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US eyes developing 1000x less radioactive nuclear clocks with thorium thin films
Using thorium films just 100 nm thick, researchers were able to detect photon emissions and verify working on the nuclear ...
Precision Perfected: How Nuclear Clocks Are Changing Time
Scientists are developing nuclear clocks using thin films of thorium tetrafluoride, which could revolutionize precision ...
Thin-film tech makes nuclear clocks a 1,000 times less radioactive and more affordable
In the quest for ultra-precise timekeeping, scientists have turned to nuclear clocks. Unlike optical atomic clocks—which rely ...