Atomic clocks are more accurate than those used to define the second, suggesting the definition might need to change ...

Even your Macbook or smartphone displays time which is synchronized to the NIST-F1 clock, a cesium fountain atomic clock (aka the ‘Atomic Clock’) that is part of a global consortium of atomic ...

Atomic clocks are exceptionally sensitive to temperature ... With this development, NIST continues to push the boundaries of scientific discovery. This method opens a door to a world where ...

“Atomic clocks are exceptionally sensitive to temperature changes, which can cause small errors in their measurements,” said NIST research scientist Chris Holloway. “We’re hopeful this new technology ...

"Atomic clocks are exceptionally sensitive to temperature changes, which can cause small errors in their measurements," said NIST research scientist Chris Holloway. "We're hopeful this new ...

By tightly confining ytterbium in the ideal potential of a magic-wavelength optical lattice, the lattice clock pushes the frontiers of atomic timekeeping ... advance state-of-the-art capabilities of ...

Our research focuses on the development of optical clocks using ultracold atomic systems. By tightly confining ytterbium ... interactions to advance state-of-the-art capabilities of the NIST ytterbium ...

Accurate frequency measurements of a narrow optical clock transition in ... develop increasingly accurate atomic clocks. The spectral resolution achieved in the NIST experiment is higher than ...