I swear...

this guy looks like someone I know, but I can't put my finger on it.

Researchers Create Portals to Other Universes

Science Daily: In which Those Who Wonder About the Universe bring us ever closer to science-fiction and fantasy!

In the research paper, the researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Fudan University in Shanghai describe the concept of a "a gateway that can block electromagnetic waves but that allows the passage of other entities" like a "'hidden portal' as mentioned in fictions."

The fact that this comes out of a scientific article and not some video game manual freaks me out to no end (in a titillatingly good way):

The gateway, which is now much closer to reality, uses transformation optics and an amplified scattering effect from an arrangement of ferrite materials called single-crystal yttrium-iron-garnet that force light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation in complicated directions to create a hidden portal.

WUT??? They stole that line straight from Star Trek. We're going to be attacked by species 8472, aren't we.

Graph of fantasy book cover art

In which unicorns and fuck-me pumps sadly lag far behind swords, glowy magic, and completely dark covers of meaninglessness.

I wonder if [this chart] will prove that glowy magic, while prevalent, might not guarantee glowy sales? Or if unicorn-lovers represent a vast untapped market? It wouldn't surprise me. More research is clearly needed, but this is an important starting point and I'd be prepared to devote literally minutes to the task if that's what it takes.

"No es mano". A recreation of a scene from the film Pan's Labyrinth in Lego bricks.

No es mano.
Originally uploaded by Sir Nadroj

I just wanted people to know that dramatic things are being done in LEGO. In case people didn't know.