In 2011, while waiting for his new lab to be built at Stanford University, bioengineer Manu Prakash traveled to labs around the world, including in his home country of India. When he came across ...

Recently, I tried to make a Leeuwenhoek style magnifying glass/microscope by drawing a bit of glass tubing into a ball using a propane torch (along the lines of the project in Make Magazine Vol 20.) ...

Being able to determine magnetic properties of materials with sub-nanometer precision would greatly simplify development of magnetic nano-structures for future spintronic devices. In a new article, ...

The Moon our satellite companion that illuminates our path during the night on a telescope detailed view with the Lunar craters and seas. An amazing space scene on our lovely Solar System Part of what ...

A magnifying glass contains a lens that’s made into a convex shape in order to better see small objects. Magnifying glasses have plenty of uses, from making it easier to read a book to examining ...