Atomic SERF magnetometers achieve very high magnetic field sensitivity by monitoring a high density vapor of alkali metal atoms precessing in a near-zero magnetic field. They are among the most ...

If you haven't put it together by now, many smartphone sensors work together to figure out the device's physical location, and the magnetometer is just another cog in the wheel. Like other ...

Quantum sensor can detect magnetic fields in any direction and monitor temperature changes in a sample at the same time ...

Sensors like these and the more advanced motion detectors found in home security cams can also detect bats, mice, raccoons, ...

Good coordination between all the different stakeholders is essential if sensors are to be used successfully to create a healthier working environment. Workers are exposed to risks, employers are ...

The Pentagon is bracing for a major breakthrough to accelerate the arrival of revolutionary quantum computers, with ...

magnetometer, or barometric pressure sensor inside your phone actually work, and which one of them you can use to detect toilet flushing on an airplane and measure elevator velocity, and how to ...

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Both sensors measure rate of change; they just measure the rate of change for different things. In practice, that means that an accelerometer will measure the directional movement of a device but ...