MIT researchers double the accuracy of optical atomic clocks by reducing quantum noise with an innovative laser technique.
It's Memorial Day, Short Wavers. This holiday, we bring you a meditation on time ... and clocks. There are hundreds of atomic clocks in orbit right now, perched on satellites all over Earth. We depend ...
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MIT and Harvard break quantum limit with world’s most accurate optical clock
Every second of modern life runs on precision — from GPS navigation to the time signals that keep the internet in sync. But ...
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When Milliseconds Matter How Earth’s Spin, Lunar Tides, and Atomic Clocks Shape Our Days
“Atomic clocks and our computer networks are the new, far superior form of time measurement, but we’re forcing them to keep in sync with this older form of measurement,” remarks Dr. David Gozzard, an ...
Atomic clocks record time using microwaves at a frequency matched to electron transitions in certain atoms. They are the basis upon which a second is defined. But there is a new kid on the block, the ...
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