Physicists use thorium-229 to power the world’s first working nuclear clock
A clock built from thorium-229 has crossed an important line, from a long-discussed concept to a working device.…
World’s first working nuclear clocks built after decades of effort
For decades, nuclear clocks have existed as one of physics’ most tempting promises. A device that could keep…
World’s first nuclear clock to probe fine-structure constant change
A team of researchers in Austria has recently demonstrated that the world’s first nuclear clock could help answer…