And wouldn't you know it: great watches can be obtained for just a teeny bit more than a pretty penny. We're talking $500 and below. The world of horology isn't all luxury Swiss brands and high-end ...

One of the biggest challenges in modern physics is uniting quantum mechanics and general relativity. A new experiment may ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has set a new world record for the most accurate aluminum ion-based ...

Scientists propose using quantum-entangled clocks to test how gravity affects quantum mechanics in curved spacetime.

Researchers use electron ptychography to capture atomic vibrations in twisted 2D materials with record-breaking precision.

Optical clocks are typically evaluated on two levels — accuracy (how close a clock comes to measuring the ideal “true” time, ...

Frequency Electronics clarifies revenue expectations for its TURbO atomic clock and outlines potential market growth opportunities.

Dustin Mulvaney traces the current deregulatory bonanza that the Trump administration has unleashed on public lands and waters to the Wise Use movement of the 1980s and the Sagebrush Rebellion that ...

The Brief July 9 is expected to be one of the shortest days in history, but you won’t notice a difference. The Earth has been moving faster in recent years, and scientists aren’t exactly sure why.

Scientists anticipate that Earth's rotation will quicken enough to create three shorter days between July and August, starting Wednesday, July 9.

Jacobson/NIST After two decades of tinkering, scientists at NIST have unveiled the world’s most accurate atomic clock, a ...

“Atomic clocks and our computer networks are the new, far superior form of time measurement, but we’re forcing them to keep in sync with this older form of measurement,” remarks Dr. David ...