When I asked in a tweet: “Has anyone got any genuine reasons why imperial is better than metric?” – I had over 2,000 replies in just over 24 hours. Did it help me make up my mind? One argument for imperial is that it leans heavily on base 12.

Now that the United Kingdom is outside the European Union, it’s reviewing thousands of EU rules and regulations to see which it should jettison. Among them is the compulsory use of the metric system of weights and measures. As an EU member state, the U ...

As a Hackaday writer, you can never predict where the comments of your posts will go. Some posts seem to be ignored, while others have a good steady stream of useful feedback. But sometimes the comment threads just explode, heading off into seemingly ...

Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine is undoubtedly illegal and immoral. From the point of view of Russian interests, it is also likely to prove a costly mistake. The primary question now, however, is what to do about this, and the answers presented ...

Aashish Velkar does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Last year, the return of blue ...

Japan was the genesis of President Donald Trump’s tariff-led approach to reshaping the global economy. When he lands in Tokyo, trade will again be on his agenda.

Donald Trump hailed the “great friendship” between Japan and the US as he arrived in Tokyo for talks on investment and security with the country’s new prime minister. The US president’s visit to Japan — the second leg of an Asian tour that will culminate in a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later in the week — represents a diplomatic test for Sanae Takaichi,

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Tokyo on Monday (October 27) to meet Japan's emperor, and newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as part of an Asia trip aimed at securing trade deals, investment and increased defense spending.