NEWS 8 September 2022

Synchronisation of atomic clocks

What time is it? What is time? Time keeps running, but how can you keep up?

Although the position of the earth with respect to the sun or other celestial objects is still a useful indicator for the time of day, modern timekeeping with the highest accuracy can only be done by using atomic clocks. This Mikroniek article discusses the past, present and future of accurate timekeeping and some of its applications. (Image courtesy of Erik Dierikx, VSL)

We use cookies to improve your experience on our website

References

Order of frictions and stiffnesses…

For lumped systems consisting of different frictions and stiffnesses, there has been confusion in literature about hysteresis curves and virtual play for many decades.

Make it clean

In mid-April, the second edition of the Manufacturing Technology Conference and the fifth edition of the Clean Event were held together, for the first time, at the Koningshof in Veldhoven (NL).

Bringing particles to light

Particle contamination monitoring and cleanliness control are fundamental to micromanufacturing processes across diverse industries to achieve cost-effective production of high-quality and reliable microscale devices and components.