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The clocks that helped define time from London's Royal Observatory
From sundials to atomic clocks, our understanding of time has become a lot more accurate as technological developments ...
Everest inks CSIRO Kick-Start agreement to study Mt Edon rubidium
Having inked an agreement with Australia’s CSIRO, Everest Metals will use the agency’s Kick-Start program to undertake ...
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US scientists debut atomic clock that stays true for 100 million years straight
Marvel’s Time Variance Authority (TVA) would probably call dibs on this atomic clock if they could! The NIST-F4 atomic clock, ...
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New Atomic Fountain Clock Props Up the World's Time With Pinpoint Precision
F4, the latest cesium fountain clock that now stands as one of the most accurate timekeepers in the entire world.
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A new version of the periodic table could change how we measure time
An alternative periodic table of elements focusing on highly charged ions reveals new science that could support the quest ...
New Boulder atomic clock submitted to track world’s time
According to scientists at NIST in Boulder, their newest atomic clock, the NIST-F4, will help track time more precisely and ...
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Celia McDowall is a Scoville fellow with the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
ACES finds its home in orbit
ESA's state-of-the-art timekeeping facility, has been successfully installed on the International Space Station, marking the ...
New atomic fountain clock joins elite group that keeps the world on time
Clocks on Earth are ticking a bit more regularly thanks to NIST-F4, a new atomic clock at the National Institute of Standards ...
World’s most accurate clock sold in Japan for US$3.3 million
Resembling a squat, wide fridge, the world’s most accurate clock went on sale for US$3.3 million (HK$25.7 million) in Japan last month. The “Aether clock OC 020” is so precise that it would take 10 ...