Safe, affordable solid-state nuclear clocks could be closer with thin-film technology
Researchers have now found a way to make nuclear clocks a thousand times less radioactive and more cost-effective, thanks to ...
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Join us for the 2025 Doomsday Clock Announcement
Doomsday Clock announcement will be held on January 28th in Washington, DC. The Bulletin’s Science and Security Board will ...
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Solid-state nuclear clocks brought closer by physical vapour deposition
Solid-state clock Illustration of how thorium atoms are vaporized (bottom) and then deposited in a thin film on the substrate ...
China builds ‘impossible’ fridge-sized atomic clock for precise military operations
Chinese researchers have developed the world's smallest and most robust atomic clock that can survive the rigors of war.
Chinese scientists build the most precise timing machine for electronic warfare
Researchers have created an atomic clock that can be taken into war zones, and it could change the future of military combat.
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To explore deep space, we'll need better clocks. Here's why
There are hundreds of atomic clocks in orbit right now, perched on satellites all over Earth. We depend on them for GPS ...
Is humanity doomed? Doomsday Clock will be updated this MONTH to determine our fate - as the Russia-Ukraine war rages on and climate disasters continue to wrea…
As the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists prepares to set a new time on the Doomsday Clock, experts warn that the risk of ...
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The Best Sunrise Alarm Clock
Biologically, our physiological clocks are set to wake up with the sun. As it sets, our brains start producing melatonin for sleep in the evenings. Sunrise alarm clocks (sometimes called “dawn ...
Top secret lab is developing the UK's first quantum clock
To be rolled out by 2029, the quantum clock will allow more precise navigation and surveillance on Royal Navy ships and RAF ...