We are on the cusp of ultraprecise clocks Superprecise timekeepers based on atomic nuclei could be tested as soon as this year

How ultraprecise ‘nuclear clocks’ could transform timekeeping #Science #Physics #NuclearPhysics #NuclearClocks #Timekeeping #PrecisionTimekeeping

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Breakthrough on the path to optical #NuclearClocks: laser-based excitation of Thorium-229 in non-transparent material / Researchers from Los Angeles, Munich, and Mainz open new avenues for nucleus-based #QuantumTechnologies 👉 www.phmi.uni-mainz.de/en/2025/12/13…

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An Old Jeweler’s Trick Could Unlock the Next Generation of Nuclear Clocks A revolutionary achievement could pave the way for smaller, more efficient nuclear clocks. Last year, a research team led by UCLA achieved a milestone scientists had pursued for half a century. They succeeded...

An Old Jeweler’s Trick Could Unlock the Next Generation of Nuclear Clocks #Science #Physics #NuclearPhysics #NuclearClocks #PrecisionTimekeeping #Innovation

Nuclear clocks: How ultra-precise measurements will let us probe the Universe like never before Humans have long sought ways to measure the world we live in. Having systems of measurement, and of units, helps us understand ourselves and our surroundings. This is true whether we’re building, buying...

Nuclear clocks: How ultra-precise measurements will let us probe the Universe like never before #Science #Physics #NuclearPhysics #NuclearClocks #PrecisionMeasurements #UniverseExploration

The winter issue of "Light & Matter" is here! Read the latest about #nuclearclocks, #AtomicClocks, #quantumphysicstumphysics #physicsresearch, and more in the latest installment of our quarterly journal.

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In a new "Nature" paper, JILA and NIST Fellow and CU Boulder Physics prof Jun Ye and his team collaborated with UCLA prof Eric Hudson to make a method for creating thin layers of thorium, a promising new platform for future #nuclearclocks.
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Why timekeeping is now on the verge of a giant leap forward in accuracy
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#NuclearClocks could make time measurement even more accurate than #AtomicClocks. The key: thorium-229, an atomic nucleus whose lowest excited state has very low energy www.uni-mainz.de/presse/aktuell/12242_ENG... @UniHeidelberg @TUvienna @FAIR_GSI_de @helmholtz_de
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A step closer to the nuclear clock - Oscillations in the atomic nucleus of thorium-229 to be used as pulse generator for future #NuclearClocks www.uni-mainz.de/presse/aktuell/4771_ENG_... #AtomicClock