A network of Earth's best clocks will be synchronised with the most accurate one ever sent into space. But the device has a ...

Now a Japanese company has commercialized one approach—an optical-lattice clock it claims is the most accurate on the market.

This could be done by replacing the current atomic clocks in GPS satellites with optical atomic clocks, which are far more ...

Atomic clocks are the basis upon which a second is defined. But there is a new kid on the block, the optical clock, which ...

Explore five groundbreaking trends in optical science for 2025, including vortex-based fiber optics, dual micro-comb atomic ...

Quantum clock maker QuantX Labs is preparing to launch a key component of its optical atomic clock into space for the first ...

Adelaide-based QuantX Labs plans to launch a key subsystem of its optical atomic clock into space to enhance position, ...

Atomic clocks are timekeeping devices that use the vibrations of atoms (commonly cesium, rubidium, or hydrogen) as their ...

A revolutionary timekeeping breakthrough could be on the horizon as scientists explore the thorium-229 nuclear optical clock, an innovation that may surpass today’s atomic clocks. By manipulating ...

Atomic clocks have long been the gold standard for measuring time and frequency. Among them, optical clocks—using atoms like strontium or aluminum—have reached staggering levels of accuracy, with ...

Optical lattice clocks, the pinnacle of timekeeping, are key to exploring the relationship between quantum mechanics and ...

QuantX Labs will launch a key sub-system of its next-generation optical atomic clock on a SpaceX mission in December.