With the rapid advancement of computers and digital communications in recent years, it has become a common thing to find old or standard equipment reinvented with new and modern functions. This has also been the case for metrology with many measurement instruments now featuring wireless connectivity and the ability to instantly store and share their measurement…
Education has benefited greatly in the modern age thanks to widespread access to the worldwide web. Students can now access a great deal of information on a wide variety of topics just by entering a few phrases on a search engine, from basic science to quantum physics. Portable Document Format (PDF) files have become the…
Vernier Software and Technology is one of the pioneering companies that introduced the use of technology to promote learning in the field of science through experiments. The company was founded in 1981 by David and Christine Vernier in Oregon USA and has now grown into one of the largest manufacturers of sensors, data-loggers and data…
It is a widely accepted statement that the best way to learn something is to do it yourself. This is true in most cases from driving a car, to building a robot. There is a point where reading about it ends and practical experience is the best way to make sure whether you have understood…
The Vernier Caliper is a tool for measuring distances much more precisely than a normal scale. It’s main purpose is to provide accurate measurements of internal and external diameters of objects. Vernier caliper definition in Physics A Vernier caliper is a precision measuring instrument which consists of an L-shaped frame with a linear scale on…