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Sugar cube-sized atomic clock is the smallest ever to be mass produced

Researchers at Wuhan University (WHU) in China have produced a commercially manufacturable atomic clock less than one-seventh ...
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New atomic clock may change how we measure a second

The way the world measures time could be heading for a rare and significant overhaul. Advances in precision technology are ...
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Elusive ‘nuclear clocks’ tick closer to reality — after decades in the making

Physicists are getting closer to creating a long-sought ‘nuclear clock’. This device would keep time by measuring energy ...

Scientists Built Tiny, Portable Atomic Clocks—and Naturally, They’re Headed for Drones

This breakthrough in precision timing is about the size of your fingernail and only loses one second every 30,000 years.

A New Kind of Atomic Clock Could Redefine the Second

Scientists are exploring a new type of optical atomic clock based on ytterbium-173 ions that could help define the future ...

NavIC satellite disruption hits India’s ability to deploy system for military use

The issue intensified after the last functional atomic clock on board the IRNSS-1F satellite stopped working on March 10, ...
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The world's first nuclear clock can detect changes in nature’s fundamental constants

Scientists have taken another giant step towards building the most precise clock ever imagined—one that could display not only the passage of time, but shifting rules of nature itself. An ...
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Entangled Atomic Clock Experiment Could Finally Provide Hints At A Theory Of Everything

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
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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 the resonant frequency of atoms, a method so accurate that it serves as the ...

NavIC satellite loses its atomic clock: What this means for India’s bid for its own GPS

Atomic clocks are key for satellites being able to provide positioning data that is used for applications such as navigation ...