The Doomsday Clock has never been closer to metaphorical midnight. What does it mean?
The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history.
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Atomic clocks and lasers can help us catch ultra-light dark matter, suggests study
A new study shows that when combined with lasers, atomic clocks can help us catch the most mysterious matter in the universe.
Atomic scientists adjust 'Doomsday Clock' closer than ever to midnight
Atomic scientists moved their "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats amid its ...
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Lasers and Space-Time-Separated Atomic Clocks Reveal New Secrets About Dark Matter
An innovative approach in the search for dark matter using space/time-separated atomic clocks and lasers has yielded ...
2025 'Doomsday Clock': This is how close we are to self-annihilation, scientists say
Scientists and global leaders revealed on Tuesday that the "Doomsday Clock" has been reset to the closest humanity has ever come to self-annihilation.
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Moving from a Doomsday Clock to a Peace Clock
This year’s Doomsday Clock Statement landed like a damp squib in a Trump-swamped corporate news cycle on January 28th. The ...
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US firm’s atomic clock for military use offers precision in extreme temperatures
An Arizona-based company has launched its next generation of low-noise Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (CSAC). Microchip’s model SA65 ...
Phys.org29d
Redefining the second: Optical atomic clock achieves record accuracy in comparison measurement
The next generation of atomic clocks "ticks" with the frequency of a laser. This is about 100,000 times faster than the microwave frequencies of the cesium clocks which are generating the second ...
Doomsday Clock Warns Us of 'The Day After' | Opinion
Why not reduce nuclear arsenals from thousands into the hundreds, and divert savings toward fighting hunger and poverty?
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Chip-scale atomic clock shrinks profile height
A low-noise chip-scale atomic clock (LN-CSAC), the SA65-LN from Microchip, features a profile height of less than 0.5 in. (12 ...
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Multi-Ion Optical Atomic Clock Takes A Step Towards Changing The Definition Of A Second
Researchers have developed a new approach in optical atomic clocks that brings forth a major goal in science: the redefinition of a second. The fundamental unit of time could soon be based on ...