From Frog Skin to Aircraft Skin
Everything in our man-made world (and most of the natural) has been measured. Why it’s measured, how it’s measured, and why we trust those measurements is what measurement science—metrology—is all about. In this series we travel the U.S. exploring how we measure everything from the mundane to the magnificent.
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FUTURE EPISODES
What is Error Stacking and How Did It Destroy a $327 Million Spacecraft
Roadshow: Season 1, Upcoming Episode
Error stacking: boring name, super deadly
How Can a 70-year-old Workshop Cast-off Make 21st-century Corvettes Faster?
Roadshow: Season 1, Upcoming Episode
How does metrology transform a 1950s piece of gear into a tool to make 21st century Corvettes go faster?
How Do You Measure Rainfall from 1200 Years Ago?
Roadshow: Season 1, Upcoming Episode
Not all metrology requires lasers. This company can measure the atmosphere in the time of the Mayan Empire with a destktop scanner.
What Does Defeating Imperial Japan Have to do with Bringing the Wizard of Oz to Las Vegas?
Roadshow: Season 1, Upcoming Episode
Why W. Edwards Deming was essential to defeating Imperial Japan in World War II and getting Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, and the Cowardly Lion to Oz.
Is The Color Red I See the Same Color Red You See?
Roadshow: Season 1, Upcoming Episode
We went to X-Rite, home of the greatest color theoriests on Earth... trusted by NASA, the NSA, and most of the Fortune 500, and got the final answer.
Can This Color Test Make You a World-class Colorist?
Roadshow: Season 1, Upcoming Episode
Wonder if you can ever trust your eyes again? We look at the ways lighting and color can trick your eyes.
Can Robot Fingers Make Planes Safer?
Roadshow: Season 1, Upcoming Episode
How a squishy little pad can make airplane wings safe, and make robots as sensitive to touch as people
How Can Poking Frogs Help Improve Olympic Athletes?
Roadshow: Season 1, Upcoming Episode
Measuring frogs with this squishy pad can tell us a lot about frog skins and how to make Olympian’s grip better.
How Can Lasers and Drones Help Astronauts Return to the Moon?
Roadshow: Season 1, Upcoming Episode
Lockheed research will improve rendezvous with spacecraft faster, safer, and more stable on the way to the moon.