Japan presented a clock that could revolutionize scientific research and even predict natural disasters.
Created by Japanese manufacturer Shimadzu Corp, Aeother Clock OC 020 is an Optical Stronțiu network, promoted as the most precise clock in the world and sold at a price of over $ 3 million. Oddity Central writes about this device.
The most precise clock in the world resembles a small refrigerator. It has a rectangular body about 90 cm high and a volume of 250 liters. The device is so accurate that it would take about 10 billion years to deviate with a single second, according to manufacturer Shimadzu Corp in Kyoto. It is said that this clock is 100 times more precise than cesium -based atomic clocks, which are currently establishing the standard for measuring time. Although the optical network watches have long exist, Aeother Clock OC 020 is the first available commercial model in the world.
“Traditional optical watches required frequent and complex adjustment operations, but this product significantly reduces users’ task,” Shimadzu Corp said in a press release. “The compact size allows easy transport and can be used to measure the gravitational potential, using the theory of general relativity, in various fields. For example, the optical network watches could become part of the future social infrastructure, allowing the monitoring of the tectonic plates and the vertical displacement of the teres. centimeters. ”
Shimadzu Corp started accepting orders for Aeother Clock OC 020 earlier this month and has already sold a copy for $ 3.3 million. The company hopes to sell ten such watches over the next three years, having as main customers the scientific research institutions.
“Laser-cooled atoms are detained in an optical network, and their transitions are analyzed spectroscopically with high accuracy in a thermostated room with cryogenic cooling,” explains Shimadzu Corp The principle of operating these innovative watches. The device is equipped with a physical module containing a vacuum room for time spectroscopy, an optical resonator and a control laser system.
