Color plays a major role in the lives of almost everyone. Being able to accurately describe a specific color is important to being able to communicate an idea. The CMYK color model is a valuable tool for anyone who uses a digital camera or home computer printer when it comes to replicating color from one image to another. It is also the color model standard used by the commercial printing industry. The origin of a color often lends itself to helping describe the difference between two shades that are seemingly close together. By understanding how a color originated and what colors are used to create a specific blend, it becomes far easier to describe and use a very wide range of colors.

The history of magnets is a long and varied tale that dates back thousands of years. In this article, we'll explore the history of magnets, including various legends and even some mythology surrounding man's discovery and initial uses of magnetism and its many powers.

Things are really beginning to heat up in the field of laser weapons. The giant Airborne Laser is finally gearing up for real-life, missile-zapping tests. New solid-state lasers like Raytheon's Phalanx can already shoot down mortar rounds.

A research team led by Princeton University has discovered a new type of double-beam laser that is not explained by existing theories. The findings were most unexpected and have now proven the second laser beam is actually more powerful and more efficient than the primary.

The research arm of the US Department of Justice is working on two portable non-lethal weapons that inflict pain from a distance using beams of laser light or microwaves, with the intention of putting them into the hands of police to subdue suspects.