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A1kmm@lemmy.amxl.com to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months 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 · 11 months 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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    Now they just need to shrink that into a phone and we’re good.

    It may be the size of a wardrobe now, but remember this?

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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.

      Anti Commercial-AI license

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      This is great if it replaces GPS there will be less space junk.

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