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Quantum navigation sensors

Recorded year2025

Cold-atom gyroscopes and magnetometers navigate without GPS.

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Built on

Atomic clockRecorded · 1955enables
MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971requires
Laser cooling of atomsRecorded · 1978enables
Bose-Einstein condensateRecorded · 1995enables
Atomic magnetometerRecorded · 2002enables

Led to

GPS-free quantum navigationForecast · ~2030enables
Quantum navigation in airlinersForecast · ~2036enables
Quantum materials by designForecast · ~2042enables
Quantum navigation in phonesForecast · ~2050enables
Dark matter identifiedForecast · ~2058enables
Neutrino communicationForecast · ~2070enables

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