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Clocks made from an atomic nucleus just ticked on for the first time

Researchers already used one of the nuclear clocks to search for dark matter

A translucent blue cylindrical crystal mounted on a post

A crystal of calcium fluoride that is infused with thorium atoms (shown) is at the heart of a new nuclear clock.

Luca Toscani De Col/TU Wien

By Emily Conover

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