Tags: Atomic Clock

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

TECH & INNOVATION 07.08.2024 04:10 AM

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

05.03.2024 05:06 AM

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

04.02.2024 03:04 AM

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

10.03.2023 06:30 AM

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

06.28.2023 10:01 AM

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

12.06.2022 13:16 PM

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

02.17.2022 04:15 AM

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

10.06.2021 22:12 PM

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

NASA Deep Space Atomic Clock Adds New Development, Improves Spacecraft Navigation and Trajectory

07.05.2021 00:09 AM

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

10.25.2020 09:00 AM

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

10.02.2020 09:10 AM

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'

09.20.2020 23:29 PM

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

07.04.2017 14:06 PM

A new laser with a linewidth of just 10 mHz has established a new world record for sharpest laser. Theoretically, a laser (a device which emits light through optical amplification) has a fixed color, frequency or wavelength.

Scientists Set a New Record with Most Accurate Clock Ever Built

04.22.2015 15:45 PM

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.

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