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    Lutetium-based clock would reportedly take more than 260 billion years to lose a second

    Nature calls it the world's most accurate clock and describes it as a step toward redefining the second with a new generation of ultra-accurate timepieces.

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    Nature reports that a clock based on lutetium atoms is so reliable it would take more than 260 billion years to lose a second. The publisher describes the device as a step toward redefining the second using a new generation of ultra-accurate timepieces.

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    nature@NatureThe world's most accurate clock is so reliable that it would take more than 260 billion years to lose a second https://go.nature.com/4Aotcq121d
    Phys.org@physorg_comA lutetium clock has the lowest reported uncertainty among optical atomic clocks, with its frequency measured to 19 decimal places; comparing it with clocks elsewhere remains difficult. @NUSingapore @nature https://phys.org/news/2026-09-scientists-world-accurate-atomic-clock.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=v220d
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    nature@NatureThe world's most accurate clock is so reliable that it would take more than 260 billion years to lose a second https://go.nature.com/4Aotcq121d
    Phys.org@physorg_comA lutetium clock has the lowest reported uncertainty among optical atomic clocks, with its frequency measured to 19 decimal places; comparing it with clocks elsewhere remains difficult. @NUSingapore @nature https://phys.org/news/2026-09-scientists-world-accurate-atomic-clock.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=v220d
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