By using a rare thorium nucleus as a timekeeper, physicists have demonstrated the first working nuclear clock, a device that ...

First dreamed up decades ago, the world's first nuclear clocks are set to improve quickly, becoming more precise and aiding ...

But physicists have long dreamt of even better clocks that run on atomic nuclei, which are less sensitive to environmental ...

As we scour and scorch the Earth for deeper wells of energy, investors and government agencies are pouring billions into ...

Two independent research teams have achieved a longstanding goal in physics: building a working nuclear clock. The devices, ...

Time feels familiar. It marks every moment of daily life, from the ticking of a wall clock to the changing numbers on a ...

A clock based on radioactive thorium atoms realises a long-held ambition, demonstrating a technology that could eventually ...

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The nucleus of an atom is now the modern version of sand flowing through an hourglass. Researchers have spent 15 years trying to increase accuracy in timekeeping. The U.S. standard currently relies on ...

Jefferson Lab, a nuclear physics research lab, broke ground on a 30,000 sq ft (2,787 sqm) data center last Friday.

Atomic and molecular physics addresses the structure and interactions of atoms and molecules, uniting quantum theory with experimental observation to explain phenomena from spectral lines to collision ...