/oss/taxonomy/term/3045/all en /oss/article/technology/black-panther-science <p>"Black Panther", the latest of superhero action movies based on Marvel comics, is the most science-positive of the series. Unfortunately, it is also completely scientifically unrealistic, <span>thanks to the film’s deus ex machina <em>vibranium</em>, the fictional metal around which the movie is centred. <em>Vibranium</em> is an alien material which crash-landed on Earth 10,000 years ago with extraordinary (and extraordinarily fictional) properties. Think invisible flying ships, sports cars formed instantly out of sand, and bracelet-controlled holograms.</span></p> Thu, 22 Mar 2018 19:30:00 +0000 Cassandra Lee, OSS Intern 6967 at /oss