Smartphones are useful for a lot of things. You can even use one as a ruler in a pinch. Generally speaking, you won’t replace your trusty yard stick. A phone is simply too small for anything other ...

All Debra Monck wanted was a tool that would help her students learn the difficult subject of measuring. Conventional rulers just didn't work, the Pohatcong Township, N.J., woman learned during her 22 ...

Since the scale line of a general ruler has a width, many people have had the experience of trying to draw a line of the correct length with a ruler and wondering 'how far should I draw this scale ...

An archaeologist uses a ruler to measure a piece of leather. He measures using centimetres and tenths of centimetres. The leather measures 3.3cm. A thermometer is set out in intervals of tenths of a ...

Size Matters: Measuring distances between molecules is no simple task, but a team of German researchers has developed a new method that could revolutionize biological research and possibly even impact ...

If you’re put off by the tedious chore of measuring rooms, you may be interested in the convenience promised by ultrasonic tape measures. These devices beam an ultrasonic sound wave at a wall, log the ...