University of California: Old jeweler's trick could unlock next-generation nuclear clocks
December 10, 2025
December 10, 2025
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California posted the following news release:
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An old jeweler's trick could unlock next-generation nuclear clocks
Key takeaways
* In 2008, a team of UCLA-led scientists proposed a scheme to use a laser to excite the nucleus of thorium atoms to realize extremely accurate, portable clocks. Last year, they realized this longstanding goal by bombarding thorium atoms embedded in speci . . .
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An old jeweler's trick could unlock next-generation nuclear clocks
Key takeaways
* In 2008, a team of UCLA-led scientists proposed a scheme to use a laser to excite the nucleus of thorium atoms to realize extremely accurate, portable clocks. Last year, they realized this longstanding goal by bombarding thorium atoms embedded in speci . . .