A quantum sensor for nanoscale electron transport: Graphic depiction of nitrogen-vacancy center sensors (red glowing spheres) used to probe electron motion in a conductor. (Image: JQI) NV centers are ...

The ability to probe the smallest building blocks of matter has long fascinated scientists, fueling advancements in medicine, ...

Quantum sensors based on nitrogen–vacancy (NV) centres, a defect found in diamonds, are sensitive detectors of single spins. Jiang-Feng Du’s group uses them to gain new understanding of ...

A sensor that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to detect minuscule changes in motion and electromagnetic fields. Exploiting the energy levels in atoms, quantum sensors are expected to ...

NV centers have emerged as promising quantum sensors due to their unique electronic and optical properties, enabling high-precision measurements of magnetic fields, electric fields, temperature, and ...

NV centres are atomic-scale defects within diamonds that act as quantum sensors. These defects ... been widely used for detecting temperature, pressure, and even dark matter.

A new study could help make these sensors even more precise. The trick to creating a better quantum sensor? Just give it a little squeeze. For the first time ever, scientists have used a technique ...

The trick to creating a better quantum sensor? Just give it a little squeeze. For the first time ever, scientists have used a technique called “quantum squeezing” to improve the gas sensing ...

"But this is a really important step for a powerful new type of quantum sensor." The results represent the latest step in the evolution of frequency combs, a technology born at JILA, a joint ...