Designers, engineers and makers looking for a versatile modular multifunctional measuring instrument may be interested in a new design created by Vasileios Vasilakakis located in Greece. Watch the ...

Stanford researchers have unveiled a new type of frequency comb, a high-precision measurement device, that is innovatively small, ultra-energy efficient, and exceptionally accurate. With continued ...

Hozo Design has a pair of digital measuring devices in the NeoRuler and M-Cube, with both having the goal of making both micro and macro measurements more precise and easier to accomplish.

This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. A digital ruler that’s pocket-sized, ...

Scientists have developed a method which allows to measure large distances (up to a hundred kilometers) with an accuracy comparable to an atomic size. The method is similar to one used in LIGO and ...

Smartphones are useful for a lot of things. You can even use one as a ruler in a pinch. Generally speaking, you won’t replace your trusty yard stick. A phone is simply too small for anything other ...

Your smartphone can not only serve you as a digital ruler, but it can also help you measure various other things. Smartphones are very powerful tools, especially if you pair them up with good apps. In ...

(top) Overview of the 113-km experimental path for BDCR. (bottom) The primary apparatus at two experimental sites. The OFCs at the two terminals of the same wavelength have a slight frequency ...

Two satellites have used lasers to measure the distance between them, with a precision of 0.3 nanometres. The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission carries an instrument ...

Stanford researchers have unveiled a new type of frequency comb, a high-precision measurement device, that is innovatively small, ultra-energy efficient, and exceptionally accurate. With continued ...