Dr Jacinda Ginges, from UQ’s School of Mathematics and Physics, said the unusual atom – made up of an ordinary caesium atom and an elementary particle called a muon – may prove essential in better ...

BOULDER • Every second in a small laboratory room in Boulder, a green light flashes. Within the webs of yellow wire and shelves of computer systems, this green light represents the passage of time.

How do we measure time? Technically, by the oscillations of a cesium atom. This film tells a human story behind an element from the periodic table: cesium. “Three, two, one, go!” When I became a ...

Atomic clocks are crucial for everyday living as they help our telecommunications, electrical power grids, GPS systems, transportation, and other processes around the world keep precise time. Some of ...

An unusual form of caesium atom is helping a research team unmask unknown particles that make up the Universe. An unusual form of caesium atom is helping a University of Queensland-led research team ...