Tiny Asian Country Beats China and US with Lutetium Clock Losing One Second Every 264 Billion Years

The report presents the lutetium clock as the most accurate in the world. It says the device's error rate is one second per 264 billion years. It also states that the tiny Asian country behind the clock has surpassed China and the USA. The report does not name that country.

No location is given for the clock, and the report does not identify the laboratory, university, or national metrology institute responsible for it. It also does not name the researchers or engineers involved, nor does it give the clock's model name or development timeline.

The report does not provide the accuracy figures for the Chinese and US clocks that the lutetium device is said to beat. As a result, the margin of superiority is not stated. The report also does not describe how the comparison was made or whether the result has been independently verified.

The only performance figure in the report is 264 billion years for a one-second loss. That figure is used in the headline to support the claim that the clock is the world's most accurate. TechRadar's report, as available, contains no technical paper, peer-reviewed citation, or statement from a standards body.

The claim is attributed to TechRadar alone in the material provided. No Chinese or US response to the report is included. No announcement from the tiny Asian country's government or research institution is included either.