{"id":10697,"date":"2016-01-20T18:20:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-20T18:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viamedic.com\/blog\/?p=861"},"modified":"2013-01-20T18:20:32","modified_gmt":"2013-01-20T18:20:32","slug":"tiny-atomic-clock-made-for-us-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/current-health-news\/tiny-atomic-clock-made-for-us-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiny Atomic Clock Made for US Soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"

High-precision atomic clocks soon to be carried by US soldiers for “smart\u201d grenade launchers, GPS enhancement, anti-jamming devices, etc. —\u00a0Click to Tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Soldiers may soon carry yet another piece of cutting-edge technology into battle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Older atomic clocks can often cost upwards of $10,000, but the military is developing a much-smaller version of this technology. The new clocks cost just $300 and take up less than one cubic inch of space.<\/p>\n

As John Del Colliano, chief<\/a> of the positioning, navigation, and timing branch of the communication-electronics RD&E center at the US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command says, \u201cYou\u2019re not going to put something that expensive in a disposable piece of equipment; however, you can put a $300 component into a piece of equipment that\u2019s going to explode.\u201d<\/p>\n

Atomic Clocks?<\/strong>
\nAtomic clocks<\/a> aren\u2019t related to explosives, or anything else \u201cnuclear.\u201d But they do keep time with extreme accuracy by using the orbiting electrons of an atom as their timekeepers.<\/p>\n

Most clocks can drift by a few seconds or even minutes after some time, but atomic clocks can be relied upon to keep impeccably accurate time no matter what. They\u2019re often used to synchronize the timing of different weapon systems and ensure accurate location information on units employed in battle.<\/p>\n

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Atomic particles can be used to measure passing time with almost complete accuracy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An atomic clock was even put on a mission to the moon, and its time was compared to another atomic clock back on Earth. After returning, the times had changed slightly, which helped prove Einstein\u2019s theory of relativity many years after he\u2019d already come up with it.<\/p>\n

Military Use<\/strong>
\nOne of the biggest military uses is in GPS technology. Sometimes enemy forces will \u201cspoof\u201d a unit\u2019s GPS by sending false signals. But with atomic clocks in the GPS receivers, a false signal would be spotted immediately. Troops might not even know the spoofing was attempted.<\/p>\n

This technology might make its way into consumer devices. There it could lead to dozens of new applications.
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High-precision atomic clocks soon to be carried by US soldiers for “smart\u201d grenade launchers, GPS enhancement, anti-jamming devices, etc. —\u00a0Click to Tweet. Older atomic clocks can often cost upwards of $10,000, but the military is developing a much-smaller version of this technology. The new clocks cost just $300 and take up less than one cubic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-health-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t