Star ripped apart by unknown black hole
Scientists record signal as distant black hole consumes star
Graphics software gets faster and easier to write
A new programming language for image-processing algorithms yields code that’s much shorter and clearer — but also faster
How to convert 3D animations into real action figures
Tool developed at Harvard turns animated characters into fully articulated action figures
$5 million grant to study immortality
John Templeton Foundation grant to UC Riverside philosopher John Fischer will fund research
Fish eye-size effects could offer insights for human vision
How a Purdue University student’s research project on zebrafish eyes could lead to better understanding of vision problems that affect billions of people
Expanding synthetic biology’s toolkit for creating genetic circuits
Engineers design new proteins that can help control novel synthetic genetic circuits in cells