Why not make your own? That’s exactly what [Dalibor] of the Czech Republic is up to, including blowing the glass tubes himself! He’s chosen the Z568 nixie tubes to copy, as they are his ...

Glass tube and rod are hollow or solid stock shapes of fused silicate materials. They are used in laboratory, sight glass, level gage, X-ray tube, optical, lamp, pharma, vacuum tube stem assembly, and ...

A vacuum tube is just that: a glass tube surrounding a vacuum (an area from which all gases have been removed). What makes it interesting is that when electrical contacts are put on the ends ...

This high-quality ready-to-use (RTU) solution is designed to meet the rigorous standards and increasing requirements of the ...

In those days, blowing your own glassware from glass tubes was fairly common and [Wheeler Scientific] has been doing a series on just how to do that. Even if you aren’t interested in building a ...

Should the investigator elect to use steam to sterilize the liquid, the container housing the liquid must be capable of withstanding the autoclave conditions. Borosilicate glass such as Kimax or Pyrex ...

Apple could very well be close to achieving that future with a wearable heads-up display called "Apple Glass." Apple has a long way to go before it can release a sophisticated pair of glasses that ...

Scientists have investigated a new two-dimensional form of matter known as Bose glass, which could help physicists study a concept known as many-body localization. Such a concept could help ...

With 4+ years covering health and eye care products, we consider power, price, shipping and return policy to determine our roundup of the best places to buy reading glasses.

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio ...

This loss of flexibility typically leads to difficulty with reading, he explains, and many people will notice that while they’ve never needed glasses for distance vision, they’re unable to see ...

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