We marvel at - and fear - its passage. We try to capture it and define it to the nearest nanosecond. "It's a fun thing to worry about," said Noel Poirier, director of the National Watch and Clock ...

WASHINGTON — Our power supply has been so precise that we’ve set our clocks by it. But time may be running out on that idea. A yearlong experiment with the electric grid may make plug-in clocks and ...

Come July, if you’re late to work, you might be able to blame it the electric company. The Associated Press reported today that the group that oversees the U.S. power grid is proposing an experiment ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Running late for work or just miss that bus? You could have a good excuse: Your electric clock might be running a bit cuckoo. Because of a change in federal energy regulations, some ...