I have learned that every clock has a story, and clock customers usually relate them. Some formerly-treasured timepieces have clearly suffered violent deconstruction, often collateral damage from a ...

Repair cafes are often busy in the weeks post-Christmas when people discover their gifts are either broken or damaged in the ...

And grandfather clocks, prized by some, but they tend to scare children, for many kid’s cartoons and stories seem to feature ...

What started as a hobby became a full-blown business for Harold MacVittie more than a decade ago. His Chapin clock shop is still ticking.

Arches Massachusetts IPA ("Arches") and Valley Medical Group P.C. ("Valley Medical") today announced a strategic partnership designed to strengthen independent primary care and expand the capabilities ...

In 2008, a team of UCLA-led scientists proposed a scheme to use a laser to excite the nucleus of thorium atoms to realize extremely accurate, portable clocks. Last year, they realized this ...

Last year, a UCLA-led team accomplished something scientists have been trying to do for 50 years. They made radioactive thorium nuclei absorb and emit photons like electrons in an atom do. This ...

An author of 11 books, including an upcoming title on feminism, says the movement has evolved into a kind of secular "megachurch" with its own doctrines, rituals and moral code — one that she argues ...

In an era dominated by screens, more parents are searching for ways to give their kids something they feel has quietly disappeared: freedom, confidence and far less time glued to devices. A ...

Companies like HP and IBM have signaled they're replacing jobs with AI. HP plans to cut up to 6,000 jobs by 2028, citing AI-driven productivity measures. Amazon has signaled AI efficiency gains will ...

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