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Vertical Mapping and Atomic Clocks (Episode 132)

NOAA: Making Waves by Troy Kitch

Sep 24, 201512:53Science & Medicine

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, are developing atomic clocks that are so accurate that the effects of the general theory of relativity come into play. That means if two of these...