Atomic Scientists Set 'Doomsday Clock'
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Every single day, humans rely on hundreds of hidden clocks. GPS location, Internet stability, stock trading, power grid management ... all rely on atomic clocks in order to work. Many of those clocks are in orbit, perched on satellites orbiting Earth.
Which atomic clocks are best? The first time zone, Greenwich Mean Time, was established in the late 1600s to assist sailors before the invention of the train and railway in the mid-1800s expanded the need for a stable time. Between the two, in the late ...
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Scientists edge closer to creating super accurate, chip-sized atomic clock that can fit into your smartphone
A new comb-like computer chip could be the key to equipping drones, smartphones and autonomous vehicles with military-grade positioning technology that was previously confined to space agencies and research labs. Scientists have developed a "microcomb chip ...
USA TODAY asked Alexandra Bell, the president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a few questions about the Doomsday Clock.