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An unprecedentedly accurate atomic clock has been created

by Joel Brown

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Time accuracy is critical for ships: as they use global positioning systems, even a small time error while tracking the propagation of satellite signals leads to incorrect positioning of the ship. The deviation in this case can be hundreds of metres.

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According to the researchers, the latest atomic clock will finally overcome this problem.

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