Nasdaq wants round-the-clock trading as Wall Street eyes 24/7

The tech-heavy exchange is pushing to add another trading session for U.S. stocks stretching from 9 P.M. to 4 A.M. ET. Total ...
The Malaysian Reserve

BookXcess bets on 24-hour The Library

For BookXcess fan, the 24-hour bookstore is nothing new. But the latest outlet at Sunway Square, The Library by BookXcess, is testing whether Malaysians are ready to use a 24-hour bookstore as a ...
Scientific American

Timekeeping on Mars Is a Tall Order. Here’s Why

Even worse, the orbit of Mars is elliptical (think of a slight oval rather than a perfect circle), which means that sometimes ...

An old jeweler's trick could unlock next-generation nuclear clocks

In 2008, a team of UCLA-led scientists proposed a scheme to use a laser to excite the nucleus of thorium atoms to realize extremely accurate, portable clocks. Last year, they realized this ...