A research team at VTT MIKES has set a new record in optical-clock absolute frequency measurements using a strontium single-ion clock with exceptionally low uncertainty and high uptime. The official ...

(1) (Data West Research Agency definition: see GIS glossary.) The closeness of results of observations, computations, or estimates of graphic map features to their true value or position. Relative ...

Researchers have measured an optical clock's ticking with record-breaking accuracy while also showing the clock can be operated with unprecedented consistency. These achievements represent a ...

Analysis: Measuring time to the 19th decimal place, as nuclear clocks could do, would allow scientists to study very fast processes Time is vital to the functioning of our everyday lives, from the ...

IN scientific writings the term “definition” most often refers to the clearness with which details are shown by optical instruments; but by a convenient generalisation it might be taken to mean the ...

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