His team operates a ytterbium optical lattice clock one of the latest types of souped-up atomic timepieces .

他的团队研发了一种镱原子光晶格钟，一种最新的加强版原子钟。

With names like cerium , lanthanum , and ytterbium , rare earth elements aren 't exactly household names .

有像铈，镧和镱这样的名字，稀土元素并不是家喻户晓的名字。

The imperial college london study , which is most accurate measurement yet of the shape of the electron , looked at particles inside molecules called ytterbium fluoride .

迄今为止，对电子形状测量最为精确的伦敦帝国理工学院，揭示了氟化镱分子的内部微粒。

Although not household names , materials with names such as lanthanum , cerium and ytterbium can be found hard-disk drives , cellphones , electric-car batteries and other products .

尽管不是家喻户晓，但例如镧、铈、镱这些材料却可以在硬盘驱动器、手机、电动车电池及其他产品中找到。