Past Science Breakthroughs | Art & Science
2024 SCIENCE BREAKTHROUGH
Tiange Wang: Breaking the Wall of Multisensory Data
Tiange Wang, a multidisciplinary designer, created DataWagashi, an innovative project that transforms complex data into multisensory experiences using traditional Japanese Wagashi art. By integrating taste, smell, and texture, Wang's work makes data more tangible and engaging, offering a unique way to experience and understand information.
2023 SCIENCE BREAKTHROUGH
Elaine Chew: Breaking the Wall to Musical Medicine
Elaine Chew harnessed her background in mathematics to delve into the intricacies of how music impacts the heart and is pivotal for harnessing its potential in cardiovascular therapies, thereby alleviating the societal burden imposed by cardiovascular ailments.
2022 SCIENCE BREAKTHROUGH
Monika Seyfried, Cyrus Clarke: Breaking the Wall to Storing Data in Plants
Data Garden is an organism-based data center and an interactive installation of a carbon negative data infrastructure that features tobacco plants and Arabidopsis containing text, image, and sound files in their DNA.