Quantum sensor can detect electromagnetic signals of any frequency: Engineers expand the capabilities of these ultrasensitive nanoscale detectors, with potential uses for quantum computing and biological sensing.
Quantum sensors, which detect the most minute variations in magnetic or electrical fields, have enabled precision measurements in materials science and fundamental physics. But these sensors have only been capable of detecting a few specific frequencies of these fields, limiting their usefulness. Now, researchers at MIT have developed a method to enable such sensors to […]
Tyrannosaurus rex’s jaw had sensors to make it an even more fearsome predator
Tyrannosaurus rex was not just a huge beast with a big bite, it had nerve sensors in the very tips of its jaw enabling it to better detect — and eat — its prey, a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Historical Biology today finds. “T. rex was an even more fearsome predator than […]