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 ...

With fake products making its way into the market, Aranmula's metal mirror makers are finding new ways to keep the glory of the traditional craft intact, finds Manu A B/Rediff.com Image: Aranmula ...

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 ...

If you need a metal mirror to be mounted at exactly 45 degrees, LASER COMPONENTS has the ideal product. We offer mirrors where the reflecting face is at exactly 45 degrees to the base within 1 arc ...

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 ...

One of the Star Trek movies has a McGuffin called “transparent aluminum.” While magic mirrors aren’t really transparent, it appears that way to a casual observer. If you haven’t seen one of these, ...

With fake products making its way into the market, Aranmula's metal mirror makers are finding new ways to keep the glory of the traditional craft intact, finds Manu A B/Rediff.com Image: Aranmula ...