Single-Ion Clock 100 Times More Accurate Than Atomic Clock 169
New submitter labnet writes with this excerpt from news.com.au: "University of New South Wales School of Physics professor Victor Flambaum has found a method of timekeeping nearly 100 times more accurate than the best atomic clocks. By using the orbit of a neutron around an atomic nucleus he says the system stays accurate to within 1/20th of a second over billions of years. Although perhaps not for daily use, the technology could prove valuable in science experiments where chronological accuracy is paramount, Prof Flambaum said."
yeah but (Score:4, Funny)
until it comes with indiglo i don't want it
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Re:Eventually... (Score:5, Funny)
Grr! You changed the clock by observing it!
Damm kids!
Re:Eventually... (Score:5, Funny)
So what you're saying is that by stacking a few dozen alarm clocks on top of each other, I can get one more hour of sleep?
Cool!
I have to say (Score:4, Funny)
It's about time
Re:Eventually... (Score:5, Funny)
The only flaw in this plan is, that you would need to sleep through all alarms but the last one.
Other than that it's perfect.
Yes.
Re:Orbit of neutron around the nucleus? (Score:4, Funny)
Thanks a lot. Now I am disturbed. Everybody knows the nucleus is a bunch of little round colored balls globbed together.
Re:Eventually... (Score:5, Funny)
Although perhaps not for daily use, the technology could prove valuable in science experiments where chronological accuracy is paramount, Prof Flambaum said.
As the different series of Star Trek have already shown us, the words "chronological accuracy" and "Paramount" do not belong to the same sentence, much less do they deserve to be joined by the copula.
Re:Eventually... (Score:4, Funny)
THERE ARE FOUR CLOCKS! (god, this thread is pedantic torture :)