No audio available for this content. Technology has improved the scientific community’s ability to measure in many ways that our ancestors would have trouble believing. From obtaining measurements ...

I have a low tolerance for precise inaccuracy, though I’ve been in such situations more often than I care to admit. The upside is that it’s like an epiphany when awareness hits (or someone hits me ...

Ah yes, the servo loop. It sounds so simple. And when it comes right down to it, there are only two issues involved — how close you come to hitting the final point (accuracy) and whether or not you ...

Temperature is probably the most common physical measurement made during medical diagnosis or evaluation. Body temperature is an accurate predictor of many types of conditions and illnesses. The ...