MIT researchers double the accuracy of optical atomic clocks by reducing quantum noise with an innovative laser technique.

MIT researchers unlock a hidden effect to stabilize optical clocks, which may help advance the search for elusive phenomena ...

Every time you check the time on your phone, make an online transaction, or use a navigation app, you are depending on the ...

Optical clocks are highly precise timekeeping devices that measure time by tracking the oscillations of light, as opposed to microwaves, like conventional atomic clocks. The accuracy of these clocks ...

Optical lattice clocks are emerging timekeeping devices based on tens of thousands of ultracold atoms trapped in an optical lattice (i.e., a grid of laser light). By oscillating between two distinct ...

Every second of modern life runs on precision — from GPS navigation to the time signals that keep the internet in sync. But ...

The new research controls the noise in atomic frequency to double the precision of atomic clocks for a more accurate time.

From sundials to atomic clocks, London's Royal Observatory explores the timepieces that helped shape the world ...

The field of optical atomic clocks, in combination with ultracold atoms, has transformed precision timekeeping and metrology. By utilising laser-cooled atoms confined in optical lattices, researchers ...

In a video demonstration, Microchip Technology’s chip-scale atomic clocks reveal their low phase noise and application ...