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China's thorium-229 nuclear clock achieves superior stability over Vienna's

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Chinese researchers have developed a thorium-229 nuclear clock that demonstrates superior stability compared to a similar device created by a European team. The Chinese clock, developed by Tsinghua University, is reportedly six times more stable than the clock from TU Wien in Vienna. Both teams independently utilized thorium-229 nuclei within crystals to measure time based on the atomic core's rhythm, a novel approach to timekeeping. The Chinese team's success in reproducing consistent time across separate crystals suggests potential for reliable replication of this technology. AI

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China's thorium-229 nuclear clock achieves superior stability over Vienna's

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ling Xin ·

    China’s thorium-229 nuclear clock beats Vienna’s on stability, studies show

    Initial results from the world’s first two working nuclear clocks indicate that China’s timepiece is about six times as stable as the one in Vienna, according to papers published this week by the journal Nature. The clocks were developed independently but both the Chinese team, l…

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