{"id":15242997,"date":"2026-08-05T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/scientists-made-clocks-from-an-atomic-nucleus\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T21:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T01:34:16","slug":"scientists-made-clocks-from-an-atomic-nucleus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/scientists-made-clocks-from-an-atomic-nucleus\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists made clocks from an atomic nucleus"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time, scientists have used an atomic nucleus as a clock.<\/p>\n

Clocks need to keep a steady rhythm. (Think of the swinging pendulum in a grandfather clock.) The new clocks are based on how light interacts with an atomic nucleus<\/a> \u2014 the collection of protons<\/a> and neutrons at the center of an atom<\/a>. This technique could allow scientists to make clocks that tick more precisely than any before.<\/p>\n

The world\u2019s most precise timepieces are already made using atoms. Existing atomic clocks rely on their electrons<\/a>. Clocks based on atomic nuclei<\/a> might perform even better. Now, two teams of scientists have finally made the first nuclear clocks.<\/p>\n