Remote Debugging in the 21st Century
Now that more jobs have a “work from home” aspect, I thought I would focus this Automation Corner on how debugging has changed over the years. Back in the late 1990s, I first started working […]
Year: 2024
First results from DESI make the most precise measurement of our expanding universe | University of California
April 11, 2024, Mike Peña, UC Santa Cruz We now have the largest 3-D map of our cosmos ever created, thanks to a powerful instrument mounted atop a telescope in Arizona with a robotic array […]
New Book Demystifies Metrology Decision Rules
YORK, PA, UNITED STATES, April 21, 2024 /– A trio of metrology industry veterans with over 100 years of experience have co-authored a guidebook titled “Decision Rule Guidance, 1st Edition 2024,” available for download. The […]
Rohde & Schwarz presents new R&S NGC100 power supply series with market-leading functions | Rohde & Schwarz
Munich 04-Apr-2024 DC power supplies are essential throughout the electronics industry to provide the basic requirement of accurate and stable DC power from an AC source that may be subject to fluctuations and surges. The […]
Fluke Calibration 9500C High-Performance Oscilloscope Calibrator Provides Key to Exceptional Signal Performance
EVERETT, Wash., April 2, 2024 — Calibration technicians need efficient, reliable oscilloscopes to reduce costly errors, delays, and safety issues. Given the complexity of these scopes – with thousands of test points – operators need […]
Researchers develop a new type of frequency comb that promises to further boost the accuracy of time keeping | NIST
March 14, 2024 Chip-based devices known as frequency combs, which measure the frequency of light waves with unparalleled precision, have revolutionized time keeping, the detection of planets outside of our solar system and high-speed optical […]
Sidestepping the Potholes in DC Voltage Traceability
by David F. Martson The development and use of intrinsic standards, e.g., Josephson Voltage Standard or JVS, has brought the primary level of uncertainty achievable for DC voltage down to a few nV/V (ppb), while […]
Some Perspective on Risk and Decision Rules in Calibration
by James G. Salsbury When an accredited laboratory makes a statement of conformity to a specification, ISO/IEC 17025 requires the use of a decision rule that takes into account the level of risk associated with […]