China’s nuclear clock beats Vienna’s on stability, studies show
Papers in Nature reveal China's thorium-229 device is six times more stable than the first self-stabilizing clock in Vienna.
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4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 7 Oct 2026. News - South China Morning Post published first, on 7 October at 15:00 UTC; The New York Times followed 0 min later. The most recent article, from Latest articles, appeared on 8 October at 02:28 UTC.
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- News - South China Morning PostChina’s thorium-229 nuclear clock beats Vienna’s on stability, studies show
- The New York TimesIn Vienna and Beijing, the First Nuclear Clocks Begin to Tick
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesThe first stand-alone nuclear clock is ticking in Vienna
- Latest articlesScientists in Vienna and Beijing create world’s first nuclear clocks
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- In Vienna and Beijing, the First Nuclear Clocks Begin to Tick The New York Times ·
- Scientists in Vienna and Beijing create world’s first nuclear clocks Latest articles
- The first stand-alone nuclear clock is ticking in Vienna Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- China’s thorium-229 nuclear clock beats Vienna’s on stability, studies show News - South China Morning Post
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- TU Wien
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