New Scientist: The latest in computer graphics and animation was on display last week at the SIGGRAPH2010 conference and exhibition in Los Angeles. New Scientist focuses on several of the extraordinary displays at the conference, such as a headset that can make a cookie taste like whatever the wearer chooses through a combination of smell and visual texture.
The finding that the Saturnian moon may host layers of icy slush instead of a global ocean could change how planetary scientists think about other icy moons as well.
Modeling the shapes of tree branches, neurons, and blood vessels is a thorny problem, but researchers have just discovered that much of the math has already been done.
January 29, 2026 12:52 PM
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