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Most accurate space clock to launch – and count down to destruction

The most accurate clock in space launches within days and will begin building a highly synchronised network out of the best clocks on Earth. But the project, decades in preparation, will only operate ...
Neowin

This is the "Most Accurate Clock in the World" that took 20 years to build0 0

The world’s most accurate clock now belongs to researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Its new optical atomic clock, built around a single trapped aluminum ion, can ...
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MIT and Harvard break quantum limit with world’s most accurate optical clock

Every second of modern life runs on precision — from GPS navigation to the time signals that keep the internet in sync. But scientists at MIT and Harvard have just taken precision to an entirely new ...
AOL

First-ever thorium nuclear optical clock - the world’s most accurate timekeeper

Atomic clocks have long been the gold standard for measuring time and frequency. Among them, optical clocks—using atoms like strontium or aluminum—have reached staggering levels of accuracy, with ...
Popular Science

World’s most accurate clock requires a 2-mile laser beam

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The ongoing race to create the next generation of hyperaccurate ...

Here’s What Happens When Your Phone’s Clock Changes Itself on Nov. 2

It’s fall, the less painful one, and since the time on everyone’s smartphone changes itself now, your alarm will feel like it’s going off an hour late. Pro: You might get more sleep. Con: Your cat won ...
TopSpeed

Ultra-Accurate Optical Atomic Clocks Could Enable True Self-Driving Cars

Craig has worked in automotive media for nearly 20 years, producing content for publications ranging from Autoline and AutoGuide to Roadshow by CNET and EV Pulse. Aside from writing, he’s also ...
EDN

Power Considerations for Accurate Real-Time Clocks

With the introduction of the DS3231 extremely accurate, I²C-compatible, integrated RTC/TCXO/crystal, Dallas Semiconductor has redefined the accuracy expectations of a stand-alone, real-time clock. The ...
New Atlas

Royal Navy installs quantum clock in robotic submarine

Why have just one technological breakthrough when you can have two at the same time? The Royal Navy has installed for the first time a quantum clock into its XV Excalibur robotic submarine for ...
EDN

Real-Time Clock Adds Accurate Timekeeping to Microcontroller System

Many microcontrollers include timer circuits, but only a few include a battery-backed real-time clock (RTC). Yet many applications require an RTC, which you can easily add by using a 1-Wire network.
Seattle Times

World’s Most Accurate Clock Goes on Sale for $3.3 Million

(Bloomberg) — If time is money, precision in nanoseconds can be measured in millions of dollars. Shimadzu Corp, a Kyoto, Japan-based precision equipment maker, has started selling a clock which is ...