Here on land, the speed of a vehicle is recorded in either miles per hour or kilometers per hour. In either case, determining how fast you're moving on land is fairly simple because you can see ...

Ever wondered why automakers use 60 miles per hour as the standard measurement for acceleration? There's actually a good reason.

Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Marcus Tewksbury, global vice president for ...

Current vision systems for robots and drones rely on 3D sensors that, although powerful, do not always keep up with the ...

With increasing pressure to lower test costs, many RF test engineers also face the challenge of reducing measurement time. Wireless local area network (WLAN) device testing is no exception. Whether ...

Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of the story misstated a measurement of Internet speed. We know what “slow” internet is like: videos buffer, downloads lag and a single page can take ...

Measuring the velocity field of a fluid flow, such as air or water, allows for greater feedback and control, something that could boost the performance and fuel-efficiency of aircraft. A research ...

No boat is perfectly symmetric or at maximum/minimum tolerances when you first purchase it. The closer you can get it to perfect, the better it will sail. To begin, you need to take some accurate ...

Researchers have devised a revolutionary new technique for measuring the microscopic elasticity of materials. Known as SRAS, the technology works by measuring the speed of sound across the material's ...