Australia Completes First-Ever Sea Trial of Laser-Cooled Portable Atomic Clock

A portable atomic clock has moved closer to real-world deployment after completing its first successful sea trial in Australia.

Conducted aboard a Royal Australian Navy vessel, the trial was led by a team from the University of Adelaide’s Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS).

During the test, the device operated continuously for several days, maintaining stable performance despite the motion and variable conditions of a maritime environment.

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