The public is enamored of images returned to Earth by space probes. Whether they show the moons of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, or the icy surface of Pluto, these captivating images garner loads of ...

A highly sensitive diamond quantum magnetometer utilizing nitrogen-vacancy centers can achieve millimeter-scale resolution magnetoencephalography (MEG). The novel magnetometer, based on ...

High-precision magnetometers are used to measure the strength and direction of magnetic fields for various applications. However, many of today's magnetometers must operate at extremely low ...

From navigation to solar weather forecasting, many different areas of research require space-based sensors to measure Earth's magnetic field as accurately as possible at any given moment. So far, ...

Chinese researchers have completed what they describe as a first deep-sea field test of a diamond-based quantum magnetometer, a device that could one day help detect the faint magnetic signatures of ...