Being able to take accurate measurements is a necessity for various industries. It’s crucial when surveying and construction, design, and mapmaking operations because they need precise data that can ...

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Amid all the high-tech of a modern woodshop, the classic tape measure seems almost anachronistic (unless you are really old school or in Europe where they still uses wooden folding rules). But new ...

Ever found yourself frustrated with inaccurate measurements that ruin your DIY projects? Imagine transforming your measuring tasks with a tool that combines the best of digital and laser technology.

How do you measure something that’s not in a straight line? Rulers and tape measures work, but only so well, and at certain points you’re making an approximation as you try to fit the object to the ...

Ophir Photonics Group, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation company, today announced four new thermal laser sensors designed for measuring high pulse ...

Engineers often have to measure power, and this power can take many forms: DC or low-frequency, wired or wireless RF, or optical. In addition, the dynamic range of power to be measured spans many ...

Engineers know that measuring dc or low-frequency electrical power is fairly straightforward, but such measurements become more difficult as you go up the spectrum into the tens-of-gigahertz range.

[Andrew] got a little help from his friends to hack a laser distance meter. Using laser distance meters as sensors is one of the great quests of hackers – with good reason. Accurate distance readings ...

Physicists in Australia have for the first time performed a measurement task with an atom laser. The achievement opens up the possibility of manipulating an atom-laser beam so that it may be used to ...

iPhone dongles can do everything from high-speed data transfers to testing for HIV. At Computex 2015 in Taipei this week, a local manufacturer is showing off a laser pointer for the Apple phone that ...