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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 ...

Scientists just designed the world’s most accurate clock

The new atomic clock from physicists in Singapore has crushed all previous records. Physicists in Singapore have built an ...

Can a clock be accurate on its own?

The clock on my kitchen microwave was off by three minutes again. I don't remember ever having to set the clock on my ...

Nuclear clocks could become world's most accurate timekeepers

Two teams of scientists have built the first working "nuclear clocks", which could become the world's most accurate ...

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, ...

Scientists unveil first ultra-accurate nuclear clocks

Countries are increasing research into timekeeping technology as risks of clock outages and sabotage threaten digital systems ...
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 ...

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, ...
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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.

Scientists Just Built the World’s Most Accurate Clock

Lutetium clocks have achieved record accuracy and comparison precision, making them promising candidates for future time standards and measurements of gravity.