at 2GB Per Month, Throttled Thereafter

Why Not Turn a Camera Into a Phone, Instead of the Other Way ‘Round?

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