Okay, I admit. I have not watched this movie, and neither did I know who this Iron Man is until I heard about the character when watching this wonderful drama series "The Big Bang Theory". But since EVERYBODY is talking about it, I decided to check out what EVERYBODY was saying about it online. And look! I found this very interesting article discussing the Chemistry behind Tony Stark's miraculous synthesis of a new element to cure his palladium poisoning.

Read the full article from New Scientist here.

And while you're at it, why not check out real parallels to the fantastical technology displayed in the first Iron Man movie here.