New atomic clock is most precise yet
Next test is whether the timepiece can translate precision into long-term accuracy
GRID’S GOT RHYTHM The world’s most precise timepiece consists of strontium atoms in a grid, ticking off oscillations of laser light trillions of times per second.
The Ye group and Steve Burrows/JILA
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