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UPDATED Oct 7, 2026 at 11:13 PM ET
Oct 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM ET
Vienna and Beijing teams develop nuclear clocks
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Separate research teams in Vienna and Beijing have created the first two operating nuclear clocks, based on thorium-229 trapped in calcium fluoride crystals. The devices are not yet more accurate than the best conventional atomic clocks, but researchers say they could eventually aid satellite navigation, data synchronization and fundamental-physics research.
WHO: Scientific teams in Vienna and Beijing
WHAT: Developed the first two operating nuclear clocks
WHEN: Oct 7, 2026 at 10:28 PM ET
WHERE: Vienna, Austria, and Beijing, China
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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