Integrated optics is a system of light-controlling components combined into a single device. The ultimate aim is to create miniature optical circuits similar to the silicon chips that have ...

Find the best telescopes to unlock the wonders of the night sky and view lunar occultations, celestial conjunctions and planetary parades in January. The best telescope unlocks the wonders of the ...

Choosing the best spotting scope tripod can be tricky. It can be tempting to go for something ultra-cheap – which isn't difficult to find – but there's definitely such a thing as false economy when it ...

Debt levels are steadily climbing for all but one council in Hawke’s Bay, as the region’s five councils now have combined debt of more than $600 million. The major drivers of debt continue to ...

One person is dead and two seriously injured after a car when down a bank in Havelock North on Thursday night. Police said they were called to a single-vehicle crash on Foster Lane about 10pm. One ...

Co-packaged optics (CPO)—the silicon photonics technology promising to transform modern data centers and high-performance networks by addressing critical challenges like bandwidth density, energy ...

In the past, you used to have to shell out hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars to get a really great rifle scope. Thankfully, those days are gone. Advancements in scope technology have come a ...

Quantum optics is the study of how individual quanta of light, known as photons, interact with atoms and molecules. This includes studying the particle-like properties of photons. Photons have ...

MAGA hardliners are targeting the OPT program which allows foreign students, especially from India, to gain work experience in the US, arguing it unfairly replaces American jobs. The OPT program ...

A “secret” meeting record between Bob Hawke and admiral William Crowe at US Pacific Command in Honolulu in February 1985 shows Hawke believed China would not “indulge in any adventurism ...

Heavy rainfall and gusty winds in northern Hawke’s Bay have caused slips and trees to fall across roads and at least one power outage. One vehicle was badly damaged after hitting a rock slip on ...

Hawke's Bay officials are preparing for possible flooding with heavy rain expected for Boxing Day. MetService forecasters earlier issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning for a period from early morning ...