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The First Nuclear Clock Will Test if Fundamental Constants Change (www.quantamagazine.org)
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An ultra-precise measurement of a transition in the hearts of thorium atoms gives physicists a tool to probe the forces that bind the universe.

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[–] astrsk@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Actually, I just checked my voice assistant, it got CZM from “see-zed-em” just fine. American English settings on my phone with a PNW grey accent. In fact, saying “see-zee-em” failed more for me, thinking I said CCM or Cesium multiple times.

[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

That’s what they were saying. We know OP doesn’t say zed because you’d expect to get “CZM” saying it that way. We know OP says zee because the dictation mistakenly typed CZM instead of the desired Cesium - the atom used in atomic clocks.