Physicists are exploring thorium-229’s unique properties to create a nuclear clock so precise it could detect the faintest ...

Ahead of his third "Pilgrimage of Peace" to Japan to mark the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, ...

In a speech, Hiroshima mayor Kazumi Matsui warned of "an accelerating trend toward military buildup around the world", ...

Director James Cameron talks next film, an adaptation of the new book 'Ghosts of Hiroshima' about the use of the atomic bomb in WWII.

Earth will complete a rotation 1.33 milliseconds earlier than usual on Tuesday, August 5. That makes it one of the shortest days of 2025 at ...

Incredibly, today will be approximately 1.34 milliseconds shorter than 24 hours, according to the International Earth ...

It was such a peaceful morning that Yoshito Matsushige could scarcely believe it was wartime. Matsushige, a 32-year-old ...

Macquarie University narrows laser linewidth for quantum computing, atomic clocks 23 Jul 2025 Technique based on Raman scattering improves on current methods of purifying laser spectrum.

Unveil the advancements behind the most accurate atomic clock. Learn how it computes time more accurately than ever before.

On July 14, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced their new and improved optical atomic clock is now the most accurate in the world.

Daniel Kleppner in 2008. He worked with the physicist Norman Ramsey on a method to make atomic clocks more accurate, work that became an essential part of global positioning systems. via Kleppner ...

As Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.