It had a beautiful screwdriver in it, the orange translucent handle gleaming like a lollipop in its worn leather loop, the silvery shaft sculpted, sparkling.

NEWYORKER: Found Objects

From the air they look like tiny stepping stones ringed by translucent hues of jade and sapphire, the sands on their deserted beaches soft as powdered sugar.

FORBES: Blackbeard's Beach

Similar compromises are required for the data-hungry layering of images needed to simulate things like smoke and translucent glass.

FORBES: Comeback kid