A ship’s steel hull distorts the Earth’s magnetic field, which can throw the magnetic compass dangerously off course. This explains how binnacles, Kelvin’s balls, Flinders bars, and other correctors ...

Silicon Sensing Systems’ inertial sensor platform underpins a newly introduced navigation instrument for north orientation from Kongsberg Discovery AS, with a live showing planned at Oceanology ...

Have you ever wondered what really goes on behind the scenes at airports? Beyond the bustling terminals and departure gates lies a fascinating world of hidden ...

Inventor Pep Torres on three trivial, almost invisible inventions that are quietly dismantling our humanity ...

Nocturnal insects may use both Earth's magnetic field and visual cues to guide their migratory flight behaviors, according to recent findings. The research, published in eLife, presents compelling ...

Light aircraft often use a heading indicator as a way to know where they’re going. Retired instrumentation engineer [Don Welch] recreated a heading indicator of his own, using cheap ...

Researchers from the Department of Physics and the University Institute of Materials at the University of Alicante (UA) and the Low Temperature and High Magnetic Field Laboratory at the Autonomous ...

Elaine Chen covers biotech, co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Elaine on Signal at elaineywchen.70. Compass Pathways on ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Earth’s magnetic north pole has ...

When you don't want to go full Wrangler but still want to drive a Jeep, the Compass could be the answer. And it's clear the 2026 Jeep Compass wears styling elements inspired by the Grand Cherokee ...

Jeep adds Uconnect handsfree and satellite radio as standard equipment and the Latitude trim receives automatic headlights as standard. The Sport SE package and a Mojave Sand exterior color were also ...