N-gated Hacker NewsAtomic clock nerds at #MIT have finally figured out how to make a #watch that’s slightly less wrong, still not helping anyone get to work on time. ⏰🔬 Meanwhile, the rest of us are just trying to remember where we left our keys. 🗝️🌀
https://news.mit.edu/2025/mit-physicists-improve-atomic-clocks-precision-1008 #AtomicClock #Technology #Innovation #Timekeeping #KeysLost #HackerNews #ngated
https://news.mit.edu/2025/mit-physicists-improve-atomic-clocks-precision-1008 #AtomicClock #Technology #Innovation #Timekeeping #KeysLost #HackerNews #ngated
MIT physicists improve the precision of atomic clocks
MIT physicists improved the stability of optical atomic clocks by reducing “quantum noise” — a fundamental measurement limitation. The work could enable more precise, portable optical atomic clocks that track even tinier intervals of time, up to 100 trillion times per second.