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Questing for a truly constant “tick,” scientists have zoomed in on the atomic world, where the minuscule scales and ...

In the dead of night at a Colorado laboratory, a discovery was made that could reshape our understanding of time and the ...

Researchers have created a device that promises to revolutionize everything from GPS navigation to our understanding of the ...

The timekeeping device is made with atomic nuclei of thorium, although it is not yet more precise than standard atomic clocks ...

For decades, the world has kept time with the ticks of atomic clocks. But they could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to ...

F OR THE discerning timekeeper, only an atomic clock will do. Whereas the best quartz timepieces will lose a millisecond every six weeks, an atomic clock might not lose a thousandth of one in a decade ...

It may still feel like the peak of summer, but fall is just around the corner, and with it comes shorter days and longer ...

Atomic clocks are the most accurate timekeepers we have, losing only seconds across billions of years. But apparently that’s ...

Scientists at JILA in the US have used thorium to make a nuclear clock that is much more accurate and precise than an atomic clock.

Atomic clocks have been used for decades – but now, even greater precision has become possible: presenting the world's first ...

Atomic clocks are considered to be the most accurate timekeeping instruments available today. But now a new technology has been developed that promises even greater accuracy: Atomic clocks could be a ...