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Measuring the singularity with AI World Clocks
Did you know that one of the most common tests of cognitive function is asking the patient to draw a clock? Whether or not ...
Improvements in clocks are setting the stage for a redefinition of the second. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Earlier this year, in a nondescript lab at the National Institute of ...
The world’s most accurate clock now belongs to researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Its new optical atomic clock, built around a single trapped aluminum ion, can ...
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New near-zero-temperature atomic clock aims to redefine how precisely we measure time
Today’s state-of-the-art optical clocks offer accuracy to 18 decimal places, which is roughly equivalent to measuring the ...
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