(koto_feja/Getty Images) A breakthrough in chronometry decades in the making could redefine the limits of how we keep time.

First dreamed up decades ago, the world's first nuclear clocks are set to improve quickly, becoming more precise and aiding ...

World's first thorium-229 nuclear clock shows potential for ultra-precise timekeeping and fundamental physics tests.

While not primarily useful for telling the time, nuclear clocks could allow scientists to test humankind's fundamental understanding of how reality works. Thorsten Schumm is a clockmaker, but not the ...

BRATTLEBORO — When thinking of Charles Alvah Smith words that quickly come to mind are craftsmanship, curiosity and creativity. From 1931 to 1945 Smith handbuilt more than 600 wooden timepieces. Not ...

We love clock projects here at Hackaday, and we’ve seen many beautiful designs based on a wide variety of display technologies. There are various types of glass tubes like Nixies, Numitrons and ...