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Atomic clocks are our most precise timekeepers, with the best ones keeping time to within one second in 15 billion years. But there’s always room for improvement, as researchers at MIT have now demonstrated with a new quantum-entangled atomic clock.

The Trinity is the latest futuristic, minimalist mechanical desk clock from MB&F and Swiss clockmaker L'Epee 1839 that mixes innovation and whimsy in a design that's definitely going to be noticed.

MB&F and L'Epee 1839 have teamed up again to make another quirky timepiece that's part desktop clock and part space station. The Starfleet Explorer boasts a more compact design as well as bright colors and an eight-day power reserve.

First came the smart speakers, then came the smart speakers with displays – and the Lenovo Smart Clock is one of the most compact smart displays yet.

For their 11th collaboration, MB&F and Swiss clockmaker L’Épée 1839 have gone prehistoric.

NASA has confirmed that a miniaturized, ultra-precise mercury-ion atomic clock currently in low-Earth orbit has been switched on.

MB&F has again partnered​ with L'Epee to create a combination of art and craftsmanship in the form of the Medusa – a dual-configuration clock inspired by a jellyfish. With Swiss engineering and a housing of hand-blown Murano glass, each timepiece is unique, yet boasts a 2.5-Hz (18,000-vph) movement.

In recent tests run by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), experimental atomic clocks have achieved record performance in three metrics, meaning these clocks could help measure the Earth’s gravity more precisely or detect elusive dark matter.

Mixing equal parts tranquility, aggression, and whimsy, MB&F and L’Epée 1839 are releasing the Grant – a tracked buzzsaw-wielding timepiece that combines horology with a souped-up executive toy designed to relax its owner by slowing down life just a touch.

At the heart of an atomic clock are, as the name suggests, atoms of a specific type. Now, physicists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found that lutetium atoms could make for more stable atomic clocks.

MB&F has come up with an updated of the desk weather station called The Fifth Element. Taking cues from classic UFO stories, The Fifth Element combines an clock, barometer, hygrometer and thermometer in an open-frame brass clockwork flying saucer piloted by a tiny metal alien named "Ross."

​We've seen a number of frankly bizarre time-keepers over the years. Architect and hobby tinkerer Ekaggrat Singh Kalsi joins that strange clock party with the Edgytokei, where dancing mechanical arms show hand positions on a clock face ... except there's no clock face.​