Exoskeleton

Unprotected cells are sensitive to changes in their environment, including temperature, pH, and osmotic pressure. Zhu et al. have developed a facile route to encapsulating mammalian cells inside functional nanoparticles. A range of nanoparticles, encompassing…

Having begun construction back in 2015, Zaha Hadid Architects' much-anticipated One Thousand Museum is now finally ready to begin welcoming residents. Located in Miami, the 62-story skyscraper contains 84 luxury homes overlooking the famous Biscayne Bay. Tho…

Rog Hanson emerges from the coastal waters, pulls a diving regulator out of his mouth and pushes a scuba mask down around his neck. Did you see her? he says. Did you see Bathsheba? On this quiet Wednesday morning, a paddle boarder glides silently through th…

Earth Defense Force 5, the latest of Sandlot’s ridiculous B-movie themed shooters (not counting third-party spinoffs), is headed to PC. Earlier than I expected, too, as the UFOs land this Thursday, July 11th. As well as the usual armies of giant ants, spiders…

In order for clothes to be called haute couture, they must adhere to a very strict set of rules laid out by French fashions governing body. One of those is that couture must be made entirely by hand, meaning that even in 2019, couture is still distinctly anal…

So, the other day I was talking to a friend about this homemade deodorant for sensitive skin, and she wondered aloud if she really needed to buy “a whole bag of this diatomaceous earth stuff just to make deodorant.” And I was like, WAIT, YOU DON’T HAVE SOME …

Why cant audiences get enough of shark movies? Kaitlyn Flannagan Youll never go into the water again. Dont get left behind. Pleased to eat you. It doesnt really matter what your tagline is. If youre making a shark movie, odds are you have a hit on your ha…

Estate Brassaï/RMN-Grand Palais/Adagp, ParisBrassaï: Dora Maar in her workshop, rue de Savoie, 1943 Theres an eerie moment, as you emerge from the rue Saint-Merri, with its bars and pavement cafés and look down into the square before the Centre Pompidou. Bel…

Thanks to the landscape-shifting success of properties like Game of Thrones and Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, we’ve entered a golden age of sci-fi and fantasy being developed for film and television. It seems that nearly every network and studio has snatched u…

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced its annual shortlist of the best new architecture from around the world. Featuring a whopping 534 buildings hailing from 70 countries, it's a truly global event that includes projects from some of the best f…