Search results for atomic clock

Optics & Photonics Nov 2, 2022

World's first optical atomic clock with highly charged ions

Highly charged ions are a common form of matter in the cosmos, where they are found, for example, in the sun or other stars. They are so called because they have lost many electrons and therefore have a high positive charge. ...

Space Exploration Nov 1, 2022

Final module docks at China's Tiangong space station

The final module of China's Tiangong space station successfully docked with the core structure on Tuesday, state media said—a key step in its completion by year's end and a landmark moment in the country's space ambitions.

Optics & Photonics Oct 31, 2022

A novel way to measure time using Rydberg states

A team of researchers working at the University of Uppsala in Sweden has discovered a novel way to measure time. They published their work in the journal Physical Review Letters.

Space Exploration Oct 31, 2022

China's 'space dream': A Long March to the Moon and beyond

China successfully launched the final module of its Tiangong space station on Monday, inching closer to completion by the end of the year and a landmark moment in the country's space ambitions.

Space Exploration Oct 26, 2022

ESA plans for low-orbiting navigation satellites

Satellite navigation is headed closer to users. ESA's Navigation Directorate is planning an in-orbit demonstration with new navigation satellites that will orbit just a few hundred kilometers up in space, supplementing Europe's ...

Quantum Physics Oct 12, 2022

A crystalline attoclock: Ultrafast motion of free electrons in solids tracked to within attoseconds

From experience, driving through the city center takes longer than covering the same distance on an open country road. After all, you will encounter a lot of other road users, red lights, road works and traffic jams in the ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 28, 2022

'Optical magic': New flat glass enables optimal visual quality for augmented reality goggles

As anyone who has recently tried out an augmented reality headset knows, the technology is not yet ready to be part of our everyday lives. Researchers have been working to perfect high-performing augmented reality (AR) glasses, ...

Quantum Physics Sep 9, 2022

A quantum network of entangled atomic clocks

For the first time, scientists at the University of Oxford have been able to demonstrate a network of two entangled optical atomic clocks and show how the entanglement between the remote clocks can be used to improve their ...

Quantum Physics Aug 31, 2022

Engineering atomic antennas for quantum sensing

Jennifer Choy makes atom-size antennas. They bear no resemblance to the telescoping rod that transmits pop hits through a portable stereo. But functionally, they're similar. They're quantum sensors, picking up tiny electromagnetic ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 10, 2022

'Eternal engine' inspires the next generation of ultraprecise atomic clocks

UK scientists have created an "eternal engine" to keep the next generation of atomic clock ticking.

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