Picture a clock ticking so steadily that it doesn’t lose a second, even after running for 1 billion years. Scientists are now closer than ever to realizing that level of timekeeping precision ...

Traditional atomic clocks, although precise, use microwaves to measure time. Optical atomic clocks, on the other hand, use laser light for even greater precision.

Scientists have found that Earth is spinning slightly faster than normal, resulting in shorter days, though the reason ...

“Today’s atomic clocks enable GPS systems with a positional accuracy of a few meters. With an optical atomic clock, you may ...

Atomic clocks have been used for decades – but now, even greater precision has become possible: TU Wien (Vienna) and JILA/NIST are presenting the world's first nuclear clock. Peer-Reviewed ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Scientists from MIT have developed what they believe is the most accurate atomic clock ...

Atomic clocks only deviate by one second in millions of years. Nevertheless, even more precise timepieces are sometimes needed for basic research. Researchers at the Vienna University of ...

The newly unveiled nuclear clock isn’t more precise than today’s best atomic clocks, but Schumm said his team should overtake those timekeeping devices in a few years. “The first cars weren ...

From space, the Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space will link to some of the most accurate clocks on Earth to create a synchronized network, which will support tests of fundamental physics.

In the quest for ultra-precise timekeeping, scientists have turned to nuclear clocks. Unlike optical atomic clocks—which rely on electronic transitions—nuclear clocks utilize the energy transitions in ...

The European Space Agency’s ACES mission could ultimately pave the way for a global network of atomic clocks that make these measurements far more accurate. In 2003, engineers from Germany and ...

Picture a clock ticking so steadily that it doesn’t lose a second, even after running for 1 billion years. Scientists are now closer than ever to realizing that level of timekeeping precision ...