Physicists use thorium-229 to power the world's first working nuclear clock

A clock built from thorium-229 has crossed an important line, from a long-discussed concept to a working device. The shift ...

The first ticking ‘nuclear clocks’ are here

Nuclear clocks should be more robust and portable than the best available clocks today because nuclei are hard to perturb and ...
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First working nuclear clock heralds a new era in timekeeping

A clock based on radioactive thorium atoms realises a long-held ambition, demonstrating a technology that could eventually ...

Nuclear clocks tick for the first time

Two independent research teams have achieved a longstanding goal in physics: building a working nuclear clock. The devices, ...
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World’s first working nuclear clocks built with thorium nucleus after decades of effort

For decades, nuclear clocks have existed as one of physics’ most tempting promises. A ...