World’s Most Precise Clock Created
Filed Under (Science) by Andy on 11-02-2010
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I’ve always had a fascination with Time. I enjoy reading and hearing about advancements in Time tracking technologies over the centuries. So this article from New Scientist piqued my interest:
The new record-holder for the most precise timekeeper could tick off the 13.7-billion-year age of the universe to within 4 seconds.
If you want the technical details you can find it in this paper (PDF) from Cornell’s Quantum Physics section of their library.
What I want to know is whether entropy will set in across the universe within 13 billion years and if so, will the clock maintain its accuracy as it count backwards? 
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What do you mean “whether entropy will set in”? There is nothing to speculate about: The second law of thermodynamics is already in effect.
The clock will never run backwards, even if the universe begins to contract. Even then, the clock will continue running forwards.
Time is Gold. Clock is our tool to motivate us to work fast. Clock starts and continue
running for more than centuries until the present. Thanks for sharing this article. More power to your site! God bless