The most precise clocks in the world will lose only one second every 300 billion years—and someday they might fit in your ...

FOR THE discerning timekeeper, only an atomic clock will do. Whereas the best quartz timepieces will lose a millisecond every ...

Nuclear clocks could be more accurate than atomic clocks by a factor of about 10, potentially leading to improved GPS ...

From the humble wristwatch to the atomic clock, innovations that came out of global conflicts transformed our relationship ...

A method to take snapshots of exploding nuclei could hold clues about the fundamental properties of gold, uranium and other ...

The length of a second was initially determined astronomically, using Earth's rotation. One second was defined as 1/86,400th ...

By studying decay of bound-state beta decay of thallium-205 (205Tl81+), scientists can better understand the timing and ...

HIROSHIMA--Passed down from his grandfather, a U.S.-made wooden clock that hangs on a living room wall at Eiji Koizumi’s home here has stood the test of time and an atomic bomb blast. The ...

Atomic Digital Clock Auto Set (no back light) - Using radio frequencies broadcast from NIST’s Colorado , the clock will automatically set to the correct time. Automatically adjusts to Daylight ...

This is why atomic clocks were one of the enabling technologies for GPS. In turn, atomic clocks on GNSS satellites became the most convenient way to calibrate and synchronize local clocks on the ...