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Enjoy New Year's Eve a Second Longer!

You can toot your New Year's horn an extra second this year, say physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Along with the rest of

NIST Unveils Chip-Scale Atomic Clock

The heart of a minuscule atomic clock—believed to be 100 times smaller than any other atomic clock—has been demonstrated by scientists at the Commerce

NIST-F1 Cesium Fountain Clock

There's nothing like the joy of receiving a precision timepiece as a holiday gift. Thanks to the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

Y2K-1 Will Arrive A Bit Late

If you’re already counting down to Y2K, don’t forget to add an extra second this New Year’s Eve. The folks who decide these things have decreed that there shall