Atomic clocks missed a beat as NIST warns of inaccurate timestamps

NIST traced the problem to its Boulder, Colorado campus, where a prolonged utility power outage disrupted operations. The ...

NIST warns that its NIST-F4 atomic clock lost track of time after a power outage

The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently warned that an atomic clock device installed at its Boulder campus had failed due to a prolonged power ...
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Brutal 125 mph gusts triggered rare power failure at US atomic clock facility

A brutal windstorm in Colorado, packing gusts of up to 125 MPH, knocked out primary power to the National Institute of ...

US official time slowed down by a few microseconds last week due to power outage, watchdog says

Atomic clocks went out of sync after a severe windstorm knocked out power at a Denver laboratory and a backup generator ...
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2025 One Hertz Challenge: Atomic Decay Clock Is Accurate But Not Precise

At this point, atomic clocks are old news. They’ve been quietly keeping our world on schedule for decades now, and have been through several iterations with each generation gaining more accuracy. They ...

A Chip that Keeps Time (Almost) Like an Atomic Clock

For decades, atomic clocks have provided the most stable means of timekeeping. They measure time by oscillating in step with ...