In quartz clocks, the vibrations of a quartz crystal are controlled and used to measure time. <div class="section1"><div class="Normal">In quartz clocks, the ...

If you’re looking for a 1-second time reference, you’d probably just grab a GPS module off the shelf and use the 1PPS output. As demonstrated by [InazumaDenki], though, an old quartz clock module can ...

While there’s evidence that some low-cost lighting products made in China are of dubious quality, I have no data, anecdotal or otherwise, on quartz clocks manufactured there. Though if a clock costs ...

Quantum timekeeping is supposed to be the ultimate in efficiency, with tiny devices that tick using the rules of quantum ...

The tick of the world clock depends on hundreds of atomic oscillators positioned across the globe. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

While computer chips keep shrinking, the size of gadgets is still limited, in part, by relatively large pieces of quartz that act as pacemakers for electronic circuits. But within the next few months, ...

Lord Vetinari from the Discworld series is known for many things, but perhaps most of all a clock that doesn’t quite keep continuous time. Instead, it ticks away at random increments to infuriate ...

It has been a while since our last installment of the Car Clock of the Week series, so let's go back 38 years to a time when the Mercury brand still existed and most Mercuries had cool-looking clocks ...