| Quantum-logic clock is the new hotness in accuracy |
| Saturday, 06 February 2010 | |
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The quantum-logic clock, which detects the energy state of a single aluminum ion, keeps time to within a second every 3.7 billion years. The new timekeeper could one day improve GPS or detect the slowing of time predicted by Einstein's theory of general relativity. [via Wired Science] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Science | Digg this! |
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