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A prototype quantum sensor developed by researchers at Imperial has demonstrated, for the first time, that a key principle behind next-generation quantum detectors can work under realistic conditions.

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Who
researchers at Imperial; Dr Charles Baynham, co-lead of the Ultracold Strontium Laboratory at Imperial College London; Dr Richard Hobson, co-lead of the Ultracold Strontium Laboratory at Imperial; Professor Oliver Buchmueller, Principal Investigator of the AION collaboration at Imperial
What
A prototype quantum sensor developed by researchers at Imperial has demonstrated, for the first time, that a key principle behind next-generation quantum detectors can work under realistic conditions.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:06:00 GMT · 2h 16m ago
Where
Imperial ·
Why
The study shows how comparing two long-baseline atom interferometers allows experimental noise to be effectively cancelled, enabling signals to be recovered even when individual measurements are overwhelmed.
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This breakthrough in quantum sensor technology could allow scientists to search for gravitational waves from the early universe and signatures of exotic forms of dark matter, opening new avenues for understanding the universe's composition and phenomena.

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