The first-ever deployment of a quantum optical atomic clock on an underwater autonomous submarine has been successfully ...

Scientists in Germany have unveiled that the world’s most precise mobile atomic clock is so accurate that it will be off by ...

There's a new record holder for the most accurate clock in the world. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have improved their atomic clock based on a trapped ...

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Nobel laureate Arthur Schawlow’s advice to “never measure anything but frequency” is a central principle of modern precision metrology and timekeeping. Today’s spectroscopy is advanced enough to teach ...

Optical lattice clocks are emerging timekeeping devices based on tens of thousands of ultracold atoms trapped in an optical lattice (i.e., a grid of laser light). By oscillating between two distinct ...

Companies that can leverage advanced quantum technology to help drone swarms overcome electronic jamming may have a future opportunity in partnership with the Air Force. Specifically, the service is ...