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First self-regulated nuclear clock could help hunt dark matter

Original: El primer reloj nuclear autorregulado abre la puerta a cazar la materia oscura. El primer reloj nuclear autorregulado ab

Researchers have presented the first self-regulated nuclear clock, a breakthrough based on the thorium-229 transition that keeps time using an atomic nucleus rather than electron shells. Because nuclear frequencies are far less sensitive to environmental disturbance, the clock could probe whether fundamental constants change and open a new way to detect dark matter.

Why now: A scientific milestone linking precision timekeeping to the search for dark matter is attracting attention

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