Physicists have developed a highly precise and ultra-sensitive atomic clock based on ytterbium, which ...

In a groundbreaking studypublished in Physical Review X, researchers led by Professor Gilad Perez from the Weizmann Institute of Science have proposed a revolutionary method for detecting dark matter ...

A team of international researchers has developed a new technique that promises to detect dark matter using atomic clocks and a network of optical-cavity lasers. An atomic clock is a super-precise ...

Physicists are exploring thorium-229’s unique properties to create a nuclear clock so precise it could detect the faintest hints of dark matter. Recent measurement advances may allow scientists to ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

A fluorite crystal containing atoms of the radioactive element thorium-229. It was used to precisely measure the absorption spectrum of atomic nuclei at the National Metrology Institute of Germany ...

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For all our telescopes and colliders, dark matter has remained an elusive ghost for the better part of a century. It outweighs everything we see by a factor of five, yet it slips past every detector ...

Chip-scale laser controls trapped ions for quantum clocks and qubits, enabling portable, scalable systems with high fidelity ...

Researchers are looking for new ways to improve timekeeping because even small gains in stability can help physicists discover subtle physical effects. The thorium-229 nuclear clock is a newer venture ...