How do atomic clocks keep time? This short animation introduces the technology of atomic clocks based on caesium - which define the world's standard second - and other elements. It has a focus on atomic clocks in Singapore, introducing the the work of A*STAR's National Metrology Centre in setting Singapore Standard Time and descrbing research on next-generation clocks at the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore.
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