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nanosecond

[nan-uh-sek-uhnd, ney-nuh-] / ˈnæn əˌsɛk ənd, ˈneɪ nə- /


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In a key demonstration, the researchers successfully stored very weak light pulses containing only a few photons for several hundred nanoseconds.

From Science Daily

John Martinis, the winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, recently warned that China is “nanoseconds” behind in the quantum race.

From MarketWatch

Now, the battle involves nanoseconds, six orders of magnitude faster.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because this encounter can take several nanoseconds, a long lasting excited state is essential.

From Science Daily

“China is nanoseconds behind America in AI,” he said recently.

From The Wall Street Journal