Tip of the hat to the people who make science books so, so pretty.
New Zealand startup launches huge ‘disco ball’ into space. It’s now the brightest object in the night sky
It’s supposed to be an art project, but you be the judge.
How science might settle the debate around two famous Munch and da Vinci paintings
Even centuries later, science is able to decrypt some of art’s biggest controversies.
The Food Chain Project: Fighting Food Waste With Art
Israeli-Dutch artist Itamar Gilboa has started a new project where he monitored everything he ate during a year and made a work of art out of it.
First artwork to be made in space is now orbiting above all our heads
“A laugh star floating in space, above all our heads, is my attempt to create a contemporary metaphor for the hanging ‘Sword of Damocles,’ a reminder that the beauty of human life is so fragile.”
Pretty rock found in Croatia points at Neanderthals’ softer, artistic side
*nods geologically*
How to Create Beautiful Images With Thousands of Circles
Art and science go hand in hand.
Self-ink calendar uses capillary action to mark dates
An artsy calendar that makes you stop and think about how you spend your time — with a bit of help from science.
The medieval elephant was partly horse, partly dog, totally hilarious
There were some pretty epic works of art made throughout the Middle Ages and especially the Renaissance. But these elephants are not among them.
Islamic art inspires metamaterial that grows when stretched
A new type of metamaterial that can grow when stretched, with possible applications for medical equipment and satellites, was inspired by an unlikely source — ancient Islamic art.
NASA’s Thermonuclear Art is the prettiest thing you’ll see today
The Sun is easily the most recognizable and important star that humanity has ever known. And yet, those who want to study it come face to face with a tiny weensy problem — it tends to burn your retinas if you look at it.
Algorithm turns photos into specific style of painting
German researchers from the University of Tubingen have devised an algorithm that analyzes a painting and then applies that style of painting to any desired picture. The results were recently published in a paper entitled, A Neural Algorithm of Artistic Style by Leon A. Gatys, Alexander S. Ecker and Matthias Bethge, and the results are simply spectacular: “In fine art, especially painting,
Beautiful winged insects built from computer and video game components
I just love it when stuff that’s thrown away becomes a part of something new and valuable – upcycling, as many people call it. For UK-based artist Julie Alice Chappell (Facebook), it’s about turning technology into art. She takes thrown away computer and video game parts and assembles them into pieces of art, which she then sells on Etsy. “The recycled bits
Where Biology Meets Art: BioScapes
When science meets art, some seriously coolness happens – and the perfect example for this is BioScapes, an annual competition ran by Olympus. BioScapes hosts some of the most spectacular images of life seen through a microscope, as exemplified below. “Each fall, four individuals widely respected in the fields of microscopy and imaging are invited to select the winners and
Breathtaking digital images probe human anatomy like never before
Often called a “Digital Age Leonardo da Vinci”, Alexander Tsiaras is a digital innovator, technologist and artist. You might know him from his work that showcases beautiful digital images of the human body, made using cutting edge imaging software along with artsy tweaks. Guided by a passion for the human form and insides, Tsiaras founded the TheVisualMD, an extensive online library that documents
This object isn’t there. Your eyes are fooling you
How can something that’s there not be there? Well, as I’m sure you’ve figured it out already, it’s an optical illusion. These ones are the same too: Here are some pictures of the same images, from different angles: These designs were created by Felice Varini, a Swiss artist. His works appear to be three-dimensional from one angle, however, but are
How culture migrated and expanded from city to city in the past 2,000 years
Using nothing but birth and death records, sociologists at Northeastern University developed a working framework that details the migration patterns of some of humanity’s most notable intellectuals in North America and Europe in the past 2,000 years. The data allowed the researchers to identify the major cultural centers on the two continents over two millennia. Rome, Paris, London and New York are some of the world’s prolific cultural centers in history.
Abstract art painted by chimps to be auctioned. Raises awareness on lab cruelty
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), recently initiated a bold and creative project in which they enlisted six member organizations of the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance. HSUS asked the organizations if they would each submit a piece of art made by chimps belonging to their respective sanctuaries. In the end, some pretty creative and expressive pieces of art
X-rays reveal what lies beneath spacesuits in new Smithsonian exhibit
We’ve all come to love and cherish the visionary images of astronauts out in space in their spacesuits. There’s something truly incredible about getting to see a humanoid form right in space, overlooking our beautiful blue marble, wrapped inside a protective suit that shelters the new millennium explorer from the cold, deadly grips of vacuum. As familiar as these space
Mesmerizing light sculpture will blow your mind [VIDEO]
It’s amazing the kind of emotions and entertainment a good lights show can provide. Manipulation of optical phenomena has been employed by artists since the invention of the first mirror, however a really dazzling display can be quite rare. Just recently, I managed to come across one of the most amazing display of art I’ve been granted to see – “Parmenides