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Using atoms of thorium-229, physicists have built functional clocks based on the energy shifts of atomic nuclei.
Europe, China, Austria, Germany, Vienna
Who
physicists, Luca Toscani De Col, Beichen Huang, Thorsten Schumm
What
Using atoms of thorium-229, physicists have built functional clocks based on the energy shifts of atomic nuclei.
When
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:01:31 GMT · 2h 26m ago
Where
Europe, China, Austria, Germany, Vienna ·
Why
This breakthrough could redefine the limits of how we keep time and provide powerful tools for probing phenomena such as dark matter.
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The development of nuclear clocks, which are more stable and less susceptible to outside interference than atomic clocks, marks a significant advance in chronometry with potential applications in fundamental physics research and precision timekeeping.
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3 events in this thread- Currently Reading2h 26m agoUsing atoms of thorium-229, physicists have built functional clocks based on the energy shifts of atomic nuclei.
- Health & Science2h 26m agoUsing atoms of thorium-229, physicists have built functional clocks based not on the oscillations of electrons, but on the back-and-forth energy shifts of atomic nuclei themselves.Open article
- Health & Science2h 26m agoPhysicists have successfully built functional clocks based on the energy shifts of atomic nuclei, a breakthrough achieved independently by two teams in Europe and China.Open article
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