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United KingdomScience9 days ago

Nuclear clocks tick for the first time

Two independent research teams have successfully created functional nuclear clocks using the nucleus of a thorium-229 atom. These clocks, developed by researchers at Tsinghua University and the Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, offer potential improvements in timekeeping accuracy compared to current atomic clocks.

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Phys.orgIndependentCenter9 days ago
Nuclear clocks tick for the first time

Two independent research teams have successfully created functional nuclear clocks using the nucleus of a thorium-229 atom. These clocks, developed by researchers at Tsinghua University and the Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, offer potential improvements in timekeeping accuracy compared to current atomic clocks.

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