Findings from experimental setup demonstrate potential for compact and portable nuclear clocks

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Findings from experimental setup demonstrate potential for compact and portable nuclear clocks - Tech and Science Post

Scientists use atomic clocks to measure the “second,” the smallest standard unit of time, with great precision. These clocks use natural oscillations of electrons in atoms, similar to how pendulums work in old grandfather clocks. The quest for an even more precise timekeeper led to the discovery of nuclear clocks, which use the transitions of atomic nuclei instead of electrons to keep time. A rising contender for the development of ultra-precise…