Scientists just made the first time crystal you can see (www.colorado.edu)

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[-] Taco2112@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Please forgive my ignorance but the quote you used suggests a clock running without electricity. The article never mentioned it running without an energy source.

I have a tenuous grasp of physics so you could definitely be correct. Can someone with more education on this topic answer if photons can act as an electric current in this experiment?

[-] thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

in the case of crystals, they vibrate at a fixed frequency and that’s how the clock is driven.

[-] SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Sure, that makes sense, but it feels like they're implying "energy" when they say "electricity".

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