Two telescopes positioned 100 metres apart, for example, can then be used to measure the position of a star with the same accuracy as a single 100-metre telescope.

ECONOMIST: A roadmap for planet-hunting

More signal input subsequently equals a more secure position read-out, with the elderly base system offering initial location accuracy to around 100 meters.

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When the phone detects that its position is just right, it instantly takes the body temperature with a clinical accuracy sufficient for any diagnostic purpose.

FORBES: Body temperature.

Using its HARK software system, HEARBO can distinguish between and locate the position of up to four unique sound sources simultaneously to within one degree of accuracy.

ENGADGET: Honda's HEARBO robot can separate and locate four sound sources at once (video)