Use of magnetic sensors is rapidly expanding, driven by user demands in automotive, industrial, military/aerospace and consumer applications. Initially, magnetic sensors were developed and used almost ...

If shrunken down to micron size, a compass needle could wobble. (Courtesy: iStockphoto/tobias machhaus) A tiny magnetic needle just 10 μm long could be used to create a magnetic-field sensor that – if ...

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

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new type of magnetometer–or magnetic-field detector–that rivals the sensitivity of its predecessors but is ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PNI Sensor Corporation, the world’s foremost expert in precision location, motion tracking, and fusion of sensor systems into real-world applications, today ...

Modern smartphones are packed with a wide range of sensors, and their magnetometer can successfully identify certain kinds of ...

SHERBROOKE, Canada (September 21, 2023) – SBQuantum, the first company developing diamond quantum magnetometers capable of providing vector measurements of both the amplitude and the orientation of ...

Researcher Michael Romalis from Princeton University tests out the in-the-field MEG recording apparatus. (Courtesy: Mark Limes) A portable sensor that can detect tiny biomagnetic signals from the ...

The project shows how the FGM-3h sensor is made to create a high resolution flux gate magnetometer that is used to measure variations in the earth’s magnetic field. The sensor used in this circuit is ...

Figure 1: Principles of the magnetic sensor, which is based on individual nitrogen-vacancy electronic spins in diamond. The ideal preparation, manipulation and detection of an electronic spin would ...

Our smartphones are often smarter than we give them credit for. They’re packed with sensors capable of measuring all kinds of things. You’re probably familiar with the common ones, like footsteps and ...