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MIT physicists improved the stability of optical atomic clocks by reducing “quantum noise” — a fundamental measurement ...

Optical clocks are highly precise timekeeping devices that measure time by tracking the oscillations of light, as opposed to microwaves, like conventional atomic clocks. The accuracy of these clocks ...