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IRVING, Texas — A Texas high school student who gained international attention after authorities mistook his clock invention for a bomb is thinking about transferring to another school. Ahmed ...

Hiroto Ishida, President of the Honda Foundation, commented, "Precise time measurement is becoming increasingly important in modern society. Dr. Katori's invention, the optical lattice clock, is able ...

If you feel like there’s less time in the day, you’re correct. Scientists recorded the shortest day on Earth since the invention of the atomic clock. Our planet’s rotation measured in at 1.59 ...

Matthew S. Champion is the recipient of an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE200101479). It’s the time of year when we Australians start returning to our normal ...

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Pictures show Edinburgh's annual floral clock, with this year's design marking 200 years since the invention of Braille. The fully functional floral clock is displayed in Princes Street Gardens and ...

Current issues are now on the Chicago Journals website. Read the latest issue.Speculum is the oldest U.S. journal devoted exclusively to the Middle Ages. The chronological boundaries of the medieval ...

Pictures show Edinburgh’s annual floral clock – with this year’s design marking 200 years since the invention of Braille. The fully functional floral clock is displayed in Princes Street Gardens, and ...

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