CERN's Facility to Create a Solid Nuclear Clock in 2023
This week, CERN announced the construction of a facility that will house the world’s first solid-state nuclear clock. This revolutionary clock will be able to keep time more accurately than ever before, and is expected to have a wide range of applications in fields such as astrophysics, navigation, and communications.
The clock is based on an innovative method of measuring time that uses a solid-state nuclear reactor instead of conventional quartz oscillators. This method is much more accurate than quartz oscillators, as the nuclear reactor emits particles at a much more consistent rate than a quartz crystal. In addition, the clock is also much more durable than quartz oscillators, as it is unaffected by temperature and humidity changes.
The new clock is expected to revolutionize the way we measure time, and will have a profound impact on many areas of science and technology. We can’t wait to see the results that this amazing new clock will bring!
source: Phys.org