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Andrew Kantor: CyberSpeak - Ultra-accurate clocks are all around us
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| It's not just cell phones taking advantage of a time standard. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colo., sends out a radio signal that any properly equipped device in much of North America can pick up and use to set itse |
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Oct 22, 2004 19:04:07 | | Author | USATODAY.com |
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