Vienna Institute Physicists Identify Ideal Thorium Lattice Site for Nuclear Clocks

By Ameya Paleja · Interesting Engineering · 2026-08-21

According to Interesting Engineering, a research team at the Vienna Institute of Technology has discovered a specific position within a calcium fluoride crystal to house thorium-229 atoms. This breakthrough follows fifteen years of material development aimed at moving beyond trad

According to Interesting Engineering, a research team at the Vienna Institute of Technology has discovered a specific position within a calcium fluoride crystal to house thorium-229 atoms. This breakthrough follows fifteen years of material development aimed at moving beyond trad