Tag: Atomic Interferometry
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The Post-GPS Battlefield – Navigating in the Dark with Atomic Magnetometers
Cambridge, MA – MIT Media Lab – EmTech Future. Picture a modern commercial airliner cruising at 38,000 feet through pitch-black skies over the Mediterranean. The ride is smooth, the cockpit instruments are calm, and suddenly an automated, mechanical voice pierces the darkness: “Terrain, Terrain. Pull Up”. The flight crew faces a terrifying split-second dilemma: are…