Nuclear Clocks Tick in Vienna and Beijing, Per NYT

“New tonight: the New York Times says Vienna and Beijing built the first nuclear clocks, ticking on thorium-229 nuclei.” — Dr. Nina Byte, on air

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on The Recap
Published 7:56 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by The New York Times: “In Vienna and Beijing, the First Nuclear Clocks Begin to Tick”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 7:56 PM ET on The Recap, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Beijing.
BBN covered this story before: First Nuclear Clocks Begin to Tick in Vienna and Beijing (October 7).

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The New York TimesIn Vienna and Beijing, the First Nuclear Clocks Begin to Tick

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNew tonight: the New York Times says Vienna and Beijing built the first nuclear clocks, ticking on thorium-229 nuclei.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBro, a clock that runs on squishing atoms! My microwave clock has blinked twelve o'clock since the Obama years.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYours is broken, Kenji. Theirs could someday beat atomic clocks. Unlike this script, it keeps honest time. I see you, AI.