Can’t Beat These New Clocks Using lasers to trap and measure ytterbium atoms to make an optical lattice clock, scientists have created a timepiece 10 times more precise than existing atomic clocks.
Aug. 26, 2013 - New York Times
Ytterbium Atomic Clock: World’s Most Accurate Time Keeper That Can Run For Billions Of Years A group of physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, in the U.S. has developed a pair of atomic clocks, which they say are capable of keeping the most precise time ever for a period matching the age of the universe. The new clocks, referred to as “ytterbium optical lattice clocks,” are said to have set a new record of stability, measured through the precision by ...
Aug. 24, 2013 - International Business Times
Imperturbable ytterbium reverberates superbly, scientists say Scientists at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed the most stable clock ever, using lasers to vibrate a lattice of a rare metal called ytterbium.
Aug. 24, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor