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Three top atomic clocks are compared with record accuracy

26 Mar 2021 Hamish Johnston
Atomic clock connections
Time triangle: illustration of how the ytterbium (Yb), strontium (Sr) and aluminium-magnesium (Al+/Mg+) atomic clocks were connected. (Courtesy: N Hanacek/NIST)
The time kept by three of the world’s best atomic clocks has been compared by connecting them usin

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