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Chinese-German team develops room-temperature sensor for dark matter hunt

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A collaborative team of Chinese and German scientists has developed a novel magnetic sensor, dubbed LeMaMa, capable of detecting extremely faint magnetic fields at room temperature. This device, functioning like a frictionless floating compass, can measure fields down to the femtotesla level, a sensitivity previously only achievable with cryogenic cooling systems. The breakthrough holds potential for advancing fundamental physics research, including the search for dark matter, and for monitoring subtle biological signals like those from the human brain. AI

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Chinese-German team develops room-temperature sensor for dark matter hunt

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zhang Tong ·

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

    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-…

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