The world’s first nuclear clock is on the horizon
FOR THE discerning timekeeper, only an atomic clock will do. Whereas the best quartz timepieces will lose a millisecond every ...
Scientists Are Building the World’s Most Accurate Clock. It Could Be a Turning Point for Humanity.
The most precise clocks in the world will lose only one second every 300 billion years—and someday they might fit in your ...
The era of nuclear clocks is almost here: What it means for the world
Nuclear clocks could be more accurate than atomic clocks by a factor of about 10, potentially leading to improved GPS ...
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How We Determined the Length of a Second
The length of a second was initially determined astronomically, using Earth's rotation. One second was defined as 1/86,400th ...
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20 million years to become a star: Cosmic clock unlocks mystery of sun’s birth time
By studying decay of bound-state beta decay of thallium-205 (205Tl81+), scientists can better understand the timing and ...
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Planqc to lead development of German government-funded 1,000 qubit quantum computer
Quantum startup will work with Leibniz Supercomputing Centre and Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics on the project ...
A breakthrough in timekeeping: Progress toward a nuclear clock
Physicists have made a breakthrough in the development of a nuclear clock, a new kind of ultraprecise clock that could ...
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Space travel: the health effects of space radiation and building a lunar GPS
Welsh’s ebook is called “ Space Radiation: Astrophysical origins, radiobiological effects and implications for space ...
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Progress opens the door to viable quantum markets
When tackling this, it’s important to note that the specifications governing quantum photonic components (QPCs) are so tough to fulfil that unviable processes will prevent component prices from ...
Wall Street Journal: Trump’s win means it isn’t Iran’s Middle East anymore
News of Donald Trump’s victory sent the rial, Iran’s currency, to an all-time low. The party may be over for the Iranian ...