Optical quantum clocks developed at the University of Adelaide have been proven to outperform GPS navigation systems by many ...

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The IPAS team with the quantum clocks Optical quantum clocks developed at the University of Adelaide have been proven to out-perfom GPS ...

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“The optical clock community is strongly motivated to obtain the best possible set of measurements before the SI second is ...

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