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Multi-Ion Optical Atomic Clock Takes A Step Towards Changing The Definition Of A Second

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
CNN

Physics breakthrough brings nuclear clock closer to reality

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unr.edu

The most precise clock ever built ticks closer to reality

Nuclear clocks are the next big thing in ultra-precise timekeeping. Recent publications in the journal Nature propose a new method and new technology to build the clocks. Timekeeping has become more ...
EurekAlert!

Researchers simplify design of optical atomic clocks without compromising performance

WASHINGTON — Researchers have demonstrated a new optical atomic clock that uses a single laser and doesn’t require cryogenic temperatures. By greatly reducing the size and complexity of atomic clocks ...
AOL

A Chip that Keeps Time (Almost) Like an Atomic Clock

For decades, atomic clocks have provided the most stable means of timekeeping. They measure time by oscillating in step with the resonant frequency of atoms, a method so accurate that it serves as the ...
Electronic Design

Vernier Optical Combs Plus Heterodyned Electronics Yield Atomic Clock

There are significantly different architectures for what are known as “atomic” clocks. Optically driven atomic clocks offer a new set of performance attributes. The optical atomic clocks use paired ...