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Networked quantum sensors

Recorded year2016

Linked quantum sensors act as one giant instrument for gravity and dark-matter searches.

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Built on

Stored-program computerRecorded · 1948requires
Atomic clockRecorded · 1955enables
Low-loss optical fibreRecorded · 1970enables
MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971requires
Laser cooling of atomsRecorded · 1978enables
Atomic magnetometerRecorded · 2002enables

Led to

Axions caught or ruled outForecast · ~2063enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.