For the first time, a team of researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF and the University of New Mexico have succeeded in cooling silica glass by ...

Choosing the best spotting scope tripod can be tricky. It can be tempting to go for something ultra-cheap – which isn't difficult to find – but there's definitely such a thing as false economy when it ...

Just because a kitchen appliance is said to be “stainless” doesn’t mean it can’t get dirty. Learning how to clean stainless-steel appliances is crucial for anyone who has them.

All aboard: take the Route 96 tram on a tour of Melbourne's top sights Credit: Alamy Be sure to take in the Melbourne Museum, Exhibition Buildings, Carlton Gardens, State Parliament, the Bourke ...

Nature is one of our great inspirations. Always entrancing to behold, it has an astonishing power to make us gasp in wonderment at its symmetry, beauty and tenacity. Keats called it “the poetry ...

To rekindle the appreciation of Plymouth's hidden gems, we've put together an intriguing list of sights that might have escaped your notice. With an array of carved crests, enigmatic gargoyles ...

Micro-optics are optical systems that are between a few micrometres and a millimetre in size. This includes small lenses or arrays of lenses, or optical fibres with a microscale core diameter.

Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...

Led by Paul Mescal, Gladiator II follows Lucius, who is forced to enter the infamous Colosseum after his home is conquered by the emperors who now lead Rome. Mescal is joined by an all-star ...

That one had a 4" barrel, this one has a 3" barrel. But, you know, it's got that matte, stainless finish. It's got, you know, a really nice ergonomic grip here, but there's just something about ...