The mention of stained glass often brings to mind Louis Comfort Tiffany and his magnificent windows. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw a wave of German, Austrian and Swiss immigrants settle ...

Works in the current show at Hawk Galleries look like artifacts from ancient times and civilizations – tusks, bones, skulls, tools, vessels, and bowls with hieroglyphics. But they’re all blown glass ...

In M. Night Shyamalan’s new comic-book thriller “Glass,” there’s a scene where actor James McAvoy as “The Beast” is scurrying vertically on a wall. The scene, shot inside the shuttered Allentown State ...

Researchers have uncovered a material perception mechanism with which humans discriminate between reflective and transparent materials (mirror and glass). The research team discovered that the brain ...

The beautifully bright and clear colorful rays of light offered by precious metals and jewels give us a rich sense of that object's physical quality. This is due to our ability to perceive materials, ...