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Tick Tock! The World's Very First Nuclear Clock Is Finally Here

Monday 12 October 2026 β€’ScienceDaily
Tick Tock! The World's Very First Nuclear Clock Is Finally Here

Photo: Smithsonian / Unsplash

Clever inventors in Austria have built a brand-new type of super-clock that uses the tiny center of an atom to count the seconds. Because it is hidden deep inside the atom, this ticking clock is safe from warm temperatures or messy bumps that usually confuse normal clocks. Imagine having a watch that stays so perfectly accurate, it won't lose a single second for millions of years!
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