In 2024, TU Wien presented the world's first nuclear clock. Now it has been demonstrated that the technology can also be used to investigate unresolved questions in fundamental physics. Thorium atomic ...

Optical lattice clocks are emerging timekeeping devices based on tens of thousands of ultracold atoms trapped in an optical lattice (i.e., a grid of laser light). By oscillating between two distinct ...

CHINA — A clutch of 28 dinosaur eggs found in the Qinglongshan fossil reserve in central China is about 86 million years old, according to scientists who used an "atomic clock" method to date the ...

Companies that can leverage advanced quantum technology to help drone swarms overcome electronic jamming may have a future opportunity in partnership with the Air Force. Specifically, the service is ...

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He worked to develop an atomic clock that is essential to global positioning systems and helped confirm a rare state of matter predicted based on work by Albert Einstein. By Dylan Loeb McClain Daniel ...

July 9 is expected to be one of the shortest days in history, but you won’t notice a difference. The Earth has been moving faster in recent years, and scientists aren’t exactly sure why. Today could ...

Quantum sensing specialist Aquark Technologies has completed a second trial of its AQlock atomic clock system, facilitated by the Disruptive Capabilities and Technologies Office (DCTO) of the UK Royal ...

New Oscilloquartz models bring advanced optical pumping technology to telecom, defense, data center and metrology networks Adtran’s unique cesium clock solutions deliver longer service life and ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has dramatically enhanced the precision of time measurement with its latest atomic clock, a marvel that defines the very essence of a second.