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Nuclear clocks could outdo atomic clocks as the most precise timepieces

But first, physicists need to figure out how to build them

illustration of a nuclear clock

Physicists aim to build nuclear clocks, one depicted in this artist’s interpretation, which could keep time better than atomic clocks, the most precise clocks ever created.

TU Wien

By Emily Conover

- More than 2 years ago

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