Ever wondered how much timing margin your system really has? You’ve probably asked some questions along these lines, such as: Does my crystal really need 20 parts-per-million (ppm) accuracy? What if ...

The activation and inactivation mechanisms of a key protein involved in the circadian clock system of cyanobacteria -- an important organism in the evolution of such internal clocks -- have long ...

Researchers have measured an optical clock's ticking with record-breaking accuracy while also showing the clock can be operated with unprecedented consistency. These achievements represent a ...

[email protected] receives funding from The Wellcome Trust, and Medical Research Council, UK. Gareth Kitchen was funded by the Medical Research Council for the duration of his PhD. He is ...

The next generation of atomic clocks “ticks” at the frequency of a laser. That is around 100,000 times faster than the microwave frequencies of the caesium clocks that currently generate the second.

Over the past couple of decades, more and more applications are going digital. Implementation of digital systems is very simple as it is entirely about logic; however, complexity increases ...

A new ultra-precise atomic clock outperforms existing microwave clocks in time-keeping and sturdiness under real-world conditions. The clock, made by a team of researchers from the California, ...