UK lab develops ‘groundbreaking’ atomic clock using quantum technology

LONDON: A “groundbreaking” atomic clock built at a top-secret UK lab will make military operations more secure through experimental quantum technology over the years, the country’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has claimed.

Developed at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), the quantum clock has been dubbed a leap forward in improving intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance by decreasing the reliance on GPS technology, which can be disrupted and blocked by adversaries.

In a statement on Thursday, the MoD hailed the first device of its kind to be built in the UK to be deployable on military operations in the next five years. It claims that the clock’s precision is so refined that it will lose less than one second over billions of years, allowing scientists to measure time at an unprecedented scale.

Source: PTI News

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