Two independent teams have created the first functional clocks using the nuclei of a radioactive element — ultraprecise timekeepers that could unlock new physics. #nuclearclocks #darkmatter #timescience

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The World's First Nuclear Clocks Are Ticking, Opening a New Way to Investigate Dark Matter and Other Mysteries of Physics

Two independent teams of scientists have created the first functional clocks that can keep ultraprecise time using the nuclei of a radioactive element

Smithsonian Magazine