A cell is fundamentally a container—a vessel that encapsulates life at the most basic level. Many biologists believe encapsulation of chemicals may have been necessary for evolution to gain traction.

Al Held, "The Seventh Step" (1995), acrylic on canvas (photo courtesy the Al Held Foundation and White Cube) This past March, painter Michael David told me he was working on an exhibition that would ...

In Zurich, Galerie von Vertes is presenting "Gerhard Richter: Fiction and Reality," surveying the German artist's work dating from 1981 to 2004. Gerhard Richter, U.L., (1985). Courtesy of Galerie von ...

In a world of shrinking timelines and growing complexity, modularity isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity. This eBook explores how PCB designers can move from one-off designs to scalable systems by ...

What do children’s building blocks and quantum computing have in common? The answer is modularity. It is difficult for scientists to build quantum computers monolithically – that is, as a single large ...

With his latest series of shaped paintings, layered with meaning and symbolism, the artist insists that the so-called canon is informed by non-Western visual traditions that preceded it. The zine’s ...

As industries accelerate toward automation, conversations typically center on artificial intelligence, machine learning and the integration of robotics. However, one foundational concept is emerging ...

If you’ve recently visited a biennial or attended an art fair, museum, or gallery show, you’ve probably noticed that textiles are showing up everywhere amid a surge of interest in the medium. It has ...

Today’s consumer electronics are lightweight, sophisticated, powerful –– and are contaminating the environment. The United Nations’s Global E-waste Monitor 2024 report estimates that some 62 million ...

Study finds that AI fundamentally lacks the human capability to make creative mental connections, raising warning signs for how we deploy AI tools. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Over nearly six decades, this fantastically inventive artist experimented with paint, turning it into a sculptural medium. Our critic calls his survey “scintillating and sweeping.” Jack Whitten, “9.11 ...