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Spotlight: Nov 30, 2023

A new study suggests a way to tune clocks, lasers, and other oscillators to super-quantum precision. The team hopes its work “will advance our fundamental ability to keep time accurately, and enable new revolutionary technologies,” Hudson Laughlin says.

Nov 30, 2023

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