JACQUES-BÉNIGNE BOSSUET, the 17th century French bishop and pulpit orator, once said “Every error is truth abused.” He was referring to man’s foibles, of ...

Many people use the words “accuracy,” “precision,” and “resolution” as if they were synonyms, even though they are all very different. For example, datasheets for products as diverse as test & ...

Ah yes, the servo loop. It sounds so simple. And when it comes right down to it, there are only two issues involved — how close you come to hitting the final point (accuracy) and whether or not you ...

No audio available for this content. Technology has improved the scientific community’s ability to measure in many ways that our ancestors would have trouble believing. From obtaining measurements ...

Methods based on single-molecule localization and photophysics have brought nanoscale imaging with visible light into reach. This has enabled single-particle tracking applications for studying the ...