SciBar: Introducing the thorium nuclear clock

Dr Harry Morgan presents a talk on the thorium nuclear clock and the historical role of timekeeping in technological advancement.

Dr Harry Morgan introduces the thorium nuclear clock and discusses how advances in timekeeping have supported technological change, ranging from navigation at sea to satellite navigation. The talk also considers possible future applications for this technology, including earthquake prediction. Dr Morgan is a lecturer in computational and theoretical chemistry at the University of Manchester.