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'The most accurate clock in the world': Atomic clock just set a new world record

(Patcharin Saenlakon/iStockphoto/Getty Images) The time-keeping offered by your watch or phone may be good enough for ...

Tiny Asian country beats China, USA to world's most accurate clock — Lutetium-based device loses 1 second every 264 billion years

The feat is doubly impressive given the size (and therefore relative resources) of the team that recorded the breakthrough, ...

The world’s first nuclear clocks start ticking

The world’s network of atomic clocks is already mind-bogglingly accurate. They also underpin a slew of modern necessities, ...
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Physicists unveil the most accurate atomic clock ever ‪—‬ and it could literally redefine the second

Physicists have used radioactive lutetium to create what they say is the most accurate atomic clock ever, keeping time perfectly up to 19 decimal places.
MIT Technology Review

A new atomic clock in space could help us measure elevations on Earth

The European Space Agency’s ACES mission could ultimately pave the way for a global network of atomic clocks that make these measurements far more accurate. In 2003, engineers from Germany and ...
Nature

Best clock ever: timekeeper based on lutetium atoms wows researchers

Physicists have unveiled the world’s most accurate clock — a timepiece so reliable that it would take more than 260 billion years to lose 1 second. Precision clocks are used in everything from ...
Phys.org

World's most accurate and precise atomic clock pushes new frontiers in physics

In humankind's ever-ticking pursuit of perfection, scientists have developed an atomic clock that is more precise and accurate than any clock previously created. The new clock was built by ...