Quantum tech breakthrough for subsurface mapping
From www.geplus.co.uk
2022-03-01 06:12:19
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In a world first, a quantum gravity sensor has been used to detect a buried structure outside of laboratory conditions, offering “a new lens into the underground”.
The quantum gravity gradiometer was used to find a tunnel buried outdoors in real-world conditions one metre below the ground surface at the Birmingham University campus.
The sensor was developed by University of Birmingham researchers from the UK National Quantum Technology Hub in Sensors and Timing as part of the Gravity Pioneer project. The research results were recently published in the journal Nature.
The sensor works by detecting variations in microgravity using the principles of quantum physics, which is based on manipulating nature at the submolecular level.
The Gravity Pioneer project is a collaboration between the University of Birmingham, environmental, engineering and sustainability solutions provider RSK, the…
