As convenient as it might be to use your phone as an alarm clock, standalone alarm clocks come with all kinds of features that can make waking up — or even going to sleep — a little less painful.

The Historian recounted the fascinating evolution of timekeeping devices from the early sun dials to modern smart watches.

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Twenty-five clocks, watches and sports timers have been ... The star of the show as far as the museum is concerned is probably the 1969 35SQ Quartz Astron—the world’s first commercially ...

An aerial look at the quartz mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, taken prior to Tropical Storm Helene. Google Maps Two weeks after shutting down its Spruce Pine facilities ahead of Hurricane ...

Get ready to turn those clocks back again as daylight saving time comes to an end soon. We spoke with sleep specialists on how best to prepare for the time change.

Future Market Insights has walked through these facts with insights in its latest market study entitled “Synthetic Quartz ...

While dark mornings are inevitable in winter, turning the clocks back gives us an extra hour of natural light. At least 15 minutes' exposure to natural daylight, as early as possible in the day ...

Since their invention more than a century ago, crystal oscillators have been foundational to electronic design. They allow for precise timekeeping for the clocks in computers as well as on our ...

The twice-annual changing of the clocks will happen on Sunday, Nov. 3 as the clocks "fall back" an hour, a tradition that is observed by most, but not all Americans. The opposite will happen in ...

Sibelco, one of the companies mining high-purity quartz in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, has resumed operations. In an update on Thursday, the company said that production and shipments of the ...

While dark mornings are inevitable in winter, turning the clocks back gives us an extra hour of natural light. At least 15 minutes' exposure to natural daylight, as early as possible in the day ...