Video of John Williams Scoring “The Force Awakens”

With his nomination for Best Original Score for Star Wars: The Force Awakens at this year’s Oscars, composer John Williams nabs his 50th Academy Award nomination—the second most in history. Ahead of the award show, Star Wars has released a behind-the-scenes video of Williams working on the soundtrack as well as some commentary on how he shaped the music to fit the new characters. Head …

NASA Wants to Send Your Artwork into Space

NASA is currently calling for artwork submissions to be carried along on its next space explorer, the OSIRIS-REx. They’re looking for any space-lover to send through an artistic expression of how the OSIRIS-REx’s mission of exploration is reflected in their own lives. Submissions will be saved on a chip aboard the spacecraft and will ride along as the craft travels to the asteroid Bennu to …

Students Build an Impressive Structure with a 3D-Printing Pen

Under the supervision of celebrated architect Kengo Kuma, a team of students from the University of Tokyo have built a series of complex structures using a specially-developed 3D printing pen. The pen binds larger acrylic rods with string-like filaments that are “drawn” in space. Unlike 3D printers, the pens allow for the construction of large-scale structures and the ability to adapt the design during the …