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Physicists create groundbreaking atomic clock that's off by less than 1 second every 100 million years
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's new cesium fountain clock is one of the most precise atomic clocks ever ...
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This New Atomic Clock Is So Precise It Won’t Lose a Second for 140 Million Years
Inside the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, a new atomic clock named NIST-F4 has begun to tick — not ...
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 and Technology (NIST) campus in Boulder, Colorado.
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US scientists debut atomic clock that stays true for 100 million years straight
This month, NIST scientists officially submitted it to the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) for ...
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 help put global time on a more accurate frequency.
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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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Most accurate space clock to launch – and count down to destruction
A network of Earth's best clocks will be synchronised with the most accurate one ever sent into space. But the device has a ...
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New atomic fountain clock joins elite group that keeps the world on time
NIST scientists have published results establishing a new atomic clock, NIST-F4, as one of the world’s most accurate timekeepers, priming the clock to be recognized as a primary frequency ...
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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 for more accurate optical atomic clocks ...