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June 24, 2026 at 04:37 PM
The World's First Nuclear Clocks Are Ticking, Opening a New Way to Investigate Dark Matter and Other Mysteries of Physics
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
Scientists have created the world's first functional nuclear clocks, enabling ultraprecise timekeeping and opening new avenues for investigating fundamental physics mysteries like dark matter.
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