A metal detectorist in Germany has discovered a 1,600-year-old miniature gold lock that's one of a kind. An analysis of the tiny lock with CT scans revealed the artifact's inner workings, showcasing ...

How do Window Blinds work? The mechanism that allows this to work is at the very top. The cord lock allows the blinds to be held up by pinching the lift strings between two rollers. The tilting of the ...

To virtually peer inside the lock, the researchers used 3D neutron computed tomography (CT), which uses neutrons instead of X-rays to see inside dense objects like the gold lock mechanism. They ...