Forget hunting for a tape measure or a protractor. Use your Android phone camera and sensors to handle different types of measurements easily.

From AR-powered rulers to GPS-based land survey tools, these 8 best measuring apps for iPhone and Android let you measure length, height, area, and even perimeters on the go. Accurate, versatile, and ...

Researchers in Europe have developed a technique for obtaining accurate laser-based measurements of objects hidden behind complex scattering structures. They say that their mathematical formula, which ...

iOS: Sometimes you need to get a quick measurement of something and you probably don’t carry a ruler around, but of course, there’s an app for that. VisualRuler gives you a decent estimate of an ...

Calculations show that injecting randomness into a quantum neural network could help it determine properties of quantum ...

Many creatures in nature, including butterflies, newts and mole rats, use Earth's inherent magnetic field lines and field intensity variations to determine their geographical position. The spatial ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have directly measured a blazing-bright object on the opposite side of the Milky Way, ...

Reliable detection of fast-moving objects or objects that are tough to detect at longer ranges distinguishes SICK’s Dx35 line of laser distance measurement sensors. Reliable detection of fast-moving ...

An introduction to the measurement of large objects such as a blue whale. The length of a blue whale - 30 metres - is equivalent to a class of children or three buses. Whales eat krill. Each mouthful ...

An introduction to the measurement of large objects such as a blue whale. The length of a blue whale - 30 metres - is equivalent to a class of children or three buses. Whales eat krill. Each mouthful ...