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A chip that keeps time (almost) like an atomic clock
For decades, atomic clocks have provided the most stable means of timekeeping. They measure time by oscillating in step with ...
Nuclear clocks are a technology researchers have been working toward for decades. New research in theoretical physics brings them closer to reality.
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Optical nuclear clock closer to reality with new thorium-229 laser breakthrough
A collaboration between researchers in the US and Germany has made a major breakthrough in optical nuclear clocks, achieving ...
Researchers develop a method to count thorium-229 nuclear ticks, paving the way for high-precision nuclear clocks and sensors ...
A revolutionary achievement could pave the way for smaller, more efficient nuclear clocks. Last year, a research team led by UCLA achieved a milestone scientists had pursued for half a century. They s ...
Vladan Vuletić with members of his Experimental Atomic Physics group. From left to right: Matthew Radzihovsky, Leon Zaporski, Qi Liu, Vladan Vuletić, and Gustavo Velez. Every time you check the time ...
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Time Moves Faster Up A Mountain – And That’s Why Earth’s Core Is 2.5 Years Younger Than Its Surface
Being on the surface of a sizable planet moving at high speed through space, spinning around a yellow star and on its axis, ...
Scientists have made a major step towards building the world's first practical nuclear clock.In a study published today in Nature, the team ...
Time moves differently on Mars. NIST physicts recently calculated exactly how fast each second passes on Mars. And if humans want to explore the solar system, every microsecond counts.
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