Imagine your smartphone’s GPS guiding you through a mountain pass. Outside, the temperature plummets. Or picture a solar-powered agricultural sensor in a field, baking in the midday sun. In both cases, the tiny electronic clock inside these devices faces a formidable enemy: temperature change. For ... read more

Precision timing is at the heart of countless technologies—from guiding aircraft and synchronizing cellular networks to timestamping financial transactions. But not every application needs the same kind of precision. When engineers select a high-stability oscillator, they often face a fundamental ch... read more