On the other end of the scale, there are ornamental magnifying glasses, designed for light use, but more often wind up as a curio to add to bookshelves and cupboards. Somewhere in the middle ...

The findings were recently published in the journal Results in Optics. The scientists discovered that by coating a regular ...

While this is easy if you have good eyesight and you’re young, a lot of us don’t have that luxury and instead must rely on magnifying glasses and loupes. [Mauro]’s project for the Hackaday ...