Atomic clocks may be powerful enough to detect the quantum fabric of time

Time feels familiar. It marks every moment of daily life, from the ticking of a wall clock to the changing numbers on a ...
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Atomic clocks could reveal interaction between Einstein’s relativity, quantum mechanics

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The reconciliation of general relativity and quantum mechanics is one of the biggest challenges in science, one that continues to ...
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Dipole-dipole interactions: Observing a new clock systematic shift

In a new study published in Science today, JILA and NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Fellow Jun Ye and his research team have taken a significant step in understanding the ...
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Ytterbium atomic clock could open a new window on fundamental physics

For the first time, an international team of physicists has successfully harnessed a rare orbital transition in atoms of ytterbium to create a new type of atomic clock that is both highly precise and ...