Figure 1: Example of an IPCC figure and aspects that might limit accessibility to non-experts. How can scientific graphics about climate change be made more accessible, while retaining their ...

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 ...

Infections from a variant of SARS-CoV-2 called XBB.1.5 have been rising sharply in the United States and made up 28% of cases in early January. XBB.1.5 is an offshoot of a variant called XBB, whose ...

Ratchet & Clank's days of running circles around the competition at 60 FPS may be numbered, if a recent blog post from Insomniac studio engine director Mike Acton is any indication. "I'm really proud ...

This story was updated on May 25, 2021, to correct the structure of the example polyester (polyethylene terephthalate). The structure was missing an oxygen.

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.

On February 19 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Francisco, movie lovers got a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the physics-based simulations that ...

In the run up to the September 1 reveal of next-gen GeForce graphics cards running on Nvidia’s cutting-edge Ampere GPU architecture, the company let its thermal, mechanical, electrical, and industrial ...