NavIC, short for Navigation with Indian Constellation, can provide very accurate location information — often better than GPS ...

Quantum component manufacturer Infleqtion has closed a $100 million Series C funding round that saw participation from new ...

Infleqtion Inc. said today it has raised $100 million from a host of venture capital investors and the government services ...

In light of China’s December 2024 ban on gallium exports, Quantum’s discoveries represent a timely and strategic opportunity to support North American critical mineral independence. These metals are ...

By using paired, offset optical combs and RF electronics, researchers devised a unique atomic-clock architecture.

Atomic clocks are a foundational application of ... These clocks, based on quantum transitions in atoms like cesium and ...

However, recent uses of rubidium in advanced technologies such as quantum computers, atomic clocks, and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are changing the situation. Technologies to efficiently ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting ready to launch the NVS-02 satellite (2nd generation of NavIC) at 6:23 am on January 29, 2025. The satellite will be sent to space using the ...

via a GPS antenna. For another $345 a month, Nist will throw in a rubidium oscillator, a tiny atomic clock. The institute can also deliver high-fidelity time to customers via geostationary ...

"This advance could also help enhance the GPS network ... spectrum for the rubidium-87 atoms. The researchers are now working to improve their optical atomic clock design by making it smaller ...

The stability of rubidium and hydrogen maser clocks ensures minimal timing ... from satellite-based navigation like GPS to the synchronization of global telecommunications networks. However, atomic ...