In the 19th century, an art form known as lithophanes was all the rage in Western Europe. These thin engravings were usually made from translucent materials like porcelain or wax. When backlit, a ...

Have you ever stopped mid-game, awestruck by the breathtaking landscapes or the intricate details of a character’s design? That’s the magic of game graphics – a craft where every pixel tells a story.

Baylor University chemists have used lithopane and 3D printing to turn scientific data into tactile graphics that glow with a video-like resolution, according to Interesting Engineering. Food engineer ...

MMore than 7,800 research grants terminated or frozen. Some 25,000 scientists and personnel gone from agencies that oversee research. Proposed budget cuts of 35% — amounting to US$32 billion. These ...

For the weekend: vintage science art from the backs of books in LIFE Magazine’s Science Library, published throughout the 1960s by Time Inc. See also: this set of minimalist science posters by graphic ...

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