New Scientist4d
How optical clocks are redefining time and physics
Atomic clocks are the basis upon which a second is defined. But there is a new kid on the block, the optical clock, which ...
Inside the Race to Build the Most Precise Clock in the Universe
A revolutionary timekeeping breakthrough could be on the horizon as scientists explore the thorium-229 nuclear optical clock, ...
AZoQuantum4d
The Ticking of Thorium Nuclear Optical Clocks
In a perspective article recurrently published in the National Science Review, Dr Xin Tong (Innovation Academy for Precision ...
Space.com5d
Northern Lights in Mexico? Low-latitudes may be more vulnerable than expected to geomagnetic storms
Mother's Day 2024 heralded Mexico's most powerful geomagnetic storm in two decades, which knocked the country's atomic clocks ...
The Brighterside of News on MSN5d
First-ever thorium nuclear optical clock - the world’s most accurate timekeeper
Atomic clocks have long been the gold standard for measuring time and frequency. Among them, optical clocks—using atoms like ...
Electronic Design5d
Next-Gen Chip-Scale Atomic Clock: Thin is In, Noise is Out
The size, power, and other metrics of a latest-generation chip-scale atomic clock.