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Chinese researchers develop nuclear optical clock

Chinese researchers have developed a thorium-229 nuclear optical clock, according to a research paper published in the scientific journal Nature on October 7.

It uses transitions inside the atomic nucleus as a frequency reference as opposed to a conventional atomic clock that uses electron transitions.It could eventually provide a more stable and practical time standard as the nucleus is less affected by external electromagnetic disturbances.

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