Mosaics can enchant humans with gestalt beauty, but for many other creatures, their worth transcends aesthetics. Repeating patterns of tilelike motifs adorn insect eyes, shark mouths, sunflower heads ...

Abstract: The former reports of coherent beam combining (CBC) in the ultra-intense ultra-short laser field focus on the phase control technology and two-beam CBC. To study the four-beam tiled-aperture ...

The council said getting the library reopened was an "urgent matter" [Getty Images] A library has been temporarily closed after a tile fell through the ceiling. Shropshire Council said it was working ...

A library has been temporarily closed after a tile fell through the ceiling. Shropshire Council said it was working with the landlord of the building in Wem, to resolve the situation and get it ...

The local authority said they are working with property owner to resolve the situation, with a view to reopening the library "as soon as possible". Wem Library. Photo: Google While the library remains ...

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John and Laura Gunderman. Laura is the owner and CEO of Natural Stone and Tile and a 30-year veteran in the tile and surfaces industry. Created by CEO Laura Gunderman, this one-of-a-kind showroom ...