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Traditional low-tech compass on a geologic map
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Using Cell Phones as Space Weather Vanes

by L. O’Hanlon 14 May 202113 October 2021

Tiny magnetometers have turned your phone into a compass, and new research shows they are sensitive to geomagnetic storms.

A small stone tower stand atop a small rocky hill.
Posted inFeatures

Einstein Says: It’s 309.7-Meter O’Clock

by Bas den Hond 16 October 201922 November 2021

Atomic clocks are now so accurate that Earth’s gravity can be seen to slow them down. Geodesy is preparing to use this relativistic effect to measure elevation.

People in lab safety gear adjust a machine
Posted inNews

Ultraprecise Clock Will Facilitate Space Exploration

by Katherine Kornei 21 June 20195 July 2022

NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock, slated to launch later this month for a demonstration flight, will help spacecraft more efficiently navigate the solar system.

Kilogram prototype number 38 is one of the 40 initial replicas of the international prototype kilogram.
Posted inScience Updates

Universal Units Reflect Their Earthly Origins

by M. J. Van Camp, P. Richard and O. de Viron 14 November 201828 October 2021

On Friday, the kilogram will join its fellow metric units with a definition based on fundamental physical constants, but these units maintain links to their roots in the geosciences.

The Pamir Mountains, known as “the Roof of the World,” which tower as high as 7495 meters.
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Villages Must Recalibrate Time to Survive in the Pamir Mountains

by B. Y. Landis 13 April 20167 October 2021

Scientists plan projects this year to help a rugged, troubled region of central Asia retune traditional timekeeping methods based on environmental cues in the face of climate change.

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