The world's first nuclear clock just ticked on — and it could help detect a fifth fundamental force of physics

By using a rare thorium nucleus as a timekeeper, physicists have demonstrated the first working nuclear clock, a device that ...

Physicists use thorium-229 to power the world's first working nuclear clock

A clock built from thorium-229 has crossed an important line, from a long-discussed concept to a working device. The shift ...

Nuclear clocks tick for the first time

Two independent research teams have achieved a longstanding goal in physics: building a working nuclear clock. The devices, ...
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Success! Physicists build the world's first clocks powered by atomic nuclei

(koto_feja/Getty Images) A breakthrough in chronometry decades in the making could redefine the limits of how we keep time.
The Washington Post

NIST set its new atomic clock in motion, and it’s astoundingly precise

A new atomic clock is one of the world’s best timekeepers, researchers say — and after years of development, the “fountain”-style clock is now in use helping keep official U.S. time. Known as NIST-F4, ...
Phys.org

Physicists improve precision of atomic clocks by reducing quantum noise

Every time you check the time on your phone, make an online transaction, or use a navigation app, you are depending on the precision of atomic clocks. Scientists are developing next-generation atomic ...
NPR

To explore deep space, we'll need better clocks. Here's why

Every single day, humans rely on hundreds of hidden clocks. GPS location, Internet stability, stock trading, power grid management ... all rely on atomic clocks in order to work. Many of those clocks ...
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MIT physicists improve the precision of atomic clocks

Vladan Vuletić with members of his Experimental Atomic Physics group. From left to right: Matthew Radzihovsky, Leon Zaporski, Qi Liu, Vladan Vuletić, and Gustavo Velez. Every time you check the time ...