Since the introduction of native QR code scanning in smartphones, 2D barcodes have become the preferred method of sharing ...

There's a good chance to catch aurora borealis in Maine this weekend—if the clouds cooperate.

Madame Tussauds Wax Museum makes that dream a semi-reality, as fans get to take pictures with iconic actors, singers, and even fictional characters recreated as wax figures. The attraction’s original ...

A groundbreaking new supercomputer model shows how magnetic fields shape the turbulent flow of charged particles in space.

We address this challenge by investigating static and dynamic methods of displaying 2D geometric shapes in mid-air. We display a circle, a square, and a triangle, in either a static or dynamic ...

Researchers at Westlake University have disclosed a two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked polymer (MIP) that mimics medieval chainmail at the molecular scale. This micrometer-scale 2D ...

This means the display surface itself emits sound, completely removing the need for traditional speaker hardware. "This is the first technology to combine freeform shape morphing and built-in ...

The surface of the sphere and the plane are two possible 2D spaces, meaning you can walk in two directions: north and south or east and west. What other possible spaces might you be living on?

Samsung Display has developed a stretchy microLED screen that bulges from the center, making 2D graphics look slightly 3D. Though the display is just a concept for now, it could someday find a ...

Cláudio de Castro Pellegrini of the Federal University of São João del-Rei in Brazil recently set out to formulate an equation to determine the optimal shape of a beer glass that will keep a ...

As they came to understand the mathematics of 2D soft cells, the mathematicians began to realize that the shapes existed beyond ... veins to the liquid-crystal display you might be reading on ...