NIST restored the precision of its atomic clocks after a power outage caused by a power outage disrupted operations. Discover how this crucial recovery ensures the accuracy of global timekeeping.

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Vladan Vuletić with members of his Experimental Atomic Physics group. From left to right: Matthew Radzihovsky, Leon Zaporski, Qi Liu, Vladan Vuletić, and Gustavo Velez. Every time you check the time ...

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A destructive windstorm disrupted the power supply to more than a dozen atomic clocks that keep official time in the United States.