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A1kmm@lemmy.amxl.com to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

‘It’s the perfect place’: London Underground hosts tests for ‘quantum compass’ that could replace GPS

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‘It’s the perfect place’: London Underground hosts tests for ‘quantum compass’ that could replace GPS

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A1kmm@lemmy.amxl.com to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago
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Subatomic instrument will be able to accurately pinpoint locations under ground and under water where satellite signals cannot reach
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    I think the problem is of keeping the rubidium atoms at near zero. I wonder what the future will look like once they can shrink it down to the size of a handheld device.

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