We live in a galaxy of data. From satellites and smartwatches to social media and swipes at a register, we have ways to measure the economy to an extent that would have seemed like science fiction ...

Civil rights advocates are concerned about police use of automatic license plate readers, which capture and store vehicle information. Police departments say the technology is a great tool that helps ...

Successful interpretation of infrared spectra isn’t about memorizing peak positions, it’s about pattern recognition! Join Brian Smith of Big Sur Scientific as he discusses the fundamentals of infrared ...

The United States is one of just three countries that "prefers" imperial measurements over the international metric standard. The motivation why has less to do with official policy than you might ...

You'd think a remote control technology that was first introduced in the 1980s would be completely obsolete by now. But infrared (IR) remotes are still very much kicking half a century later, despite ...

This is a library for the Arduino IDE that helps interface with ST's VL53L4CD time-of-flight distance sensor. The library makes it simple to configure the sensor and read range data from it via I²C.

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science has successfully developed a length measurement system that achieves a level of precision approaching the theoretical limit allowed by quantum ...

"We know that daytime migratory insects use the sun, so testing the starry sky seemed an obvious thing to try." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

I’ll never forget the first time I played Pinehurst No. 2. It was within the first month of my hiring at GOLF.com, and I was sent to cover the USGA’s annual meeting at the Cradle of American Golf. One ...