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 ...

Baylor University chemists have used lithopane and 3D printing to turn scientific data into tactile graphics that glow with a video-like resolution, according to Interesting Engineering. Food engineer ...

Today we begin our discussion of computer graphics. Today we begin our discussion of computer graphics. So we ended last episode with the proliferation of command line (or text) interfaces, which ...

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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 ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. Since at least the 17th century, science has struggled with words. Francis Bacon, ...