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The atomic clock is a very accurate time standard. It's stable, and it can maintain a measurement of time accurate to less than a second in tens of millions of years. Someone had to invent it, and then it had to be developed. The government agency called the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST, formerly the National Institute of Standards) is an organization charged with stuff like developing accurate time standards. How better to do that than to create an alliance with a good institution of higher learning and tap into their pool of science talent? Boulder, Colorado is the home of the University of Colorado at Boulder. It is also the location of what was once knows as the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (which is now just known as JILA). It is here that the crew from NIST and the physics types at UC dig into the mysteries of physics and how it can be applied to create an even more stable time standard. In February 2008, physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder, demonstrated a new clock based on strontium atoms trapped in a laser grid. The new clock is more than twice as accurate as the best clock up to now, the NIST-F1, and has an inaccuracy of less than one second in 200 million years (compared to 1 second per 80 million years for the F1). They got game! Need links? You got 'em.
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How accurate is the most accurate clock on earth?
The most accurate clock is an atomic clock invented at the university of Colorado in the United States.The atomic clock is accurate to within 1 second in 200 million years.
Why is the atomic clock in Colorado?
First of all, there is no "the atomic clock," the timing signal your receive is actually comprised of data from many atomic clocks. A radio signal is generated by NIST in Colorado, partly because a portion of NIST is located in Colorado. Having a more-or-less centrally located radio source maximizes radio coverage in the continental US. There is also an atomic clock ensemble at the US Naval Observatory in Washington DC, which is the timing source for the Department of Defense.
Why does your sky scan automatic clock loose 1 hour?
When your atomic clock loses an hour especially during a time change there may be two different causes. First the batteries must be fresh. Next there may obstruction between you and the broadcast transmitter in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Put the clock in the window that faces Colorado for a day after changing the batteries.
What is the measuring tool which has the highest accuracy?
A: IT is not tool but the Colorado spring atomic clock is precise to 1 sec every 30 million years.
When was Atomic Clock - album - created?
Atomic Clock - album - was created in 2010.
When was the atomic clock used?
The Atomic Clock was invented in 1949, and is still used today.
What is the difference between mechanical clock and atomic clock?
Atomic clock is faster than mechanical clock and it is the most accurate of all clocks in the world.
Element used to make atomic clock?
One type of atomic clock uses Rubidium.
How do you turn alarm off on atomic clock?
shutting off alarm on barolo atomic clock
How do you set the clock S10 Scan Atomic Clock?
How do you set the time on a S10/Scan atomic clock model 86715
Outdoor Atomic Clock?
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The most accurate clock in the world?
The atomic clock
