Every time you check the time on your phone, make an online transaction, or use a navigation app, you are depending on the ...

Every second of modern life runs on precision — from GPS navigation to the time signals that keep the internet in sync. But ...

Researchers at MIT say they have discovered a way to double the precision of optical atomic clocks by quieting the quantum ...

A tomic clocks, which power GPS, online transactions, and data networks, just became more precise. MIT physicists have developed a technique that doubles the accuracy of optical atomic clocks by ...

Optical lattice clocks are emerging timekeeping devices based on tens of thousands of ultracold atoms trapped in an optical lattice (i.e., a grid of laser light). By oscillating between two distinct ...

The new research controls the noise in atomic frequency to double the precision of atomic clocks for a more accurate time.

Although it theoretically transmits precise time, concerns are growing that actual time accuracy is declining due to frequent ...

Atomic clocks record time using microwaves at a frequency matched to electron transitions in certain atoms. They are the basis upon which a second is defined. But there is a new kid on the block, the ...

Find out how to keep time online accurately using World Clock, Time.now, Google Clock, and more. Learn how web-based time tools stay synchronized.

From sundials to atomic clocks, London's Royal Observatory explores the timepieces that helped shape the world ...

Modern timekeeping relies on the accuracy of atomic clocks, which revolutionized timekeeping by using the quantum behavior of atoms to measure time. Discover how these incredibly precise clocks work, ...