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Transportable optical clock used to measure gravitation for the first time

Phys.org - Tue 13 Feb 18

A European collaboration involving clock experts from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica ...

Transportable optical clock used to measure gravitation for the first time, SpaceDaily - Tue 13 Feb 18
Transportable optical clock used to measure gravitation for the first time, Eurekalert - Mon 12 Feb 18

Super-accurate atomic clock used in real world for first time

Newscientist - Mon 12 Feb 18

Atomic clocks are the best timekeepers, but they usually must be kept in a lab to work. Now, they've been used to measure gravity's effect on time in the Alps  

Scientists use mobile optical atomic clocks in the field for the first time (and this is a big deal)

ZME Science - Tue 13 Feb 18

These are the most precise clocks in the world, ticking every quadrillionth of a second.

Scientists take an atomic clock on the road and use it to measure the height of a mountain

L.A. Times - Tue 13 Feb 18

Most of us think of time as a way to measure things like the length of our days and the span of our lives. But if you had access to a pair of extremely high-precision clocks, you could use time ...

Optical clock makes moves on fresh insights into Earth

The Engineer - Tue 13 Feb 18

Gravity has been measured with a transportable optical clock for the first time, opening up the possibility of more accurately mapping Earth’s surface. PTB trailer containing the transportable ...

Portable optical clock used to measure gravitation for the first time

ScienceDaily - Mon 12 Feb 18

A European collaboration has used one of the world's portable optical atomic clocks to measure gravitation for the first time.