Gemstones like precious opal are beautiful to look at and deceivingly complex. As you look at such gems from different angles ...

The new technique generates an image (top right) from the speckle pattern created when light from the coloured numerals (top left) is scattered by the mostly opaque surface in the middle. (Courtesy: M ...

Initial conservation work has revealed the "exceptionally rare" silver-coloured objects Initial conservation work has revealed "exceptionally rare" silver-coloured items in a hoard of Bronze Age ...

Three-dimensional printing has come a long way since the first 'rapid prototyping' patent was rejected in 1980. We've evolved from basic designs to a wide range of highly-customizable objects. Still, ...

Initial conservation work has revealed "exceptionally rare" silver-coloured items in a hoard of Bronze Age artefacts unearthed by a metal detectorist in the Borders. The Peebles Hoard, which had lain ...