This has now paved the way for a multi-ion optical ytterbium clock that combines the high accuracy of single-ion clocks with ...

Some alarm clocks do a lot more than tell the time and wake you up. Oregon Scientific, for example, makes a line of self-setting clocks that let you project an image of the digital clock face and ...

Atomic clocks are the most accurate timekeepers we have, losing only seconds across billions of years. But apparently that’s not accurate enough – nuclear clocks could steal their thunder, speeding up ...

Next-generation atomic timekeeping techniques could push new frontiers in quantum physics, according to a new study. Atomic clocks are essential elements in GPS and other navigation systems — and a ...

The theory was developed by Neils Bohr's great-grandson. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The use of a special type of atom could ...

Which atomic clocks are best? The first time zone, Greenwich Mean Time, was established in the late 1600s to assist sailors before the invention of the train and railway in the mid-1800s expanded the ...

Smaller version Illustration of a conventional atomic fountain clock (left) next to NPL’s miniature atomic fountain clock.

Which projection clock is best? While advanced mobile devices and smartwatches might make a traditional alarm clock feel like a relic from the past, these trusty devices are still popular, thanks to ...

Have you ever thought to use a clock to identify mineral deposits or concealed water resources within the Earth? An international team headed by astrophysicists Philippe Jetzer and Ruxandra Bondarescu ...

For many years, cesium atomic clocks have been reliably keeping time around the world. But the future belongs to even more accurate clocks: optical atomic clocks. In a few years' time, they could ...