For years, Russia has been using the Norwegian town of Kirkenes, which borders its nuclear stronghold, as a laboratory, ...

Researchers have demonstrated a new optical atomic clock that uses a single laser and doesn't require cryogenic temperatures.

Such a device would greatly surpass the capabilities of atomic clocks, which define the span of a second through controlled energy jumps in atoms’ electrons and are currently the pinnacle of ...

A startup called Mesa Quantum aims to develop chip-scale quantum sensors that could radically improve navigation and ...

Automatically adjusts to Daylight Savings Time while set the DST on. Atomic Wall Clocks Battery Operated with Alarm - This digital calendar alarm day clock required 3 “AA” long life batteries ...

Here on Earth, it might not matter if your wristwatch runs a few seconds slow. But crucial spacecraft functions need accuracy ...

Atomic clocks, which are used to measure standard time and calculate GPS, boast extremely high accuracy, with an error of just one second per several hundred thousand ...

One example of this type of sensor is an atomic clock, which goes inside electronic devices to provide the same sort of precision referencing as wireless GPS. They could eliminate the need for the ...

It might not sound like there is much difference between the two clocks at first glance, but it’s all about scale. Atomic ...

The nucleus of an atom is now the modern version of sand flowing through an hourglass. Researchers have spent 15 years trying to increase accuracy in timekeeping. The U.S. standard currently ...