Astronomers and amateurs alike know the bigger the telescope, the more powerful the imaging capability. To keep the power but streamline one of the bulkier components, a Penn State-led research team ...

A team of microsystems engineers at Université de Lyon, École Centrale de Lyon has developed a method to create a desired amount of friction between two flat surfaces without resorting to math. Their ...

Researchers have developed a novel device that couples magnetic fields and kirigami design principles to remotely control the movement of a flexible dimpled surface, allowing it to manipulate objects ...

"This book is the final outcome of the Surface Tensions research network, convened in 2009 as a partnership between the University for the Creative Arts and the Victoria and Albert Museum"--Page xv.

If we were living on a flat surface without an atmosphere, the maximum distance we could see would be limited by the ability of our eyes to resolve a ship from other nearby objects and by the ship’s ...