A new study shows that when combined with lasers, atomic clocks can help us catch the most mysterious matter in the universe.
Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter believed to be everywhere, outnumbering regular matter (what we're made of) 5-to ...
Scientists have taken a bold step toward understanding dark matter, the invisible force shaping the cosmos. Using atomic ...
They are searching for dark matter using atomic clocks and cavity-stabilized lasers. A team of international researchers has developed an innovative approach to uncover the secrets of dark matter in ...
More information: Melina Filzinger et al, Ultralight Dark Matter Search with Space-Time Separated Atomic Clocks and Cavities, Physical Review Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.031001 ...
University of Queensland PhD student Ashlee Caddell co-led a study in collaboration with Germany's metrology institute Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), that searched for dark matter using ...
as well as from two atomic clocks aboard GPS satellites. “Dark matter in this case acts like a wave, because its mass is very very low. “We use the separated clocks to try to measure changes ...