Controlled quantum machines have matured significantly. A natural next step is to
increasingly grant them autonomy, freeing them from time-dependent external control. For …

From a thermodynamic point of view, all clocks are driven by irreversible processes.
Additionally, one can use oscillatory systems to temporally modulate the thermodynamic flux …

We theoretically and experimentally study the precision of a quantum clock near zero
temperature, explicitly accounting for the effect of continuous measurement. The clock is …

Leggett and Garg formulated macrorealist models encoding our intuition on classical
systems, ie, physical quantities have a definite value that can be measured with minimal …

Time estimation is a fundamental task that underpins precision measurement, global
navigation systems, financial markets, and the organisation of everyday life. Many biological …

We analytically derive universal bounds that describe the tradeoff between thermodynamic
cost and precision in a sequence of events related to some internal changes of an otherwise …

Complex systems are embedded in our everyday experience. Stochastic modelling enables
us to understand and predict the behaviour of such systems, cementing its utility across the …

Quantum sensors capitalize on advanced control sequences for maximizing sensitivity and
precision. However, protocols are not usually optimized for temporal resolution. Here, we …

In the design of stochastic models, there is a constant trade-off between model complexity
and accuracy. Here we prove that quantum models enable a more favorable trade-off. We …

For Markov processes over discrete configurations, an asymptotic bound on the uncertainty
of stochastic fluxes is derived in terms of the harmonic mean of decay rates with respect to …