From navigation to solar weather forecasting, many different areas of research require space-based sensors to measure Earth's ...

The types of magnetic sensors that are currently available. How the magnetic sensors work. Applications for the different magnetic sensors. Position sensors enable a variety of functions and controls ...

Record space endurance: A diamond quantum sensor operated aboard the ISS for 10 months, resisting radiation and thermal stress while maintaining high-precision magnetic field readings. Why it matters: ...

A Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) is an ultrasensitive superconducting sensor used to measure extremely small changes in magnetic flux. It consists of a superconducting loop ...

A team of physicists and engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered a new way to measure the orientation of magnetic fields using what may be the tiniest compasses around—atoms.

On the International Space Station, a cube holding a diamond-based sensor revealed the potential for quantum magnetometers.

From ancient compasses to modern smartphones, magnetometers have quietly shaped how we sense and navigate the world. Let us explore the fundamentals behind these field-detecting devices. Magnetic ...

Physicists have unveiled a breakthrough in quantum sensing by demonstrating a 2D material as a versatile platform for next-generation nanoscale vectorial magnetometry. A team of physicists at the ...

At Sensors Converge 2026, MultiDimension Technology Co., Ltd. (MDT), a leading manufacturer of magnetic sensors specializing ...

Self-powered sensor Using this design framework, they built an energy management circuit for an off-the-shelf temperature sensor. The device harvests magnetic field energy and uses it to continually ...