When it comes to understanding the fundamental forces of the universe, gravity is by far the most intuitive. It’s the force that brings us splashing down after jumping from a diving board and the ...

A gravity sensor is not the kind of equipment that comes to mind when you think of treasure hunting. But this one might just be the best treasure-hunting gear out there-if you can get one for yourself ...

U.K.-based researchers have, for the first time, field tested a quantum gravity surveying instrument that could potentially produce Google-type maps of the subsurface. By eliminating the "noise" of ...

To find features like groundwater under Earth's surface — or under the surface of another world — scientists can sense the subtle marks those features leave in the planet's gravitational field. But ...

The best way to find buried treasure may be with a quantum gravity sensor. In these devices, free-falling atoms reveal subtle variations in Earth’s gravitational pull at different places. Those ...

Kai Bongs is director of the Institute of Quantum Technologies at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Ulm, Germany, a professor at the University of Ulm, Germany, and at the University of Birmingham, ...

This mission will pave the way for groundbreaking observations of everything from petroleum reserves to global supplies of fresh water. Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern ...

A suitcase-sized quantum sensor could soon reveal hidden water, oil, and even underground mountains—all by tracking how atoms fall. Reading time 2 minutes Buckle up, nerds: NASA is building the first ...

Quantum computers get a lot of attention, even though they are not ready for prime time, but quantum sensors are already doing useful work. These sensors measure fields, forces and motion so small ...

At its heart, it uses a space-based platform carrying a quantum-entangled sensor and some precise positioning systems. But understanding why it is useful to test quantum gravity first requires some ...