A clutch of dinosaur eggs found in central China is about 86 million years old, according to scientists who used an “atomic ...

What could be more exciting than finding a dinosaur egg? The tiny shells from which some of the largest animals ever to walk ...

The way time is measured is on the edge of a historic upgrade. At the heart of this change is a new kind of atomic clock that uses light instead of microwaves. This shift means timekeeping could ...

A team of international researchers has developed a new technique that promises to detect dark matter using atomic clocks and a network of optical-cavity lasers. An atomic clock is a super-precise ...

A newly discovered set of mathematical equations describes how to turn any sequence of random events into a clock, scientists ...

Christophe Salomon, has been awarded the 2025 Balzan Prize for his research on ultra-cold atoms and the development of ...

The field of optical atomic clocks, in combination with ultracold atoms, has transformed precision timekeeping and metrology. By utilising laser-cooled atoms confined in optical lattices, researchers ...

Modern timekeeping relies on the accuracy of atomic clocks, which revolutionized timekeeping by using the quantum behavior of atoms to measure time. Discover how these incredibly precise clocks work, ...

NIST scientists have published results establishing a new atomic clock, NIST-F4, as one of the world’s most accurate timekeepers, priming the clock to be recognized as a primary frequency standard — ...

The reconciliation of general relativity and quantum mechanics is one of the biggest challenges in science, one that continues to elude us. Now, a new study by Anjun Chu and colleagues has examined ...