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The first ticking ‘nuclear clocks’ are here
These radical new devices keep time using fluctuations in the energy states of an atom’s nucleus, rather than those of its electrons, which atomic clocks currently use to define the length of a second
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Smithsonian Magazine
· Jun 24, 2026
The World's First Nuclear Clocks Are Ticking, Opening a New Way to Investigate Dark Matter and Other Mysteries of Physics
Two independent teams of scientists have created the first functional clocks that can keep ultraprecise time using the nuclei of a radioactive element
Free Press
· Jul 3, 2026
Columbus hosts two-time Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ira Helfand
Humankind is the closest we have ever been to nuclear catastrophe. The Doomsday Clock symbolizes how close humans are to destroying our planet. As of January this year the Doomsday Clock, set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science andSecurity Board (SASB), is currently set to 85 seconds before midnight. Midnight is the time Earth becomes uninhabitable. Since the Cold War, the United States and Russia have dismantled more than 50,000 nuclear warheads, but 15,000 of these weapons still exist.
World Politics Review
· Jun 23, 2026
Conflicting Claims Complicate Iran-U.S. Talks
Nuclear inspections are emerging as a central sticking point as Washington and Tehran negotiate the terms of a final agreement. The post Conflicting Claims Complicate Iran-U.S. Talks appeared first on World Politics Review.
MS NOW
· Jun 23, 2026
Iran’s Foreign Ministry says no U.N. inspectors scheduled to visit bombed nuclear sites
Esmail Baghaei made the comment to journalists at a news conference in Tehran, Iran’s capital. The post Iran’s Foreign Ministry says no U.N. inspectors scheduled to visit bombed nuclear sites appeared first on MS NOW.
RedState
· Jun 26, 2026
They Said America Couldn't Build Nuclear Reactors Again - It Just Happened Twice
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Seeking Alpha
· Jun 22, 2026
U.K. Nuclear: Scaling Up At Home And Abroad
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Related coverage for "The first ticking ‘nuclear clocks’ are here": Smithsonian Magazine — The World's First Nuclear Clocks Are Ticking, Opening a New Way to Investigate Dark Matter and Other Mysteries of Physics. Free Press — Columbus hosts two-time Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ira Helfand. World Politics Review — Conflicting Claims Complicate Iran-U.S. Talks. MS NOW — Iran’s Foreign Ministry says no U.N. inspectors scheduled to visit bombed nuclear sites. RedState — They Said America Couldn't Build Nuclear Reactors Again - It Just Happened Twice. Seeking Alpha — U.K. Nuclear: Scaling Up At Home And Abroad