Breakthrough could pave the way for next-generation GPS in drones, smartphones and self-driving cars, scientists say.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MIT and Harvard scientists have built the world’s most precise optical clock, surpassing the quantum limit with entangled atoms ...

Researchers at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have created a tiny atomic fountain clock. It is only 5 percent the size of a normal one but keeps the same high-precision time. The clock’s ...

Dstl's trial has supported the development of next‑generation atomic clocks for the UK's defence needs. A trial led by the ...

Keeping perfect time is far trickier than it sounds. The world’s best clocks that ...