Clocks on Earth are ticking a bit more regularly thanks to NIST-F4, a new atomic clock at the National Institute of Standards ...

According to scientists at NIST in Boulder, their newest atomic clock, the NIST-F4, will help track time more precisely and ...

Inside the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, a new atomic clock named NIST-F4 has begun to tick — not with the sound of gears or bells, but with the quantum pulse of cesium ...

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 ...

Whether you find yourself glancing at a clock on the wall or checking your phone, the time you constantly see is the product of a meticulous system upheld by the world’s timekeepers. In the U.S., a ...

Two cutting-edge atomic clocks — the most accurate ever created — have launched on a SpaceX rocket and are on their way to the International Space Station. In the coming months, they will use ...

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 ...

ACES will gather ultra-precise data across at least ten observation windows, each lasting about 25 days during the ...

QuantX personnel conducting environmental testing on the optical frequency comb, which is a key optical atomic clock technology that will be launched into space for testing. (QuantX Labs ...