NIST Restores Atomic Clock Precision After Fire-Weather Warning Caused Power Outages

NIST restored the precision of its atomic clocks after a power outage caused by a power outage disrupted operations. Discover ...

NIST warns that its NIST-F4 atomic clock lost track of time after a power outage

The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently warned that an atomic clock device installed at its Boulder campus had failed due to a prolonged power ...
Yahoo

Atomic 'Doomsday Clock' edges closer to midnight

"In setting the clock closer to midnight, we send a stark signal. Because the world is already perilously close to the precipice, any move towards midnight should be taken as an indication of extreme ...
Phys.org

New atomic fountain clock joins elite group that keeps the world on time

Clocks on Earth are ticking a bit more regularly thanks to NIST-F4, a new atomic clock at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus in Boulder, Colorado. NIST-F4 measures an ...
NPR

To explore deep space, we'll need better clocks. Here's why

Every single day, humans rely on hundreds of hidden clocks. GPS location, Internet stability, stock trading, power grid management ... all rely on atomic clocks in order to work. Many of those clocks ...
IEEE Spectrum on MSN

A chip that keeps time (almost) like an atomic clock

For decades, atomic clocks have provided the most stable means of timekeeping. They measure time by oscillating in step with ...