A matchbook-sized atomic clock 100 times smaller than its commercial predecessors has been created by researchers. The portable Chip Scale Atomic Clock -- only about 1.5 inches on a side and less than ...

By replacing single atoms with an entangled pair of ions, physicists in Germany have demonstrated unprecedented stability in ...

Developers used shallow “web” of laser light to trap atoms, instead of previous optical lattice. The red dot is a reflection of the laser light used to create the atom trap. Enabling pinpoint ...

Ever since its invention, the laser has been an invaluable tool in physics. It is expected that an atom laser -- with the light waves replaced by the quantum waves of atoms -- could have similarly ...

Quantum information company Infleqtion, based in Oxford, UK, has been awarded funding from Innovate UK to expand its manufacturing capabilities for quantum-enabled systems. Until the end of 2022, ...

A UK company has reached a temperature of minus 273.149996°C in the quantum technology it uses in its atomic clock, ...

Today’s most accurate clocks mark the passage of time using transitions of electrons between two energy states in an atom. Such clock transitions are typically induced by the oscillating light wave of ...

BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The cylinder-shaped black object bears no resemblance to any ordinary clock, but it is one of the most advanced timepieces ever. It was sent to space with the Space ...

(Nanowerk News) Ever since its invention, the laser has been an invaluable tool in physics. It is expected that an atom laser - with the light waves replaced by the quantum waves of atoms - could have ...