atomic
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"This is not yet at the level of the world's best optical atomic clocks, but for a first prototype it is a fantastic result," says Thorsten Schumm.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
After the U.S. dropped atomic bombs to end World War II, the New York Times invoked Old Testament language when writing that the technology had “sowed the whirlwind.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The breakthrough relies on an unusual property of thorium atomic nuclei that scientists have investigated for decades.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
"The great advantage of the new nuclear clock in Vienna is that, if you use atomic nuclei rather than atoms, much higher precision is possible in principle," says Thorsten Schumm.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Juggling to show how atomic particles and molecules work?”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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