Glass was the traditional greenhouse glazing material until plastic materials became available. Its advantages over plastic still make it a good choice for many crops. Improvements such as tempering, ...

Abstract: Conical refraction (CR) is a phenomenon observed when light is transformed into a hollow slanted cone propagating along an optical axis of a biaxial crystal and emerges as a cylinder of ...

We are now just hours away from a total lunar eclipse, which will turn the full moon a deep red in the UK this evening. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get unlimited ...

What just happened? A Microsoft-backed research team has set a new benchmark for optical fiber performance, developing a hollow-core cable that posts the lowest optical loss ever recorded in the ...

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NASA has unveiled a breathtaking new image showing what appears to be a massive “cosmic hand” stretching across 150 light-years of space, created by one of the galaxy’s most powerful electromagnetic ...

It's a lovely summer weekend morning. We relax in our living room with the sunlight coming gently through the windows. We glance outside and can see the green leaves and watch birds in the yard. We ...

Understanding that the mid-career artist Vian Sora hails from Iraq and lived there until emigrating to the United States starting in 2008, might all-too reflexively trigger assumptions about art borne ...

European researchers are developing quantum computers using light and glass, in a collaboration that promises breakthroughs in computing power, battery technology and scientific discovery. Giulia ...

Researchers have discovered a new way to image the brain, and it has also led to a first for scientists. According to a new paper published this year, researchers at the University of Glasgow were ...