A research team has developed a small optical lens, only a few millimeters in size, whose refractive behavior changes in the presence of gas. This 'intelligent' behavior of the micro-lens is enabled ...

It's probably the only brand of glass that you know by name. Join Timothy Gross as he explains the chemistry that made Corning the number one name in glass for portable electronics. Learn the basics ...

There's a new battery chemistry in town, and it's supposed to have triple the energy density of lithium-ion cells. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on ...

Catherine Jackson and Tracy Drier share the connection between chemistry and glassblowing. Catherine Jackson, Assistant Professor in the History of Science, and Tracy Drier, Master Glassblower in the ...

Life, like a dome of many coloured glass, stains the white radiance of eternity – Percy Bysshe Shelley I often find peacefulness in a soaring stone church, a cool open place to sit and contemplate.