Tag: measurement

23 SEP

Kayak Launches Virtual Bag Measurement App Feature

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17 SEP

Entanglement allows one party to control measurement results 

Enlarge / There are no entangled photons in this picture. (credit: Douglas Muth / Flickr) It has been a while since I wrote about some really fundamental quantum physics. I feel that you, my dear reader, have not suffered enough during that drought. So, quantum physics it is. Even better, we are going to talk […]

11 FEB

TV measurement is a ‘big fat mess’ – and billions of ad dollars are at stake

YouTube screencap The TV-advertising industry is wrestling with a massive challenge: how to measure the audience for its shows on digital platforms. Incumbent researcher Nielsen has been working toward a solution, but many network executives are dissatisfied. As more consumers watch shows on devices other than television sets, it only gets more complicated. Having solid measurement […]

05 JAN

New measurement confirms: The ozone is coming back

Enlarge / Each year’s ozone hole is a little bit different. (credit: NASA) The Montreal Protocol, which went into effect in 1989, is a rare instance of a global agreement to solve a global problem: the release of vast quantities of ozone-destroying chemicals into the atmosphere. In the decades since, however, changes in ozone have […]