In a world filled with modern navigation tools, there is still a place where the humble compass can be used. Knowing how to make a compass, and teaching others how to make one, serves to develop a ...

Smart watches are fine, but they really don’t capture the DIY spirit. Over on Instructables, user benhur.gonvalves shows you how to build a smart little watch using an Arduino. You’ll need an Arduino ...

Click to viewA compass that doesn’t need a magnetic needle? That might sound impossible, but the ancient Chinese worked out how to make one 4500 years ago. Now you can make one too—from Lego bricks.

Wish you could just wander around a new city without needing your phone for directions? One design firm has created a compass that can "translate your intentions" and map out your desired route with ...

NEW HAVEN At first glance, the handsome galleries of a newly mounted exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art might seem to portray a contemplative world of measure, calm and consistency. There ...

If there are a lot of companies out there chasing down the Holy Grail of location services, Urban Compass, a startup still in stealth mode, believes it could be one of the lucky ones that might just ...