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There's a new record holder for the most accurate clock in the world. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and ...

More accurate strontium-based atomic clocks are possible – and accurate to one second every 40 billion years – by emitting radiation in the visible, rather than microwave, spectrum.

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Best value, best overall. Compact clock has a snug case that converts into a stand. Buttons are hard to press, but there are only four of them (not including snooze). Takes one lithium-cell ...

The next generation of atomic clocks "ticks" with the frequency of a laser. This is about 100,000 times faster than the microwave frequencies of the cesium clocks which are generating the second ...

The laser light used in a nuclear clock is also much higher in frequency than that required for atomic clocks. This leads to more 'ticks' per second and therefore more precise timekeeping.

Atomic clocks are already in use in space, and we are reliant on the technology in our day to day lives. GPS satellites, for example, use atomic clocks to measure location extremely precisely.