Required Reading
This week, the return of the “dumbphone,” the future of music criticism, and a primer on how to title an academic paper.
Every Artwork in the Massive Quilt for Palestine Unveiled at The Met
Each of 69 squares is being sold as a print to directly support a family trying to flee Gaza.
Why can zebrafish regenerate damaged heart tissue, while other fish species cannot?
A heart attack will leave a permanent scar on a human heart, yet other animals, including zebrafish, can clear cardiac scar tissue and regrow damaged muscle as adults. Biologists sheds new light on how zebrafish heal heart tissue by comparing how this …
Faith Ringgold Had a Dream; We Must Keep It Alive
Guerrilla Girls share an MLK-inspired letter the artist sent them in 1994.
John Yau Talks About the Art of Collaboration
The exhibition Disguise the Limit highlights the many different ways Yau has worked with a wide range of visual artists over the past five decades.
Octopus inspires new suction mechanism for robots
A new robotic suction cup which can grasp rough, curved and heavy stone, has been developed by scientists.
Teaching a computer to type like a human
A new typing model simulates the typing process instead of just predicting words.
Mutations in noncoding DNA become functional in some cancer-driving genes
Despite progress in defining functional elements of noncoding DNA, it is still not fully understood. Researchers, using an experiment that elucidated the function of tens of thousands of noncoding variants, discovered a link between functional mutation…
Coal train pollution increases health risks and disparities
The first health impact study of coal train pollution centers on the San Francisco Bay Area, with scientists finding communities near passing coal trains suffer worse health outcomes.
When thoughts flow in one direction
Contrary to previous assumptions, nerve cells in the human neocortex are wired differently than in mice. The study found that human neurons communicate in one direction, while in mice, signals tend to flow in loops. This increases the efficiency and ca…
Mess is best: Disordered structure of battery-like devices improves performance
The energy density of supercapacitors — battery-like devices that can charge in seconds or a few minutes — can be improved by increasing the ‘messiness’ of their internal structure. Researchers used experimental and computer modelling techniques to s…
Skyrmions move at record speeds: A step towards the computing of the future
Scientists have discovered that the magnetic nanobubbles known as skyrmions can be moved by electrical currents, attaining record speeds up to 900 m/s. Anticipated as future bits in computer memory, these nanobubbles offer enhanced avenues for informat…
One third of China’s urban population at risk of city sinking, new satellite data shows
Land subsidence is overlooked as a hazard in cities, according to new research. Scientists used satellite data that accurately and consistently maps land movement across China.
Novel material supercharges innovation in electrostatic energy storage
Scientists have developed artificial heterostructures made of freestanding 2D and 3D membranes that have an energy density up to 19 times higher than commercially available capacitors.
A common pathway in the brain that enables addictive drugs to hijack natural reward processing
Researchers have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that allows cocaine and morphine to take over natural reward processing systems.
A View From the Easel
“My practice has grown in new ways just from being in close proximity to other artists.”