An iconic sculpture from Karnataka is of the madanika or damsel from the 12th century Hoysala Belur temple. Attributed to the patronage of dancer and queen Shantala Devi, she gazes engrossedly into a ...

Engineers have found a way to make liquid metals switch between reflective surfaces or those that scatter light. The transition only requires a small zap of electricity and could be used to make ...

Thuk-thuk-thuk-thuk falls the hammer, smoothing out imperfections in the metal disc. A higher-pitched sound draws the eye to a corner where another craftsman works on a brass frame with hammer and ...

Researchers have developed a way to dynamically switch the surface of liquidmetal between reflective and scattering states. This technology could one day be used to create electrically controllable ...