Comment on Scientists are hoping to redefine the second – here's why
Fafner@yiffit.net 8 months ago
Tl;Dr They are trying to make a better atomic clock that could provide a more precise definition of a second then we currently have.
Comment on Scientists are hoping to redefine the second – here's why
Fafner@yiffit.net 8 months ago
Tl;Dr They are trying to make a better atomic clock that could provide a more precise definition of a second then we currently have.
MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 8 months ago
Fafner@yiffit.net 8 months ago
The more precisely you can count time, the more precisely and finely you can measure other things. This not only applies to fast phenomenon. It can also be used for syncing up multiple measurements made in different places; like that image of a black hole we got a couple of years ago.
It’s another step in getting a finer resolution on the universe.
prole@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Precision? The answer was literally in the comment you replied to.
Stoneykins@mander.xyz 8 months ago
Detect smaller gravity waves, possibly, hopefully.
Sylvartas@lemmy.world 8 months ago
To… get a more precise measurement of a second ? It’s already pretty precise but not 100% accurate so why not ?