The familiar tick-tock of wall clocks originates from the escapement mechanism, which controls gear movement in precise steps ...

The tick-tick sound comes from the movement of gears and parts inside the clock. In mechanical clocks, a part called the ...

Abstract: A high resolution, digitally tuned quartz oscillator with excellent phase noise and temperature stability has been developed for space applications and is being utilized in the Iridium NEXT ...

For all of the new technology in cars, the lane-keeping and adaptive cruise, the autonomous driving modes, and the safety tech that's widely available in most makes and models, it's easy to forget the ...

Physicists at the University of Toronto have developed technology that could power a new generation of optical atomic clocks ...

The clocks on Earth may fall back and spring forward - but in space, every moment counts. If the measurement of time in space is even a few billionths of a second off, it can throw global banking into ...

Timing devices supply the heartbeat for compact, wirelessly connected IoT devices that can sense, process, and communicate ...