Time is almost up on the way we track each second of the day, with optical atomic clocks set to redefine the way the world measures one second in the near future. Researchers from Adelaide University ...

For many years, cesium atomic clocks have been reliably keeping time around the world. But the future belongs to even more accurate clocks: optical atomic clocks. In a few years’ time, they could ...

For many years, cesium atomic clocks have been reliably keeping time around the world. But the future belongs to even more accurate clocks: optical atomic clocks. In a few years' time, they could ...

Smaller version Illustration of a conventional atomic fountain clock (left) next to NPL’s miniature atomic fountain clock. (Courtesy: NPL) A miniature version of an atomic fountain clock has been ...

What the Clock: Internet time servers are a critical part of the infrastructure used by companies and organizations that rely on atomic clocks to keep accurate time. A US agency responsible for ...

A destructive windstorm disrupted the power supply to more than a dozen atomic clocks that keep official time in the United States. Reading time 2 minutes The official standard time of the United ...

Nuclear clocks are the next big thing in ultra-precise timekeeping. Recent publications in the journal Nature propose a new method and new technology to build the clocks. Timekeeping has become more ...

Australia's Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy with a QuantX Labs quantum clock at the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition 2025 in Sydney held from 4 to 6 November. (Commonwealth of ...

Vladan Vuletić with members of his Experimental Atomic Physics group. From left to right: Matthew Radzihovsky, Leon Zaporski, Qi Liu, Vladan Vuletić, and Gustavo Velez. Every time you check the time ...

IonQ, a quantum computing technology company, has finalized the acquisition of quantum sensing firm Vector Atomic. IonQ said Tuesday the all-stock transaction enhances its position as a full-spectrum ...

IonQ said Wednesday the planned acquisition is intended to expand its quantum technology portfolio. By integrating Vector Atomic’s advanced PNT systems, including rackmount optical atomic clocks, ...