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Chasing perfection: how atomic clocks redefine time
- Steve Lecomte
- October 7, 2025
- Reading time : 5 min5 min
What if the world’s entire digital infrastructure depended on a clock so precise that it drifts less than half a second in a million years? From satellite positioning (GPS, Galileo,…) to financial systems, modern life runs on timekeeping we barely notice. Discover how Swiss innovation is breaking new ground of atomic clocks.
© CSEM - Laboratory prototype of an optical clock
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