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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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Form:
Still |
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