super/collider

hypersonic

the fastest missile ever to fly in the atmosphere is up for sale

feature on home page, publishingChris Hatherill25 July 2014aircraft, examples, hypersonic vehicles, KholodComment

SALT

a new nomadic Arctic festival combines sustainability, food and art

feature on home page, publishingChris Hatherill27 June 2014AnOther MagazineComment

💫 T-R-E-M-O-R-S

a peak inside our favourite art/chitecture magazine’s space issue

architecture, art & photography, fashion, feature on home page, publishing, spaceChris Hatherill4 June 2014Comment

guest post: Edgar Martins

in this exclusive post, photographer Edgar Martins selects his favourite images from, and writes about the inspiration behind, his vast photographic documentary project, which captures the craft, materials and facilities behind the European Space Agency

art & photography, design & engineering, feature on home page, profiles, publishing, spaceChris Hatherill16 May 2014Edgar Martins, guestpostComment

Q&A: Cosima Gretton

the AXNS Collective founder and occasional super/collider contributor on art, science and neuroaesthetics

biology, feature on home page, health & medicine, publishingChris Hatherill15 May 2014art and neuroscience, Cosima Gretton, neuroscienceComment

lunar orbit

a new exhibition at BALTIC in Newcastle returns to the Moon for inspiration

art & photography, feature on home page, publishingChris Hatherill25 April 2014Comment

profile: Nina Tandon

tissue engineer Nina Tandon’s approach to artificial organ building could change the world

feature on home page, health & medicine, profiles, publishingguest21 January 2014artificial organs, Epibone, future of health, health technology, Nina Tandon, ProteinComment

higher states

dropping class As onto exposed film to induce chemical reactions, photographer Sarah Schoenfeld creates surreal art pieces that reflect the altered states of mind created by drugs

art & photography, feature on home page, publishing, super/weeklyChris Hatherill15 January 2014drugs, examplesComment

consciousness

is consciousness just an illusion? or a mere epiphenomenon – a byproduct of brain activity?

biology, feature on home page, health & medicine, publishingCosima Gretton5 November 2013brain, neuroscienceComment

neighbours

the Andromeda Project is looking for citizen scientists to help build the most complete map of any spiral galaxy ever created

astronomy, feature on home page, publishing, spaceThomas Sadler25 October 2013Andromeda Galaxy, ESO, M31, VLTComment

corridor

the World Land Trust is currently focusing its efforts on protecting a key rainforest corridor along the Kinabatangan River in Borneo

biology, ecology & nature, feature on home page, publishingChris Hatherill16 October 2013Borneo, orang-utan, World Land TrustComment

profile: astronaut Eileen Collins

earlier this year, we had the privilege of speaking to Eileen Collins – NASA's first female space shuttle pilot

feature on home page, publishing, spaceChris Hatherill27 September 2013AnOther Magazine, NASA, shuttle pilot, woman in spaceComment

sand

artist Julie Brook journeys to the volcanic region of Al Haruj in Libya to create razor sharp artwork

art & photography, feature on home page, geology, publishing, super/weeklyChris Hatherill20 September 2013Julie Brook, land art, The Wapping ProjectComment

nature reserves 🌾

Laura Culham's painstaking paper sculptures of weeds are just one highlight of new show examining nature and the way humans document it

art & photography, biology, chemistry, ecology & nature, feature on home page, geology, publishing, spaceCosima Gretton22 August 2013GV Art, Tom Jeffreys, Wild CultureComment

gateways

our new series of collage works feature monolithic structures set amid distant landscapes, connecting various locations around the known universe

art & photography, feature on home page, publishing, _dateChris Hatherill9 May 2013Elysium Planitia, Gusev CraterComment

numbers

of all the incredible stuff out there in space, globular clusters are surely among the most mind-blowing when you pause and consider what could be going on deep inside their luminous cores

astronomy, feature on home page, physics, publishing, space, super/weeklyChris Hatherill28 April 2013Drake equation, Frank Drake, Omega CentauriComment

sample of the week: Malachite

used to make green paint in ancient times, Malachite is a rich green copper carbonate hydroxide mineral

chemistry, feature on home page, geology, publishingChris Hatherill19 April 2013crystals, Malachite, minerals, SOTWComment

concrete

an early morning exploration of Arcosanti

architecture, design & engineering, feature on home page, publishing, super/weeklyChris Hatherill12 April 2013Arcosanti, Paolo Soleri, places Comment

stripes

we created a short film and detailed breakdown of Saturn's rings for Patternity's first festival of pattern – a showcase of all things stripey

art & photography, astronomy, biology, chemistry, design & engineering, ecology & nature, fashion, feature on home page, geology, health & medicine, physics, publishing, space, super/weeklyChris Hatherill5 April 2013pattern, Patternity, stripesComment

tropical ice

high in the Rwenzori Mountains, year-round subzero temperatures keep the top of Africa permanently capped in white. as the highest source of the Nile, the upper reaches of the range are home to about twenty glaciers

art & photography, feature on home page, geology, publishingChris Hatherill2 April 2013Climate Change, glaciers, Klaus Thymann, Project Pressure, Rwenzori MountainsComment