For centuries, humanity has searched for increasingly accurate ways to measure time, progressing from sundials to mechanical watches and eventually atomic clocks. Now, scientists have developed a remarkable new technology that measures time using the nucleus of an atom itself.
Known as nuclear clocks, these devices could eventually surpass the world’s most accurate timekeepers, improving navigation systems while opening new possibilities for understanding the universe.
The technology has already reached a historic milestone, but how do nuclear clocks work? Click on to find out.