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Pixel Cake. A layered confection composed of modular edible units arranged through computational design and assembled by hand. The work illustrates how artistic meaning can emerge through the interplay of digital organization, material transformation, and embodied experience, rather than residing solely in the finished object.
AI can produce polished art without years of training. A philosophical paper explores why creative growth and meaningful experiences still matter to people.
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Ten-minute NASA satellite scans help scientists investigate how lightning produces pollution and changes atmospheric chemistry.
Green ImpactNASA satellite tracks the pollution lightning leaves behindJoshua Shavit
Accelerating pulses in SN 2024afav support a newborn magnetar model involving a wobbling disk and relativistic frame-dragging.
SpaceAstronomers discover rare evidence of Einstein’s relativity playing out in a cosmic explosionJoseph Shavit
Water mist and gas running through an ultrasound tube emitted by 256 speakers.
InnovationsInvisible ultrasound tube can transport solids, liquids, gases through mid-airShy Cohen
A self-made bacterial hydrogel can push cells from dying biofilms and may offer a new path for disrupting resistant communities.
HealthScientists discover bacteria that sacrifice their own cells for survivalRebecca Shavit
A palladium-coated membrane captured six PFAS and broke carbon-fluorine bonds during a 58-day lab test, with 83% defluorination.
Green ImpactNew palladium-coated membrane captured and destroyed 99% of forever chemicalsJoshua Shavit
An artist’s concept of JAXA’s MMX spacecraft during its Mars’ orbit insertion. The Martian moon Phobos, which MMX will explore and sample, is in the background.
SpaceJapan launches MMX to bring home the first samples from a moon of MarsJoseph Shavit
Atmospheric models suggest Uranus and Neptune formed from different ingredients, but uncertain mixing leaves their origins open.
SpaceNeptune and Uranus appear to have significantly different chemical originsJoseph Shavit
A pig kidney recovered partial function after a year at −150°C, but long-term transplant survival remains untested.
HealthMagnetic nanoparticles rewarm and restore function to pig kidneys one year after cryogenic storageJoseph Shavit
Nivedita Arora Breed Chair Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science wearing the GlassTENG prototype.
HealthSmart glasses turn blinks and jaw movements into precise health monitoringJoseph Shavit
Frozen molecular samples illustrate experiments comparing how thymine and uracil respond to ultraviolet light, offering clues to the chemistry behind DNA’s evolution.
HealthDNA’s vulnerability to sunlight may explain the complex origins of intelligent lifeRebecca Shavit
IBM Quantum Heron quantum processing unit in hand. Repeated measurements and resets controlled chaos across 100 qubits, testing hardware capabilities relevant to future error correction.
DiscoveriesScientists take a major step toward quantum computers that correct their own errorsShy Cohen
Lunar fault mapping indicates the moon’s radius shrank about 45 meters during a late stage of cooling and contraction.
SpaceTen thousand faults reveal how the Moon’s radius shrank by about 45 metersJoseph Shavit
Four glowing ionic liquids can be mixed to create distinctive light signatures, offering a potential route to new security markings.
InnovationsNew glowing liquid technology could revolutionize the fight against counterfeit goodsJoshua Shavit
A review follows queens to redefine honey bee colony generations, raising questions about swarming, parental care and beekeeping.
DiscoveriesA honey bee colony is more than a community, it acts as a superorganismJoshua Shavit
A major study reveals confusion over what social media means, highlighting risks for research, policy, and everyday understanding.
DiscoveriesStudy finds no clear definition of social media among publicJoshua Shavit
A 2026 expedition captures icebergs breaking away from Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier. A new UC Irvine and NASA JPL model reveals that warm ocean water beneath the glacier may be causing twice as much melting and sea level rise as previously estimated.
Green ImpactHidden seawater beneath Thwaites Glacier could substantially raise sea levelsRebecca Shavit