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Feb 24, 2022

Sensor breakthrough paves way for groundbreaking map of world under Earth surface

Posted by in categories: quantum physics, security

This looks interesting.

If it can detect underground structures, not only might it detect tunnels, but it might make tunneling easier.


An object hidden below ground has been located using quantum technology—a long-awaited milestone with profound implications for industry, human knowledge and national security.

University of Birmingham researchers from the UK National Quantum Technology Hub in Sensors and Timing have reported their achievement in Nature. It is the first in the world for a quantum gravity gradiometer outside of laboratory conditions.

The quantum gravity gradiometer, which was developed under a contract for the Ministry of Defense and in the UKRI-funded Gravity Pioneer project, was used to find a tunnel buried outdoors in real-world conditions one meter below the ground surface. It wins an international race to take the technology outside.

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