On June 16, 1657, Christiaan Huygens – a Dutch astronomer, inventor, physicist and mathematician – patented a pendulum clock for the first time. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at how Huygens turned ...

By using a clever quantum approach that involves two "hands" on a clock one moving quickly and invisibly in the quantum world, the other more traditionally scientists have found a way to boost ...

The counter, on the other hand, must change—otherwise the clock is useless. "This means that every clock must be connected to an irreversible process," says Florian Meier from TU Wien.

Witness the intricate build of a fully working LEGO pendulum clock designed for precision and durability. This project features an enhanced escapement mechanism paired with a smooth gear train ...

Upgrade your home or office décor with the Le’raze Grandfather Wall Clock, a retro-looking polyresin wall clock in antique brown and bronze colors that comes with a swinging pendulum. We ...

Seen among family portraits, is a French brass clock (left) by A.D. Mougin, dating back to around 1880, and a verge escapement torsion pendulum wall clock (right) made by Gustav Becker for Anton ...

A clock network would allow geodesists to compare the ticking of clocks all over the world. They could then use the variations in time to map Earth’s gravitational field much more precisely, and ...

The new clocks can measure time more accurately than a cesium clock—but cesium clocks define time. The duration of one second is inherently linked to the transition frequency of cesium.

Blacksmith artist Max Randolph designs and builds a functional 6 foot clock tower built with hand-cut gear works, with blue stained glass embellishments on the pendulum. This piece is now a public ...

We forget that before the U.S. Civil War, clocks were set to noon by where the sun appeared highest. If it were noon in Washington, D.C., the time in New York would have been 12:12 pm, because the ...

While their nuclear clock is still a work in progress, once realized it could transform not only timekeeping but also the study of physics, even affecting how scientists investigate the fabric of ...