Surfwax is meta search engine, that you can use to find information on almost any subject or topic. It uses other search engines to find you results, and it has a "focus" option that no other search engine has.

 A meta search is a search engine that uses other engines to get results. It searches other search engines and takes their results then gives them to you.

 No... Surfwax doesn't have an advanced search option, but it has other features to help you with your search.