A Chinese ink painting of a farmer leading an ox (公牛) across a bridge, followed by a boy with 【小题1】 bamboo basket on his back made the cover of a United States-based Cell Press journal.

In addition to the jelly fish and lotus flowers in the river under the bridge, chemical elements 【小题2】(highlight) in the picture. It vividly describes the process in 【小题3】 a special enzyme (酶) is activated-the latest breakthrough by a Chinese scientific research team. This research is considered to be 【小题4】 great significance for understanding the internal synthesis processes of the development of related bioprocesses.

The drawing is one of many works by a scientific research visualization service provider 【小题5】(base) in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province. “Our initial goal was 【小题6】(form) a picture of abstract concepts in people’s mind and help scientific researchers demonstrate their findings in a unique way,” says Wang Yixi, 【小题7】(found) of the company.

By the last year, Wang and his team 【小题8】(come) up with more than thousands of visual works for academic papers across a variety of fields.

“【小题9】(general) speaking, the papers with illustrations that make the journal covers are considered to be the most valuable in that issue of the journal,” Wang says. He considers his paintings as the cover of a scientific paper and each one should reflect the core content and findings, thus 【小题10】(draw) more attention to the paper itself.

Art is a way to beautify lifeless urban spaces. We’ve seen examples of street artists working to improve urban scenery — by using new 【小题1】 (equip), or creating fantastic wall paintings.

But these are only the beginning. For Italian artist Peeta, blank walls are more than a flat surface; they can be transformed 【小题2】 mind-blowing three-dimensional artworks that invite us to step in different urban spaces.

Born in Venice, Peeta got his start as 【小题3】 graffiti writer after being “excited” by wall paintings spotted on his trip to Barcelona. Peeta set to work studying art and product design at university, as well as involving 【小题4】 (he) in different street art activities. Since then, Peeta — a name coming from his childhood nickname —【小题5】 (develop) his characteristic style of three-dimensional lettering.

Part of 【小题6】 makes his works so breathtaking is that they integrate with the urban environment 【小题7】 (harmonious) and at the same time create an extraordinary experience. When 【小题8】 (see) from a particular angle, Peeta’s large artworks often achieve the impossible, with walls and windows seeming to disappear. “Art in public spaces creates an 【小题9】 (include) and enjoyable environment for the citizens there every day,” says Peeta. “My attempt is to make public spaces not just somewhere pleasant and lovely 【小题10】 somewhere inspirational and able to excite people’s feelings and imagination.”