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Three Men Have Had Hands Amputated and Replaced With Bionic Versions

Three men with severe nerve damage have voluntarily had their hands amputated and replaced with prothetic versions that they’re able to control with their minds. The procedure—performed by Oskar Aszmann at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, and now published in The Lancet—has been called “bionic reconstruction.” Each of the patients involved has suffered damage…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 25 '15

Watch a tornado machine rip off the roof of a minitaure house

The WindEEE Research Institute, in Ontario, Canada, has this amazing wind chamber capable of creating a tornado vortex at the touch of a button. The tornado can go up to 16 feet wide (5 meters) and move at six feet (2 meters) per second. Maryam Refan, researcher of the WindEEE institute, explained to New Scientist:…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Feb 25 '15

This Dress Printed With The First Chapter of Harry Potter Is Pure Genius

We’ve seen all kinds of fandom clothing over the years, but they tend to focus very heavily on art and photos. This dress is all about the words. The very first words, in fact, that started the whole Harry Potter series. Not only is does this dress ($277.51 by Rooby Lane) have the first chapter…

Books & Comics Katharine Trendacosta Feb 25 '15

Apple Has to Pay $533 Million for a Patent Infringement Within iTunes

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has ruled that Apple must pay $532.9 million because iTunes infringed three patents owned by a Texas-based patent licensing called company Smartflash. The patents—relating to digital rights management, data storage and managing access through payment systems—were said to be used by Apple without Smartflash’s permission.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 25 '15

These anamorphic drawings will screw up your brain

Italian artist Alessandro Diddi is back with more mind-boggling anamorphic drawings that seem to be popping out of the paper. Even if I know that these are plain 2D drawings, my brain keeps telling me it’s 3D. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bKVDt… This video—by another artist—shows how anamorphic drawings are made: Alessandro Diddi is an illustrator born and based…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Feb 25 '15

This Accidental Picture of Comet Lovejoy Is Also the Best

Taken by the Dark Energy Camera of Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, this accidental picture of Comet Lovejoy must be one of the most beautiful comet portraits we’ve ever seen. Below is the unedited composite image created by the Dark Energy Survey team, and you may want to download the glorious high-resolution version—all 50MB…

Tech News Attila Nagy Feb 25 '15

Anthem Admits Up to 18.8 Million Non-Customers Could’ve Been Hacked Too

Earlier this month, health insurer Anthem was hit by a massive hack. Now, it’s admitted that between 8.8 million and 18.8 million people who are not its customers could also be victims in the attack. https://gizmodo.com/oh-shit-health-insurer-anthem-was-the-victim-of-a-mass-1683904320 You see, Anthem is part of a national network of independently run Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCPS) insurance plans.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 25 '15

A Design Student Built a Batsuit That Will Actually Protect You

Jackson Gordon, an industrial design student at Philadelphia University built himself a combat suit in the style of Batman. While not bulletproof, Gordon says his design will protect against fists, bats, and machetes. Gordon blended functionality with his previous cosplay, where he just created great looking suit. As opposed to this actual combat one. The…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Feb 25 '15

The World’s Biggest SIM Manufacturer Denies Major Encryption Key Hack

Last week, The Intercept reported that the NSA had been able to capture and store the encryption keys that protect SIM cards. Now, Gemalto—the largest SIM card manufacturer on the planet—has responded, denying the breach and explaining that 3G and 4G networks are unaffected. https://gizmodo.com/the-nsa-has-the-master-key-to-unlock-your-phones-secure-1686825874 The reports from last week claimed that the NSA and…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 25 '15

The Breathtaking View of the Stars Over Zion National Park

This is what getting far far away from light pollution to Zion National Park in Utah will get you. Taken on January 21, 2015, the stars are so numerous that the cliffs are blacker than the night. Full image below. Image Credit: Parks Service/Sierra Coon/CC BY 2.0 This photo is of the stars above the…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Feb 25 '15

This Paint-By-Numbers Drawing Was The Very First Image From Mars

On July 14, 1965, Mariner 4 sent home the very first television pictures of Mars during its historic flyby. But instead of waiting for time-consuming image processing, impatient scientists created this awesome colour-by-numbers wall chart from the raw data. Top image: Close-up view of hand-coloured number tapes. Credit: NASA/JPL/Dan Goods Launched on November 28, 1964,…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Feb 25 '15

The Huntsman Adds Jessica Chastain To Its Trio of Awesome Women

Look, I know, I know, that The Huntsman has all the hallmarks of a train wreck. The story of its production is Gordian in its knotness. Rather than slice the thing in half, the movie’s gone with a strategy of “hiring all the best women they can.” The latest person joining the cast? Jessica Chastain.…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Feb 25 '15

Check out the new (and coolest) Mars Curiosity panorama selfie

Bravo NASA f0r capturing this new cool Mars Curiosity selfie on the surface of Mars at its new research site, the Mojave. NASA made this image by combining dozens of photos taken during January 2015. Here is the annotated version, so you can see the sites that the rover visited before reaching this point. The…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Feb 24 '15

An Interview With A Mars One Finalist, Sonia Van Meter

While the private Mars One colonization project targeted for 2025 is by no means a done deal, that hasn’t stopped people from signing up for it. This is an interview with Sonia Van Meter, one of the final 100 candidates. https://jezebel.com/a-chat-with-sonia-van-meter-woman-preparing-for-a-one-1687428464

Tech News Mika McKinnon Feb 24 '15

All The Ways Apple Will Probably Mess Up Its Car

Much as Apple’s successes are celebrated in breathless blog posts and barely believable earnings reports, it still screws up as much as any company. Maps. Crappy battery life. Forcibly inserting Bono into your life. This (quite fake) ad details how those mistakes would apply to the rumored Apple automobile. The Apple Car rumor — which,…

Tech News Chris Mills Feb 24 '15

Incredible aerial view of Chinese New Year’s fireworks over Beijing

Apparently, July 4th ain’t got nothing on Chinese New Year in Beijing. This video was recorded on an airplane that was landing in Beijing at midnight of Chinese New Year and it shows all the fireworks going off at once across the city. It looks like every corner is firing off explosions at the same…

Sploid Casey Chan Feb 24 '15

A Combo Flash Drive-Phone Cable Is The Most Useful Thing On Your Keys

For the past couple of years, I’ve always carried one of those miniature fold-up flash drives on my key chain. It’s invaluable for those moments when then internet is broken or Comcasted and the world will stop turning if you don’t transfer those photos and that slide deck right the hell now. But if that…

Tech News Chris Mills Feb 24 '15

The beautiful long shots from films by Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson—director of Boogie Nights and There Will Be Blood—is one of the true auteurs in filmmaking today and he often uses long shots in his films to show how isolated characters are from the rest of the world. It’s a neat visual decision, one you can see throughout his movies. Jacob T. Swinney…

Sploid Casey Chan Feb 24 '15

The Sound Effect That Saved Vampire Diaries From Being A Bland Romance

When The Vampire Diaries debuted half a dozen years ago, it looked like Twilight: The TV Series. But one thing quickly came to set TVD apart from other paranormal romances. One distinctive sound effect: the neck-snap. When someone’s neck got snapped, you knew shit had just gone down. Spoilers for recent episodes ahead… Now TVD…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 24 '15

Google Is Hosting “Nascar On The Moon”

The Lunar XPrize is a $30 million competition for a privately-funded mission to get to the moon, land a rover, and travel across the Moon sending back images and telemetry. The Google-sponsored prize has been around since 2007, but it looks like first place is going to come down to a mad dash across the…

Space & Spaceflight Chris Mills Feb 24 '15

Three Men Have Had Hands Amputated and Replaced With Bionic Versions

Watch a tornado machine rip off the roof of a minitaure house

This Dress Printed With The First Chapter of Harry Potter Is Pure Genius

Apple Has to Pay $533 Million for a Patent Infringement Within iTunes

These anamorphic drawings will screw up your brain

This Accidental Picture of Comet Lovejoy Is Also the Best

Anthem Admits Up to 18.8 Million Non-Customers Could’ve Been Hacked Too

A Design Student Built a Batsuit That Will Actually Protect You

The World’s Biggest SIM Manufacturer Denies Major Encryption Key Hack

The Breathtaking View of the Stars Over Zion National Park

This Paint-By-Numbers Drawing Was The Very First Image From Mars

The Huntsman Adds Jessica Chastain To Its Trio of Awesome Women

Check out the new (and coolest) Mars Curiosity panorama selfie

An Interview With A Mars One Finalist, Sonia Van Meter

All The Ways Apple Will Probably Mess Up Its Car

Incredible aerial view of Chinese New Year’s fireworks over Beijing

A Combo Flash Drive-Phone Cable Is The Most Useful Thing On Your Keys

The beautiful long shots from films by Paul Thomas Anderson

The Sound Effect That Saved Vampire Diaries From Being A Bland Romance

Google Is Hosting “Nascar On The Moon”

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