Now, our telescopes and other measuring devices can see other galaxies, supernovae, and back all the way to the beginning of the universe, 13.7 billion years ago.

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The basics behind Loran and GPS are largely the same, with devices measuring the time it takes for a signal to travel between a transmitter and your receiver.

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The phone felt slightly fuller in the hand compared to the recent glut of sub-10mm devices, measuring in at just under 12mm thick, but like Palm's HP's now defunct Pre range, it's a very comfortable fit in the hand.

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Commercial trials are under way on Affectiva's skin-conductance sensors, wristwatch-size devices that detect emotional engagement by measuring tiny changes in sweat-gland activity.

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The only instruments capable of measuring such vibrations, though, were spectroscopes--meter-long glass-and-metal optical devices that used infrared light.

FORBES: The scent of money

The only instruments capable of measuring such vibrations, though, were spectroscopes--4-foot-long glass-and-metal optical devices that used infrared light.

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