Tipoffs for Boulder, Colorado (Federal Agencies) Newsletter for Friday September 06, 2024 ( 1 items ) |
NIST: Major Leap for Nuclear Clock Paves Way for Ultraprecise Timekeeping
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news:
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* Nuclear clocks would measure time based on changes inside an atom's nucleus, which would make them less sensitive to external disturbances and potentially more accurate than atomic clocks.
* These clocks could lead to improved timekeeping and navigation, faster internet speeds, and advances in fundamental physics research.
* Scientists have demon
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