Here's a primer on physical considerations for sizing motors and drives. The goal of drive-system engineers is usually pretty straightforward. Specify the smallest motor and drive needed to accelerate ...

Sir, – Colm Ó hAnluain bemoans the fact that we use both metric and imperial measurement systems. I have always believed that both could be used side by side. All official documents and signage are in ...

LOCAL authorities have erected 58,000 metric speed limits in just over a week to prepare motorists for the changeover from miles to kilometres from midnight on Wednesday. The Department of Transport ...

When it comes to baking, the hop between cups, pounds, litres, pints and grams can be a confusing nuisance to an amateur cook, particularly when our source material comes from food writers across the ...