All countries use the metric system to varying degrees. Most of the world has adopted the metric system as their official system of measurement with one major exception: the United States.

Why is the U.S. still one of only a handful of countries around the world to not use the metric system? The world is full of questions we all want answers to but are either too embarrassed, time ...

Are Pirates Who Hijacked Measuring Tools Intended for Thomas Jefferson the Reason US Isn't Metric? "This country could have gone metric right from the beginning," the claim goes, "instead of being ...

In the latest Verge Science video, we take a look at three lesser-known reasons behind the US’s reluctance to adopt the metric system.

A high resolution encoder allows measurement of linear position or speed without contact between the sensor head and scale. The Kübler Linear Measurement System senses movement via a magnetic scale ...