Whatever kind of clock you’re interested in building, you’re going to need to build an oscillator of some sort. Whether it be a pendulum, a balance wheel, or the atomic transitions of cesium or ...

Clock projects are so common that they are almost a cliche. After all, microcontrollers have some clock source and are good at counting, so it stands to reason that a clock is an obvious project.

In a curious inquiry, a reader sparks a cosmic conversation by questioning whether a tuning fork struck in the void of space could forever produce vibrations. Is that possible? Before we delve into ...

THE tuning-fork when its number of double vibrations, to and from in a second, or briefly its frequency, has been ascertained, is a most convenient instrument for measuring minute divisions of time.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Artist and start-up consultant Shin Ae has always been interested in the intersection of science and art. It’s what led her to her first job, working in a cancer research ...

Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Long before Apple, Garmin, Timex and Casio, Accutron invented the world’s first fully ...