Nuclear clocks tick for the first time

Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03060-9Ultraprecise clocks that use transitions in atomic nuclei to keep time show promise as a next-generation time standard and for probing fundamental physics.

Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03060-9

Ultraprecise clocks that use transitions in atomic nuclei to keep time show promise as a next-generation time standard and for probing fundamental physics.