A new study shows that electron spins—tiny magnetic properties of atoms that can store information—can be protected from ...

Atomic clocks are the basis upon which a second is defined. But there is a new kid on the block, the optical clock, which ...

Precision equipment manufacturer Shimadzu Corp. said it has created the world’s most accurate time device: a clock that won’t ...

atomic clocks define a second as 9,192,631,770 microwave oscillations of a cesium atom as it absorbs microwave radiation of a specific frequency. Many modern atomic clocks use oscillations of ...

It was developed in collaboration with The University of Tokyo and research institute Riken and is about one hundred times more precise than the traditional cesium atomic clocks that currently ...

Optical lattice clocks, the pinnacle of timekeeping, are key to exploring the relationship between quantum mechanics and ...

The size, power, and other metrics of a latest-generation chip-scale atomic clock.

Standing 1.5 metres (4.9 feet) tall and roughly the size of a single-door refrigerator, the caesium atomic fountain clock can be loaded onto a military truck and, after enduring long-distance ...

Modern timekeeping relies on the accuracy of atomic clocks, which revolutionized timekeeping by using the quantum behavior of atoms to measure time. Discover how these incredibly precise clocks ...