FRANKFURT, Germany — There were a number of fine examples of German automotive engineering available for rent at reasonable prices at Frankfurt Airport, and the clerk at Sixt gave me her favorite. It ...

If quaint towns with breathtaking scenery along with a dash of tradition is on your mind then the cuckoo clock land tucked in the renowned Black Forest region of Germany is a must visit destination ...

Physicists in Germany have sent a burst of light over a distance of 920 km down an optical fibre – with its frequency remaining stable to the 19th decimal place. As well as supporting the development ...

In the past few years, optical atomic clocks have made spectacular progress, becoming 100 times more precise than the best caesium clocks. So far, their precision has been available only locally, ...

CHICAGO — Christmas is less than two weeks away – and there’s a last-minute gift idea at the Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza. Frank Weschler said he has visited the traditional German holiday market ...

For years, researchers have been working on an optical fiber connection between the German and the French national metrology institutes, PTB and LNE-SYRTE. The 1400 km long link is now completed: it ...