Trimble has introduced a miniature Global Positioning System (GPS) disciplined clock for precise synchronization of wireless networks -- the Mini-T GPS Clock. Every wireless voice and data system ...

From freeze-dried strawberries to memory foam and scratch-resistant glasses, space exploration is the force behind a myriad of life-changing innovations. Now it’s time for a terrestrial innovation to ...

The Talking Clock service is disappearing, and it’s quite possible that few of you will be aware of its passing. One of the staples of twentieth-century technology, the Talking Clock service was the ...

The average user may not notice, but the Global Positioning System (GPS) is more reliable today than it was several years ago. Widely used by the military, first responders, surveyors and even ...

Spacecrafts that travel farther than the Earth's moon primarily rely on communications with its appropriate ground stations to know where they are located and where they will go next. To enhance the ...

There are hundreds of atomic clocks in orbit right now, perched on satellites all over Earth. We depend on them for GPS location, Internet timing,... To explore deep space, we'll need better clocks.

A new type of miniature atomic clock could provide better timing over the span of weeks and months compared with current systems. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...

Accurate and reliable time is just as important as accurate and reliable location for a wide range of military and civilian applications — and GNSS receivers cannot provide either one when they are ...

A piece of Chicago history is getting a state-of-the-art update. The old Marshall Field's clock that hangs in front of Macy's on State Street is getting equipped with GPS. The satellite hookup will ...

There were 300 fewer clocks for Facilities Management to turn back for daylight saving time last weekend. Those clocks in classrooms around campus have been replaced during the past few weeks with ...