World’s Most Accurate and Precise Atomic Clock Can Detect Effects of Gravity as Predicted by Einstein’s Theory of Relativity

Medicine & Technology Jul 08, 2024

An ultra-precise atomic clock is accurate enough to detect the effects of gravity at a microscopic scale. Check this article to learn more.

Thorium Transition Through Laser Excitation of Nucleus Could Pave Way for Developing Nuclear Clock, Experts Suggest

May 03, 2024

New study suggests that laser excitation of thorium-229 nucleus could prove that classical quantum physics and nuclear physics can actually be combined. Find out more about it in this article.

Negative Leap Second Might Be Needed in the Future as the Earth Rotates Faster Than Ever

Apr 02, 2024

Timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in 2029 because the Earth is spinning faster. Learn more about it in this article.

From Atomic to Nuclear Clocks: Harnessing the Potential of Scandium as a More Accurate Timekeeper

Oct 03, 2023

Experts have set a project to develop a nuclear clock using scandium with accuracy of up to one second in 300 billion years. Find out more about it in this article.

New Atomic Clock Is As Small as Postage Stamp but Not As Accurate as Its Predecessors

Jun 28, 2023

The new atomic clock, called chip-scale beam clock, is so small, but it's only an experiment. Continue reading to learn more.

Scientists Say Atomic Clocks Near Sun May Help Find Dark Matter, New Physics

Dec 06, 2022

Atomic clocks would be used in a brand-new dark matter detector experiment to look for evidence of it close to the Sun. Read on to know how scientists would do it.

New Atomic Clock Innovation Record-Breaking on Timekeeping, Loses Only One Second Per 300 Billion Years

Feb 17, 2022

Experts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed a record-breaking atomic clock that loses only one second per 300 billion years.

NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock Study Completed; Navigation on Space Missions Will Get Better Soon

Oct 06, 2021

NASA/JPL's mission to develop the Deep Space Atomic Clock recently ended, and was completed with a promising success for future missions.

Refrigerator-Sized Deep Space Atomic Clocks Improve Autonomy in Spacecrafts for Future Missions

Jul 05, 2021

A new report by NASA includes the improvement of spacecraft autonomy through the refrigerator-sized atomic clock technology.

Optical Clocks Narrow Down the Search for Dark Matter

Oct 25, 2020

Researchers have used the accuracy of optical clocks to close in on the mysterious components of dark matter, as well as the coupling between parts - particles and fields - postulated by the standard model of physics.

New Measurement Technology Paves Way For Nuclear Clocks

Oct 02, 2020

Researchers have accomplished the high-precision measurement of a thorium isotope's nuclear transition - opening the possibilities for more accurate nuclear clocks.

Popular Clock in New York City Now Reflects Our 'Remaining Time'

Sep 20, 2020

The Metronome—a 62-foot-wide electronic clock with a 15-digit display facing Manhattan's Union square—has changed its display to the remaining time before the "climate change deadline."

Researchers Have Just Developed the Sharpest Laser in the World

Jul 04, 2017

A new laser with a linewidth of just 10 mHz has established a new world record for sharpest laser.

Scientists Set a New Record with Most Accurate Clock Ever Built

Apr 22, 2015

Scientists have set a new record in accurate timekeeping, by creating a new atomic clock that won't lose or gain a second in 15 billion years. This timespan is greater than the estimated age of the Universe itself.