It doesn’t happen often that the Earth puts timekeepers in their place, but on August 5, 2025, the world is set to do just ...

Once the clock is ready, it will be able to detect incredibly tiny changes in energy, which can reveal things like changes in ...

Scientists propose using quantum-entangled clocks to test how gravity affects quantum mechanics in curved spacetime.

Can GPS function without an atomic clock? Learn how GPS receivers stay accurate using clever math, satellite timing, and error correction. #GPSExplained #AtomicClock ...

NIST’s ion clock claims record for ‘most accurate in the world’ 23 Jul 2025 In the latest wave of optical atomic clocks, it is accurate to 19 decimal places.

Now a research team has proposed a new design concept where atomic-level platinum present on the surface of platinum selenaide can function as a catalyst for gas reactions.

A test using atomic clocks will watch superpositions ride Earth’s curved space-time and see if Einstein can play nice with quantum mechanics ...

A new study in JAMA shows how proximity to Coldwater Creek, where nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project was improperly stored, affected cancer rates over the decades.

On Tuesday, Earth is projected for one of its shortest days since record-keeping began more than 50 years ago.

Many narrators continue to portray Oppenheimer as the father of the atomic bomb. But crediting him was part of a strategy to make nuclear weapons look like an unambiguous force of good—not of evil.

A clock built by a team led by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been estimated to be 41 percent more accurate than the previous timekeeping record holder.

Eric S. Singer is a high school and university educator and a historian of the Cold War in the United States. He served on the faculty of the University of Baltimore, where he taught about the Cold ...