Earlier in March we heard about a quirk of the interconnected continental European electricity grid which caused clocks to lose about six minutes so far this year. This was due to a slight dip in the ...

Here’s a quick way to determine the bandwidth of a signal when all you know is the clock frequency. Remember: before you start using rules of thumb, be sure to read the Rule of Thumb #0: Use rules of ...

IF TIME waits for no man, then neither does human ingenuity in measuring its passing. Throughout history, more stable and accurate clocks have led to advances in communications and navigation. Now a ...

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Imagine ditching the bathroom scales and instead weighing yourself with a watch. That’s now possible, in principle at least, following the creation of the first clock with a tick that depends on the ...