In the quest for ultra-precise timekeeping, scientists have turned to nuclear clocks. Unlike optical atomic clocks—which rely ...

Scientists are developing nuclear clocks using thin films of thorium tetrafluoride, which could revolutionize precision ...

The Department of Defense has awarded quantum technology firm Infleqtion an $11 million contract to help it speed up the ...

That was back in 2001, when he and his colleague Christian Tamm proposed a device with the potential to be even more precise and portable than the world’s best atomic clocks. Peik’s estimate ...

The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic timepiece that warns of a catastrophic global event, is ticking closer to midnight than ever ...

Atomic clocks that excite the nucleus of thorium-229 embedded in a transparent crystal when hit by a laser beam could yield the most accurate measurements ever of time and gravity, and even rewrite ...

Telling time in space is difficult, but it is absolutely critical for applications ranging from testing relativity to ...

The clock's hands inch nearer to the fateful hour, with midnight symbolising a point of no return for our planet. Currently, ...

Atomic clocks that excite the nucleus of thorium-229 embedded in a transparent crystal when hit by a laser beam could yield the most accurate measurements ever of time and gravity, and even ...

Conventional lab-scale laser technology currently achieves this ultra low-noise, stable light via bulky, costly tabletop ...

Scientists have taken a big step forward in precision timekeeping by developing a safer and more affordable way to build ...