Precision manufacturing relies on accurate and precise dimensional metrology for process monitoring and control. Simply put, it is impossible to sustain a manufacturing process that is both accurate ...

The major goal of quantum metrology has been to create highly entangled states with improved sensitivity per resource than classical approaches. However, collective observations are required to reach ...

Getting the most out of the accuracy of your oscilloscope is not hard but it takes some attention to detail. This article looks into a number of ways to improve your measurements. Consider a common ...

Defining accuracy and error in the realm of test equipment. The four ways to specify accuracy. Interpreting actual error vs. specified error. When specifying and ...

In ancient times when someone needed to make a measurement, they would turn to something close at hand, often literally a hand. A tradition that originated thousands of years ago in Egypt that is ...

As a species, we are obsessed about time. Our technological exploits rely on an increasingly exact knowledge of time. For example, some communications systems require frequency uncertainty 10-11 ...

Battery power has never been in greater demand, and a wide range of new applications that require such power are emerging daily. That increased demand is accompanied by the need for more production, ...

The questions Brian Urlacher asked in July became common ones during the NFL preseason. Maybe even the reaction, too, because the Bears’ legendary linebacker was shocked when he first heard about the ...