[dingfeng_quek]

Covers the same thing with more technical jargon, but much more accurate and insightful:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=time-crysta...

EDIT: A lot of comments appear confused about stuff in the article from Wired. That's due to the journalism. The Scientific American article addresses many of issues raised here.

[cpeterso]

Thanks for the Scientific American link. It's much clearer than the Wired article. <:)