Microsoft Corp. is on track to surrender its position as the third-largest U.S. company thanks to Alphabet Inc.’s fresh shine in the eyes of investors. Back To Top ...

Have you ever wondered how a robot navigates a cluttered room or how a drone maintains its altitude with pinpoint accuracy? The secret lies in the tools used to measure distance, an often-overlooked ...

If you haven’t noticed, one of NFL’s time-honored traditions is no longer in effect this season. The long-time use of human-based “chain gangs” to deploy and measure the distance from the spot of the ...

When you're driving on land, speed is measured in either miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (km/h). These measurements are straightforward because you can see stationary landmarks and ...

Let’s try a demonstration that we all enjoyed in elementary school. Close one eye, hold out your thumb at arm’s length, and align it with an object on the other side of the room. Without moving your ...

Whales are swimming farther than previously estimated—up to 20% more—according to a study, "Accounting for Earth's curvature and elevation in animal movement modeling," that has been published in ...

Frodo and Sam's journey across Middle-earth is a long and physically exhausting trek over some dangerous territory. And part of what makes their adventure so compelling is the simplicity of it, as ...

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 live in a world defined by inches, feet and miles (or centimeters, meters and kilometers, if you prefer), and it’s not difficult for most of us to comprehend sizes and distances given in these ...