In Vienna and Beijing, the first (thorium) nuclear clocks begin to tick
Summary
Researchers in Vienna and Beijing have begun operating the world's first nuclear clocks based on a thorium-229 nuclear isomer, a breakthrough promising unprecedented timekeeping precision and new tests of fundamental physics.
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