Science isn’t always serious. Sometimes researchers ask questions that seem silly at first, like why toast lands butter-side ...

Issued in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York, Oct. 6-Dec. 11, 1999.

Couches, tables, sleeves and more can turn into a high-fidelity input device for computers using a new sensing system. Couches, tables, sleeves and more can turn into a high-fidelity input device for ...