A nuclear clock synchronized to 229Th

Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11122-1 A nuclear clock synchronized to 229Th establishes laser-addressed nuclei as operational clock references and 229Th:CaF2 as a stable, reproducible solid-state platform for compact nuclear clocks and nuclear quantum sensors.

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