First dreamed up decades ago, the world's first nuclear clocks are set to improve quickly, becoming more precise and aiding the hunt for dark matter.

By using a rare thorium nucleus as a timekeeper, physicists have demonstrated the first working nuclear clock, a device that could lead to even more precise clocks and new ways to search for dark ...

Nuclear clocks should be more robust and portable than the best available clocks today because nuclei are hard to perturb and are protected in a crystal. Creating a nuclear clock is “a dream come ...

Two independent teams of scientists have created the first functional clocks that can keep ultraprecise time using the nuclei ...

The demonstrated system achieved short-term fractional frequency stability highlighting the platform’s potential for future chip-scale quantum ...

Atomic clocks are established as the most precise timekeepers created. Atomic clocks work by deploying lasers to measure the vibrations of atoms (electromagnetic signals). By atoms oscillating at a ...

Keeping time is easy, keeping precise time is hard, but a new type of clock based on atomic nuclei has pushed time-keeping ...

A clock based on radioactive thorium atoms realises a long-held ambition, demonstrating a technology that could eventually beat the accuracy of today’s best atomic clocks ...

Every time you check the time on your phone, make an online transaction, or use a navigation app, you are depending on the precision of atomic clocks. Scientists are developing next-generation atomic ...

Is Einstein's assumption about gravity and time correct? Researchers want to find out with the help of two clocks. And send ...

Without precise time, the modern world collapses - from GPS to the electricity grid. And Switzerland is one of the clock ...