New Research Promises Better Atomic Clocks

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 12:16 in Physics & Chemistry

(PhysOrg.com) -- The most accurate timekeepers in the world are atomic clocks, which tell time based on the absorption of a very specific and unchanging microwave frequency, which induces electrons in an atom to `jump` from one particular energy level to another. But to improve atomic clocks further, a new basis is needed.

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