The form was inspired by expos of the past, like the Montreal Biodome from Expo ’67, as well as Kazakhstan’s president himself, who specifically told the firm he wanted a sphere, said Founding Partner ...

Solar flares and other types of space weather can wreak havoc with spaceflight and with telecommunications and other types of satellites orbiting Earth. But to date, scientists' ability to research ...

Astronomers or those of you looking for a unique gift, may be interested in a new art piece featuring our Solar System in a glass sphere. Created by the team at Clemens the glass sphere captures the ...

The quantum movements of a small glass sphere could be controlled for the first time in Vienna by combining microscopy with control engineering, setting the course for future quantum technologies. A ...

Caught in a trap: a levitated nanoparticle has been cooled to its quantum ground state. (Courtesy: Lorenzo Magrini and Yuriy Coroli/University of Vienna) A glass sphere about 150 nm in diameter has ...

Inside the Mapparium, a three-story, stained glass globe illuminated with LEDs at the Mary Baker Eddy Library. (Mary Baker Eddy Library, Boston) Perspective by Sebastian Smee in Boston Anyone who ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have trapped a tiny sphere measuring a hundred nanometres using laser light and slowed down its motion to the lowest quantum mechanical state. This technique could help ...

Makenna Cramer covers the daily drumbeat of Southern California — events, processes and nuances making it a unique place to call home. This story is free to read because readers choose to support ...

Small singular glass sculpture composed of three 3D printed components, 4 sheets of clear plastic, an iPad monitor display, and a hollow hand-blown glass sphere. The Glass Holosphere is a multimedia ...

Space weather can interfere with spaceflight and the operation of satellites, but the phenomenon is very difficult to study on Earth because of the difference in gravity. Researchers effectively ...