Chinese-German team builds ultra-sensitive ‘floating compass’ to hunt dark matter

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Chinese researchers have developed a table-top magnetic sensor that operates at room temperature and can spot magnetic signals a billion times fainter than the Earth’s own field. The Levitated Magnet Magnetometer (LeMaMa) functions like a compass with a needle that floats in mid-air with virtually no friction. By tracking the needle’s tin

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Source : South China Morning Post. Le Fil Indépendant cite et lie cet article ; il n'en est ni l'auteur ni l'éditeur.