Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

From Crushed Sugar Cubes to Exploded Ceramics, This Universal Law Predicts How Most Objects Will Shatter

A new equation calculates how many fragments of each size will be produced when an object breaks. The principle could help ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

Speech-to-reality system creates objects on demand using AI and robotics

Generative AI and robotics are moving us ever closer to the day when we can ask for an object and have it created within a ...

Obsidian Beginner Guide : Starter Plugins, Smarter Notes and a Routine That Sticks

Obsidian beginners should start with core tools like Daily Notes and Graph View, then add plugins slowly to build a steady ...
Nature

The baby whose life was saved by the first personalized CRISPR therapy

To the research team working to save him, KJ Muldoon was first known only as Patient Eta. But within months, KJ’s name — and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Inspired by Bird Feathers, This New ‘Ultrablack’ Fabric Absorbs Nearly All the Light That Hits It

Researchers took inspiration from the magnificent riflebird while developing a textile that reflects only about 0.13 percent ...