Breakthrough could pave the way for next-generation GPS in drones, smartphones and self-driving cars, scientists say.

JILA researchers are pioneering a nuclear clock using thorium-229, which offers unprecedented stability compared to atomic ...

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The threat of GPS jamming extends beyond aviation. Without GPS, our lives would grind to a halt: in 2017, a government report ...

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / March 17, 2025 / General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today ...

A new study investigated the mortality and mental health correlates of the iconic Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock.

Results indicate that the closer the Doomsday Clock ticks to midnight, the higher the rates are for mortality specific to ...

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However, atomic clocks are now reaching unprecedented precision, bringing these elusive effects within measurable range. Since these clocks simultaneously interrogate many atoms, they provide a unique ...

Feb. 16, 2022 — Physicists have made one of the highest performance atomic clocks ever. ­­ Their instrument, known as an optical lattice atomic clock, can measure differences in time to a ...

Getty Images NPL's atomic clock, alongside clocks from around 80 labs worldwide, helps set Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), the official global time standard To pinpoint our exact location ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Microcomb chips have been developed to miniaturize optical atomic clocks, potentially achieving centimeter-level GPS precision. These chips bridge the gap ...