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Clock comparison yields clues to 'constant' change

Years of comparisons among the world's best atomic clocks -- based on different atoms -- have established the most precise limits ever achieved in the laboratory for detecting possible changes in so-called 'constants' of nature. The comparisons at NIST may help scientists test the latest theories in physics and develop a more complete understanding of the history of the universe.

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