A new study from a team of international scientists analyzes whether quantum effects, such as quantum transport, could help ...

Phillips is bringing a 1926 Cartier “mystery clock” to auction next week in New York, less than a month after the US$1.92 million sale of a 1920s-era Cartier La Pendule Magnétique “water ...

But humans have likely lived by some version of the clock for a very long time. The ancient Egyptians invented the first water clocks and sundials more than 3,500 years ago. Before that ...

In a little more than 3,500 years, humans evolved from refilling a water clock every day (likely with the aid of a sundial) to creating a machine that leverages the predictable nature of the ...

From water clocks and sundials to modern smartwatches, the devices we use to tell time have shaped many aspects of civilisation (Credit: Edouard Taufenbach and Bastien Pourtout) The methods we use ...

Ebb of a Spring Tide’s main feature is the Water Clock, a 65-foot scaffold-like sculpture built to mimic the Manhattan skyline and constructed with materials commonly used in industrial agriculture.

Bristol-based design engineer James Coleman, founder of James Designs, has completed the design of a bespoke water clock for Wessex Water’s new headquarters in Bath. The 3mhigh Vortex Water Clock ...

Water clocks, which appeared around 2,000BC, are among the oldest instruments for measuring time. They do this by regulating the flow of water into or out of a vessel. The mechanical clock was ...