An illustration showing the final stage of a possible future giant telescope being created in space using fluids. Studio Ella Maru SHARE NASA is always searching for new ways to extend its ability to ...

Among the many experiments that crewmembers on the all-private Ax-1 mission will take part in during their one-week stay on the International Space Station is one that could help NASA build larger ...

HOUSTON - Some University of Arizona students participating in an elite NASA program didn't just learn the hard way on Tuesday that outcomes aren't always what you expect. They learned the weightless ...

Researchers have shown how liquid crystals can be employed to create compound lenses similar to those found in nature. Taking advantage of the geometry in which these liquid crystals like to arrange ...

Researchers based out of the Philippines have created a tunable liquid lens system that could be used in classrooms and other low-cost environments. The system is devised of several droplets of ...

Left and right Diagram showing how left circularly polarized (LCP) light is converted by the bifocal lens into separated beams of LCP light and right circularly polarized (RCP) light. (Courtesy: Fan ...