Nuclear clock experiments set a landmark in timekeeping technology (opens in new tab)

There are many ways we can keep track of passing seconds. Counting “Mississippi” between numbers works. Monitoring the swing of a pendulum is a little more accurate. Or if you want to get super fancy, use the piezoelectric buzz of electrified quartz.Continue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: Atoms, Clock, Nuclear, Time, Mathematics, Atoms