Last month in Points of Significance, we showed how samples are used to estimate population statistics. We emphasized that, because of chance, our estimates had an uncertainty. This month we focus on ...

When gathering a measurement using a spectroscopy instrument, the user wants to be confident in the result. Whether the technique is OES, XRF, or LIBS, or if thickness or composition are measured, the ...

Temperature is by far the most commonly measured physical parameter. With so many new ideas for connected devices in the works for consumer and industrial applications, you often need high-accuracy ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Monitoring the current consumed in electronic systems has become critical as more functionality packs into tighter ...

In order to measure the mechanical properties of materials in compression, tension, bending or torsion, a universal testing machine is utilized. This article outlines the two different types ...

Analytics, at its core, is leveraging data for measuring and improving business outcomes. Management guru Peter Drucker once said, “What gets measured gets managed.” Basically, effectively measuring ...

Astronomers have made new measurements of the Hubble Constant, a measure of how quickly the Universe is expanding, by combining data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope.

Pew Research Center designed this study to assess the current state of online survey sampling methods – both probability-based and opt-in – and determine their accuracy on general population estimates ...

USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C — which will mean quicker data transfer rates (2.5 times quicker), faster charging (up to 100 W), and, thanks to the smaller connectors, even smaller consumer electronics — is ...

Surface code: illustration of how error correction works for bit and phase flips. The measure qubits on light blue backgrounds check for phase flip errors while the ...