NASA's new countdown clock for space missions is a lot like a football stadium display and way more advanced than the old analog one it's replacing. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets ...

The SX8122 sub-1-V analog timer platform is said to revolutionize the conventional 555 timer for low-voltage, battery-operated small appliances. The device is claimed to offer the best-in-class ...

You can use a microcontroller to build a clock. After all, a clock is just something that counts the passage of time. The only problem is that microcontrollers can’t track time very accurately. They ...