What time is it on Mars? Physicists have the answer.

Ask someone on Earth for the time and they can give you an exact answer, thanks to our planet's intricate timekeeping system, ...
New Atlas

World-first nuclear clock prototype could outperform atomic clocks

Atomic clocks are the most accurate timekeepers we have, losing only seconds across billions of years. But apparently that’s not accurate enough – nuclear clocks could steal their thunder, speeding up ...

Entanglement-enhanced optical lattice clock achieves unprecedented precision

Optical lattice clocks are devices that measure the passing of time via the frequency of light that is absorbed or emitted by ...
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Redefining Timekeeping Accuracy with Thorium-229 Nuclear Clock

Scientists are building a nuclear clock so precise it could detect dark matter and test the laws of physics. The secret? A ...
Yahoo

Pentagon’s new move aims to field atomic clock faster with defense systems

The Department of Defense has awarded quantum technology firm Infleqtion an $11 million contract to help it speed up the development of its atomic timing technology. Atomic clocks are one of the most ...
University of Toronto

Breakthrough in atomic clock technology promises more precise timekeeping

Physicists at the University of Toronto have developed technology that could power a new generation of optical atomic clocks ...
EurekAlert!

The world's first nuclear clock

For many years, scientists all around the world have been working towards this goal, now suddenly things are happening very fast: it was only in April that a team led by Prof Thorsten Schumm (TU Wien, ...
Ars Technica

Existing atomic clocks could help test for exotic form of dark matter

[url=http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=32510499#p32510499:3b0ewwkn said: Kilroy420[/url]":3b0ewwkn]If this experiment of "synchronizing" atomic clocks and ...
SpaceNews

NIST unveils chip-scale atomic clock

The heart of a minuscule atomic clock—believed to be 100 times smaller than any other atomic clock—has been demonstrated by scientists at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and ...
Nature

Optical Atomic Clocks And Ultracold Atoms

The field of optical atomic clocks, in combination with ultracold atoms, has transformed precision timekeeping and metrology. By utilising laser-cooled atoms confined in optical lattices, researchers ...
Forbes

Atomic Time: The Unsung Hero Of Modern Electronics

Markus Lutz is CTO and Founder of SiTime Corporation. He is a MEMS expert, a prolific entrepreneur and inventor who holds over 100 patents. Timekeeping might be the unsung hero of human ingenuity. The ...
SpaceNews

NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock Completes Mission

For more than two years, NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock has been pushing the timekeeping frontiers in space. On Sept. 18, 2021, its mission came to a successful end. The instrument is hosted on ...