Thomas Anderson – otherwise known as Neo – is walking up a flight of stairs when he sees a black cat shake itself and walk past a doorway. Then the moment seems to replay before his eyes. Just a touch ...

The best simulation games give us - regular people - the chance to do things we wouldn't usually get the chance to do. Sometimes, these are extraordinary, highly specialized activities, and sometimes ...

There's a vast world of PC games that let you tackle the mundane in creative and surprisingly enjoyable ways. Build a PC, run a pizza shop, or become a bee with these strange and wondrous titles. In ...

Quantum optics is the study of how individual quanta of light, known as photons, interact with atoms and molecules. This includes studying the particle-like properties of photons. Photons have been ...

Micro-optics are optical systems that are between a few micrometres and a millimetre in size. This includes small lenses or arrays of lenses, or optical fibres with a microscale core diameter. Such ...

Red dot sights have proliferated into every corner of the firearms world in recent years and, today, they are better than ever. These non-magnified optics, which use a battery to project a luminous ...

There's an addictive quality to a government game that's unlike the rush you get from shooters or RPGs, although the escapism is no less real. Whether you're setting economic and trade policies, ...

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