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Safe, affordable solid-state nuclear clocks could be closer with thin-film technology
But the development of such clocks has been challenging as thorium-229, one of the isotopes used in nuclear clocks, is rare, radioactive, and extremely costly to acquire in the su ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists14h
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 ...
Physics World1d
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 ...
Hatch launches new phone-free sunrise alarm clock — with more sleep sounds and no extra cost
It's a new and improved version of the bestselling sunrise alarm clock, but Hatch isn't raising its prices. It is available ...
Computer Weekly3d
Government develops quantum tech for military
The high-tech atomic clock has been developed by a ‘secret lab’ and aims to decrease the reliance on GPS technology ...