Atomic clock to sync handhelds Image TRN 100604

Description: This tiny atomic clock works includes a laser, a lens, a polarizing filter, a chamber of cesium atoms, and a photodetector. The device is about the size of a grain of rice.

Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Story: Atomic clock to sync handhelds
TRN October 6/13, 2004

TRN Categories: Applied Technology; Physics

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