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Physicists Just Built the First-Ever Nuclear Clock

The clock of physicists' wildest dreams may finally help advance science.

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Physicists Just Built the First-Ever Nuclear Clock

European and Chinese teams built the first nuclear clock with thorium-229, 10,000× more stable than atomic clocks. This enables ultra-precise GPS, communications, and dark matter detection—the European team already outperforms current atomic clocks.

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Success! Physicists Build The World's First Clocks Powered by Atomic Nuclei

Vienna and Tsinghua built the first functional nuclear clocks using thorium-229, measuring time via atomic nucleus energy transitions. The achievement signals imminent quantum metrology advances, reshaping GPS standards, timing infrastructure, and dark matter research.

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venerdì 12 giugno 2026·newscientist.com
First working nuclear clock heralds a new era in timekeeping
A clock based on radioactive thorium atoms realises a long-held ambition, demonstrating a technology that could eventually beat the accuracy of today’s best atomic clocks
venerdì 12 giugno 2026·gizmodo.com
Physicists Just Built the First-Ever Nuclear Clock
The clock of physicists' wildest dreams may finally help advance science.

Physicists Just Built the First-Ever Nuclear Clock

Success! Physicists Build The World's First Clocks Powered by Atomic Nuclei

Timeline cronologica

First working nuclear clock heralds a new era in timekeeping

Physicists Just Built the First-Ever Nuclear Clock

First working nuclear clock heralds a new era in timekeeping

Success! Physicists Build The World's First Clocks Powered by Atomic Nuclei