这一获得诺贝尔奖的发现产生了铯原子钟和氢微波激射器。

His discoveries, which won him the Nobel prize, led to the caesium atomic clock and the hydrogen maser.

在这个原子钟的装置里，它们还是太不稳定了，不能靠自身确保时间。

At the esoteric edge of the timekeeper's craft, they are too wobbly to keep time by themselves.

本周三晚23点59分59秒(美国东部时间早6点59分59秒)，全世界所有的原子钟会把这一天拨慢一秒。

Eastern time, atomic clocks around the world will add one second to the day.

他还相信这项工作最终会有重大的实际应用，比如改进原子钟——只要是那些设备依靠干涉仪的话。

He also believes that the work could ultimately have significant practical applications, such as improving atomic clocks, given that such devices rely on interferometers.

对于较大的原子钟而言，当前的方法是以测量带电原子或离子发出的微波干涉方法确定一秒种的长度。

As for larger atomic clocks, current models measure the interaction of microwaves with electrically charged atoms, or ions, to measure one second.