Trapped-ion crystal makes an ultra-precise quantum sensor
New system is highly sensitive to electric fields and offers hope for dark matter detection
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Non-destructive detection could speed up cold-atom quantum sensors
Researchers use microwaves to observe an atomic sample 30,000 times a second without destroying it
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Spin-enhanced nanodiamonds could improve disease diagnosis
Fluorescent nanodiamonds can increase the sensitivity of paper-based medical diagnostic tests, potentially providing earlier detection of disease
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Nanodiamond quantum thermometer measures the temperature of worms
New quantum thermometer makes use of nitrogen-vacancy centres to sense fever in tiny C. elegans worms
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Tabletop device might snare gravitational waves using tiny diamonds
New matter-wave interferometer would rely on nanoparticles, not lasers
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Quantum calorimeter is as precise as nature allows
The nanoscale thermometer observes the fundamental fluctuations in a sample’s electron temperature, showing how sensitive such a device can be
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Diamond sensors probe matter at high pressures
Nitrogen-vacancy defects make powerful new tools for studying the magnetic and structural properties of extremely compressed materials
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Molecular graphenoids make coherent spin centres
Quantum dots in graphene containing pentagonal defects might be used as quantum sensors
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Trapped interferometer makes a compact gravity probe
Holding atoms rather than dropping them reduces noise by up to four orders of magnitude
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Quantum gravimeter drives out of the lab and into the hills
Interference of matter waves measured in the back of a van
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