Thursday, October 8, 2026
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The first stand-alone nuclear clock is ticking in Vienna

For decades, researchers around the world have been working toward this goal—and now major advances are following in rapid succession. Vienna is now home to the world's first nuclear clock that stabilizes itself, as atomic clocks typically do. This system has been shown to remain stable for more tha...

The first stand-alone nuclear clock is ticking in Vienna
Image: Phys.org
For decades, researchers around the world have been working toward this goal—and now major advances are following in rapid succession. Vienna is now home to the world's first nuclear clock that stabilizes itself, as atomic clocks typically do. This system has been shown to remain stable for more than 24 hours without intervention, and the related findings are published in the journal Nature.

Originally published at Phys.org

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