In a way, travelling back in time is something that astronomers, astrophysicists and space scientists do every day when they look into space.

The powerful lasers researchers were trying to build had a nasty habit of damaging the machinery being used to generate them. Then a new way to make lasers changed everything.

Lasers can be some of the most delicate tools in a science laboratory, capable of holding tiny microorganisms without killing them.

Have you ever boiled an egg and wished you hadn’t? Thankfully, science is here to help. All you need is a handy invention called the Vortex Fluidic Device.