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MIT physicists double precision of optical atomic clocks with new quantum method
A tomic clocks, which power GPS, online transactions, and data networks, just became more precise. MIT physicists have developed a technique that doubles the accuracy of optical atomic clocks by ...
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MIT and Harvard break quantum limit with world’s most accurate optical clock
Every second of modern life runs on precision — from GPS navigation to the time signals that keep the internet in sync. But ...
MIT physicists improved the stability of optical atomic clocks by reducing “quantum noise” — a fundamental measurement ...
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MIT boffins double precision of atomic clocks by taming quantum noise
Global phase spectroscopy' makes ultraprecise optical timekeepers even more precise Researchers at MIT say they have ...
The new research controls the noise in atomic frequency to double the precision of atomic clocks for a more accurate time.
The clock is so reliable that it would be off by less than a second if it had started running 100 million years ago, researchers say. A new atomic clock is one of the world’s best timekeepers, ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The ongoing race to create the next generation of hyperaccurate ...
It's Memorial Day, Short Wavers. This holiday, we bring you a meditation on time ... and clocks. There are hundreds of atomic clocks in orbit right now, perched on satellites all over Earth. We depend ...
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