Shock-resistance is the great benefit of safety glass. However, the cut of the glass pane can make this difficult: With conventional processes, only straight cuts are possible. Yet a newly-developed ...

Cutting a mirror isn’t about strength — it’s about control. Diamonds, the hardest known material, let engineers score glass ...

It will take University of Arizona scientists a year to polish each 18-ton mirror. They plan to finish by 2028. By Chuck Squatriglia Published Oct 15, 2019 6:45 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

As frustrating as having an atmosphere can be for physicists, it’s just as bad for astronomers, who have to deal with clouds, ...