What happens when you put an artist in a science lab? When Dr. Kevin Mumford agreed to host an artist at his environmental engineering laboratory …
FEATURES – Vanessa Barragão’s Sustainable Seascapes
Portuguese fibre artist Vanessa Barragão creates stunning underwater seascape tapestries that carry a message about the environment. Armed with latch and crochet hooks, discarded yarn …
FEATURES – Native Skywatchers
“We come from the stars,” says artist and astronomer Dr. Annette Lee. But she doesn’t just mean the atoms that make up our physical beings, …
FEATURES – Exploring Life Through SciArt
The Exploring Life Through SciArt exhibition united the science and art communities of East Lansing, Michigan. Organized by the Michigan State University Science Communication Organization …
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Dear ATS Community, We are deeply saddened by the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, and we know that they are …
FEATURES – Dancing with Robots
Catie Cuan, a performer, choreographer, and technologist, lives by the notion that “dance is harmonious with everything.” Cuan is a Mechanical Engineering PhD candidate studying …
FEATURES – Špela Petrič’s “Life In The Terratope”
For Špela Petrič, “Life in the Terratope” is more than just the tagline on her website. It’s her micro-manifesto, a phrase that describes the trajectory …
FEATURES – Zach Lieberman’s Future Sketches
Coding is often used as a functional tool, such as for building websites or analyzing data. But for creative coder Zach Lieberman, code is an …
FEATURES – Vineetha Zacharia’s Colourful Actino Art
Why paint with watercolours when you can paint with antibiotics? Postdoctoral researcher Dr. Vineetha Zacharia found a unique way to blend her science with her …
FEATURES – COLLISIONS FESTIVAL
An artistic robot, a plastic landscape, the sound of DNA—these were just a few of the fascinating artworks on view at Vancouver’s inaugural Collisions Festival: …