Smartphone compass accurately measures glucose without the prick

The magnetometer in your smartphone helps you navigate by powering the device’s digital compass. Now researchers have found a way to use it to navigate body chemistry by reading your glucose levels, potentially making managing diabetes a lot easier.Con… Continue reading Smartphone compass accurately measures glucose without the prick

Quettabytes and ronnagrams: Extreme numbers get new official names

For the first time in more than 30 years, new terms have been officially added to the International System of Units (SI). The four new prefixes – ronna, quetta, ronto and quecto – describe very large and very small numbers that until now didn’t have th… Continue reading Quettabytes and ronnagrams: Extreme numbers get new official names

M1 Caliber takes the tape measure and pencil out of sawing

Ordinarily, when you’re cutting lengths of a material, you measure each piece with a tape measure then mark the cut point with a pencil before sawing. With the new M1 Caliber tool, however, neither of those tasks are necessary.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading M1 Caliber takes the tape measure and pencil out of sawing