The Ceran discs, freshly cut from the old stovetop and awaiting polishing. (Credit: Huygens Optics) Ceran is a name brand for a type of glass ceramic that has a very low coefficient of thermal ...

Researchers have developed new polymer materials that are ideal for making the optical links necessary to connect chip-based photonic components with board-level circuits or optical fibers. These ...

Long before engineers were chasing the promise of digital overlays, Benjamin Franklin was grappling with a problem of human vision. By 1784, having grown tired of fumbling between two pairs of ...