ANELLO Photonics, the creator of the SiPhOG and a leading provider of cutting-edge integrated silicon photonics solutions for navigation in GPS-denied environments today announced that it has been awarded a Phase II SBIR contract for the U.S. Army. During the eighteen-month period, ANELLO will demonstrate the capabilities of its innovative silicon photonics optical gyroscope technology and sensor fusion technology for navigation in environments without GPS.

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and at the University of Magdeburg in Germany have developed a novel type of nanomechanical resonator that combines two important features: high mechanical quality and piezoelectricity. This development could open doors to new possibilities in quantum sensing technologies.

A new report from the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) found that using quantum sensors could improve the accuracy and reliability of position, navigation, and timing (PNT) devices which offer critical insights on location, orientation, altitude, tilt, directional movement, acceleration, and timing for nearly every industry. PNT tools are especially prevalent in defense, transportation, communications, energy, finance, and healthcare.

A team of experimentalists working with cold Rydberg atoms have used Quantum magnetometry to help the atomic clocks and magnetometers used for precise time keeping in navigation, telecommunication and aviation, achieve higher precision and make them additionally robust.

A research team has proposed a wind sensing lidar theory based on up-conversion quantum interference and successfully developed a prototype. Their work is published in ACS Photonics. The team was led by Prof. Xue Xianghui from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Quantum Computing Inc. (“QCi” or the “Company”), an innovative, integrated photonics and quantum optics technology company, announced that the Company has been awarded a fifth project from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop quantum remote sensing technology that would significantly lower the cost of spaceborne LIDAR imaging and advance scientific understanding of the mechanisms of climate change.

Researchers in the lab of UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Prof. David Awschalom, including postdoctoral scholar Jonathan Marcks and graduate student Benjamin S. Soloway, have devised a new way to harness the defect spin to measure the behavior of other single electron defects in diamonds.

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have taken a major step forward in using quantum mechanics to enhance sensing devices, a new advancement that could be used in a wide range of areas, including materials characterization, improved imaging and biological and medical applications.

Q.ANT, the leading German startup for light-based data processing and quantum sensing, is unveiling the first prototypes of the Q.M 10, the next generation of its photonic quantum magnetic field sensor. This groundbreaking sensor redefines the way biosignals are captured and processed in medical technology by measuring the tiniest electric currents and magnetic fields in the human body with even greater precision than its predecessor, and without direct contact. By leveraging light as a natural carrier of information, the Q.M 10 gives researchers deeper insights into the body’s biosignals and promises to push the boundaries of medical technology. One example is mind-controlled prosthetics that function almost like natural limbs. In collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA), Q.ANT is developing an innovative prosthetic sensor module, showcasing it at this year’s COMPAMED international trade fair in Düsseldorf, taking place from November 11-14. Visitors can experience a live demonstration at Hall 8a, Booth G10, demonstrating how the Q.M 10 converts emulated muscle signals into precise commands for a hand prosthesis in milliseconds.

Researchers from IBEC and ICFO demonstrate the ability of atomic sensors to non-destructively monitor, measure and optimize nuclear spin hyperpolarization of some clinically relevant molecules in real-time. These features, reported in PNAS, could enhance and reduce costs of quality controls used in clinical magnetic resonance imaging.