Billion-year conspiracy between Sun and Moon prevented 60-hour days

If you’ve ever felt like you need more hours in the day, well how does 60 sound? A new study suggests we’d have 60-hour days by now if a stalemate between the Sun and Moon hadn’t interfered with Earth’s rotation for over a billion years.Continue Readin… Continue reading Billion-year conspiracy between Sun and Moon prevented 60-hour days

Cosmic clocks show that time passed more slowly in the ancient universe

Scientists using quasars as cosmic clocks have observed that when the universe was just a billion years old, time ran five times slower, helping to confirm Einstein’s general theory of relativity and the expansion of the universe.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Cosmic clocks show that time passed more slowly in the ancient universe

Tempus Nectit, a DIY Knitting Clock with Instructions

A white, house-shaped clock with the words "TEMPUS NECTIT" written in faux Roman script in black on a strip of silver at the base of the "roof." a white power cord extends from the left of the enclosure, and the center of the clock is a 22 pin knitting machine wheel with one pin covered in silver metalic. A white plastic peg extends from the bottom right of the enclosure to hold the feedstock yarn.

We’re no strangers to unusual clocks here at Hackaday, and some of our favorites make time a little more tangible like [Kyle Rankin]’s knitting clock. Inspired by our coverage of …read more Continue reading Tempus Nectit, a DIY Knitting Clock with Instructions

Monovortex Split-Seconds Chronograph “controls the forces of gravity”

At Watches & Wonders Geneva 2023, Swiss watch manufacturer Roger Dubuis has unveiled its concept wrist timepiece called the Monovortex Split-Seconds Chronograph that introduces three new complications to the world of haute horlogerie.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Monovortex Split-Seconds Chronograph “controls the forces of gravity”