From ancient compasses to modern smartphones, magnetometers have quietly shaped how we sense and navigate the world. Let us explore the fundamentals behind these field-detecting devices. Magnetic ...

The researchers fabricated chip-based interferometers (pictured) to measure how light propagating through a magneto-optic material changed in response to a magnetic field. WASHINGTON — Researchers ...

Space probes utilize magnetometers to measure magnetic fields in space, providing crucial data on celestial bodies' composition and interiors. Magnetometers function through various methods, including ...

High-precision magnetometers are used to measure the strength and direction of magnetic fields for various applications. However, many of today's magnetometers must operate at extremely low ...