Article: Shrinking atomic clocks open possibilities

Article: NIST microfabricates atomic vapor cells for Chip-Scale ...
Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology;  November 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... the same process, and with volumes as small as 1 m[m.sup.3], have line widths only slightly larger. Miniaturized atomic clocks (volume less than 1 c[m.sup.3] have military and civilian applications, including synchronization ...

Article: Harvard scientist: Atomic clocks good for more than ...
University Wire;  November 10, 1999 ;     432 words ... ... Lecture titled, "Exploring the Universe with Atomic Clocks," to more than 500 people Monday night ... for accurate measurements made possible by atomic clocks. Astronomers can use atomic clocks to find out the exact location of stars ...

Article: New atomic clocks considered for GPS-III.(NEWSLINK)
GEO World;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... development of "next-generation" atomic clocks for possible deployment on the Global ... Symmetricom will develop high-performance atomic clocks based on its proprietary, optically ... the provider of the first spaceborne atomic clocks that demonstrated the capabilities ...

Article: Science: Ahead of the times So accurate are atomic ...
The Independent - London;  December 27, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... ground sundials to the current crop of atomic clocks, the story of time- keeping parallels ... however, the keepers of the world's atomic clocks will do just that. The reason is fairly ... of step with our spinning planet. "Atomic clocks are actually considerably more accurate ...

Article: Atomic Clocks: An Application of Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Actually, the world's most accurate docks, atomic clocks, are based upon a spectroscopic transition ... late 1940s and through the 1950s, work on atomic clocks progressed. Early atomic clocks were developed at the U.S. National Bureau ...

Article: Is more accuracy needed in atomic clocks, now ...
PR Newswire;  March 1, 1988 ;     700+ words ... ... TODAY/ IS MORE ACCURACY NEEDED IN ATOMIC CLOCKS, NOW ACCURATE TO WITHIN ONE SECOND ... PRNewswire/ -- Is more accuracy needed in atomic clocks, which now are accurate to within ... who oversaw several improvements in atomic clocks at the National Bureau of Standards ...

Article: Small Atomic Clocks Chart New Horizons
Signal;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... navigation is another use for the small atomic clocks. Blocking or interfering with GPS ... LaI says that commercially available atomic clocks consume between 5 to 10 watts of power ... critical issue. The smallest available atomic clocks have a volume of 200 cubic centimeters ...