There are many ways for one to see art, but a cross-disciplinary show in Tallinn, Estonia is dedicated to seeing through it. Well, partially. Translucency, which occupies the strange middle ground ...

Translucency, at its essence, is an optical property that enables the total or partial passage of light through materials, without providing a clear view of the objects behind them. Despite its ...

We humans long for daylight, a view of greenery, and a sense of connection. Yet today, transparent building envelopes seem less in demand. As the world outside appears increasingly threatening, many ...

Some ocean animals have a clever form of camouflage—they’re transparent. But being see-through is far less common on land. “And there’s a few reasons why that may be.” Jim Barnett is a postdoctoral ...

A team of researchers recently announced the discovery of Cyanogaster noctivaga, a brand new species of transparent fish that lives deep in the Amazon. Indeed, with its transparent skin and dazzling ...

Translucent plastics are used for many technical or decorative semi-finished products and finished parts. In this context, “translucency” refers to the optical property between transparent, such as ...

The arrival of the iMac in 1998 signaled more than a renaissance for Apple; it sparked a widespread industrial design revolution. Apple’s teardrop-shaped machine gained a large part of its appeal from ...