Quantum computers are still a work in progress but quantum sensors are already in use at hospitals, laboratories and by ...

Record space endurance: A diamond quantum sensor operated aboard the ISS for 10 months, resisting radiation and thermal stress while maintaining high-precision magnetic field readings. Why it matters: ...

A Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) is an ultrasensitive superconducting sensor used to measure extremely small changes in magnetic flux. It consists of a superconducting loop ...

Magnetic fields are all around us. We can’t really feel or see them ourselves, per se, but we can map them with the right ...

Flashes of femtosecond laser light, lasting just a few trillionths of a second, have made it possible to observe new magnetic ...

An imperfect diamond is perfect for sensing Earth’s magnetic field from space. A quantum device used a diamond’s defects to map Earth’s magnetic field from the International Space Station. Just 10 ...

Scientists have shown that changing magnetic fields in precise ways can create exotic quantum matter that does not normally ...

What was tested: A compact diamond-based quantum sensor, OSCAR-QUBE, operated on the ISS for 10 months to measure Earth's magnetic field. Why it matters: The device avoids drift and interference ...

Quantum technology has promising potential to revolutionize how large and complex amounts of information are processed. While already in use primarily in laboratory and research settings globally, ...

Electric vehicles are pushing scientists to tackle one of the biggest hidden energy drains inside electric motors: magnetic ...

Door sensors are some of the simplest smart home devices you can get. Instead of anything fancy like measuring the heat or motion, all they do is detect when their two halves are separated. Yet, that ...