{"id":250,"date":"2010-02-14T19:48:44","date_gmt":"2010-02-14T19:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.projectsguru.co.uk\/blog\/?p=250"},"modified":"2010-02-14T19:48:44","modified_gmt":"2010-02-14T19:48:44","slug":"quantum-clock-means-trains-will-run-on-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=250","title":{"rendered":"Quantum clock means trains will run on time&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazysocialbuttons\" data-float=\"left\" data-buttons=\"google,twitter,facebook\" data-twshareurl=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=250\" data-twtext=\"\" data-shareurl=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=250\" data-fbhideflyout=\"false\" data-backgroundtype=\"light\"><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-251\" title=\"bigbrother2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bigbrother2.jpg\" alt=\"bigbrother2\" width=\"280\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/home\/amberhibiz\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bigbrother2.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/home\/amberhibiz\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bigbrother2-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>Perhaps not, but the news that Scientists have developed a Quantum Clock which only loses (or gains) 1 second every 3.7 billion years has interesting implications.<\/p>\n<p>Currently the accuracy of GPS positioning systems is limited by the accuracy of the clock used to measure the signal and is currently around 10 metres.<\/p>\n<p>The Quantum clock will allow a positional accuracy of less than 1 metre.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So what&#8221; you may say,\u00a0 but consider this &#8211; vehicles could be tracked and controlled automatically, maximizing throughput and minimizing congestion, particularly in highly congested areas.<\/p>\n<p>Human beings with implants could be pinpointed to within 1 metre leading to more effective control of criminal and deviant elements.<\/p>\n<p>Probably the greatest application will be military, smart bombs could be developed to target the enemy more accurately and minimize collateral damage.<\/p>\n<p>The day will be further subdivided into smaller and smaller fragments to increase productivity and make us more productive.<\/p>\n<p>We will strive to make best use of every Giga second.<\/p>\n<p>Our lifespans will be measured and recorded to the infinitesimally smallest fraction.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In the meantime we will continue to waste hours and days and weeks saturating our brains with electronic noise from all directions.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>chris@projectsguru.co.uk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>www.projectsguru.co.uk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/projectsguru\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/twitter-badges.s3.amazonaws.com\/follow_bird_us-a.png\" alt=\"Follow projectsguru on Twitter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar addthis_pub = '';\nvar addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more';\n<\/script>\n<div class=\"addthis_container\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=20\" onmouseover=\"return addthis_open(this, '', 'https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amberhill.biz%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D250', 'Quantum+clock+means+trains+will+run+on+time%26%238230%3B')\" onmouseout=\"addthis_close()\" onclick=\"return addthis_sendto()\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/lg-share-en.gif\" width=\"125\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Bookmark and Share\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/200\/addthis_widget.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Button END -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps not, but the news that Scientists have developed a Quantum Clock which only loses (or gains) 1 second every 3.7 billion years has interesting implications. 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