A top-secret British laboratory is developing the country’s first quantum clock. This will help the British military to strengthen intelligence and reconnaissance operations, informs Phys.org.
The operation of this watch impresses with its incredible accuracy. The device can measure time so precisely that its deviation will be only one second in billions of years. This innovation will significantly increase the accuracy of navigation systems, which is especially important for military applications. This will reduce reliance on the GPS system, which can be vulnerable to external interference or jamming.
“Testing this ground-breaking technology could not only strengthen our operational capabilities, but also advance industrial progress, strengthen our science sector and support high-skilled jobs“, said the Minister of Defense Procurement of Britain, Maria Eagle.
Quantum clocks work based on the principles of quantum mechanics, using atoms as extremely precise pendulums that measure the frequency of their oscillations. Thanks to this, unprecedented accuracy in time measurement is achieved.
Britain is not the only one actively developing quantum technologies. Other countries, in particular the United States and China, are also investing significant resources in research in this field, seeing it as a key direction for the development of science and technology in the 21st century.
