A new atomic clock is one of the world’s best timekeepers, researchers say — and after years of development, the “fountain”-style clock is now in use helping keep official U.S. time.

Inside the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, a new atomic clock named NIST-F4 has ... This story originally appeared on ZME Science. Want to get smarter every day?

The clock is ticking on humanity. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved its ... “Trends that have deeply concerned the Science and Security Board continued, and despite unmistakable ...

“We’re exploring the frontiers of measurement science,” Ye said ... able to theorize about until now.” The average atomic clock today operates at microwave frequencies, NIST states ...

Atomic clocks have long been the gold standard for measuring time and frequency. Among them, optical clocks—using atoms like strontium or aluminum—have reached staggering levels of accuracy ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Atomic scientists on Tuesday ... chair of the Bulletin's Science and Security Board. "Setting the Doomsday Clock at 89 seconds to midnight is a warning to all ...

the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the metaphorical clock up one second to 89 seconds before midnight, the theoretical doomsday mark. "It is the determination of the science and security ...

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, a science-oriented advocacy group ... itself with human-made advancements. “We set the clock closer to midnight because we do not see positive progress ...

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 ...

Atomic clocks are the backbone of the Global Positioning System (GPS), the network of satellites above the earth that we use every day to navigate cities, respond to emergencies, and organise ...