MIT researchers double the accuracy of optical atomic clocks by reducing quantum noise with an innovative laser technique.

Every second of modern life runs on precision — from GPS navigation to the time signals that keep the internet in sync. But scientists at MIT and Harvard have just taken precision to an entirely new ...

DENVER (KDVR) — It is said that time is relative and passes differently depending on an observer’s relative motion and gravitational potential. Although some would argue time is a construct, it does ...

Infleqtion, a global leader in neutral atom–based quantum technology, today announced a successful trial with the Royal Navy ...

Every time you check the time on your phone, make an online transaction, or use a navigation app, you are depending on the precision of atomic clocks. Scientists are developing next-generation atomic ...

Optical clocks are highly precise timekeeping devices that measure time by tracking the oscillations of light, as opposed to microwaves, like conventional atomic clocks. The accuracy of these clocks ...

Atomic clocks record time using microwaves at a frequency matched to electron transitions in certain atoms. They are the basis upon which a second is defined. But there is a new kid on the block, the ...

From sundials to atomic clocks, London's Royal Observatory explores the timepieces that helped shape the world ...

Rising Research in Fundamental Physics Strontium optical lattice clocks are instrumental in testing Einstein’s theories, detecting gravitational waves, and studying fundamental constants, fueling ...

Atomic clocks today are so precise that they lose one second ... A businessman named John Belville started to sell time in 1836. He would set his pocket watch every morning at the Greenwich ...

On Sunday, Nov. 2, we head back into Standard Time and say goodbye to Daylight Saving Time until March 8, 2026.