My grandfather grew up in Franklin County, Va., a small farming region deep in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. As a child, he did his schoolwork by firelight and passed long days plowing ...

Thanks to computer numerical control (CNC) fabrication technologies, the method may also be applied to design-laminated timber gridshells. Credit: ©2025 Masaaki Miki and Toby Mitchell CC-BY-ND A new ...

In the world of design, even the best-laid plans don’t always go according to plan. Dream projects will have their delays, and ideal clients will have their indecisive moments. Part of being a great ...

The fungal-derived meroterpenoid pyripyropene A exhibits significant biological activities, including potent inhibition of acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) and high insecticidal efficacy ...

Children as young as 4 years old are capable of finding efficient solutions to complex problems, such as independently inventing sorting algorithms developed by computer scientists. The scientists ...

Abstract: The sparsity-regularized linear inverse problem has been widely used in many fields, such as remote sensing imaging, image processing and analysis, seismic deconvolution, compressed sensing, ...

A key question in artificial intelligence is how often models go beyond just regurgitating and remixing what they have learned and produce truly novel ideas or insights. A new project from Google ...

A recent study marks the first reported instance of generative AI designing synthetic molecules that can successfully control gene expression in healthy mammalian cells. As a proof-of-concept, the ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...

Nothing has unveiled the CMF Phone 2 Pro’s design ahead of the official launch set for April 28. The design showcase video confirms a triple-camera setup with separate camera rings, dual-tone back ...

Through the creative manipulation of common construction materials and the exploration of elements such as form, light, texture, and space, architecture transcends mere functionality to become an ...