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World’s First Nuclear Clock May Outperform Atomic Clocks

An artist's impression of the new nuclear clockOliver Diekmann, TU WienAtomic clocks are currently the most precise timekeepers, losing only seconds over billions of years. However, nuclear clocks could potentially surpass them, enhancing GPS and internet technologies. Scientists have now developed and tested the first prototype nuclear clock.Atomic clocks measure time by counting the...