Have you ever wondered how a magnetometer works? We sure have, which was why we were happy to stumble upon this article on simple homebrew fluxgate magnetometers. As [Maurycy] explains, clues to how a ...

Use of magnetic sensors is rapidly expanding, driven by user demands in automotive, industrial, military/aerospace and consumer applications. Initially, magnetic sensors were developed and used almost ...

When the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission begins its journey to the Red Planet in 2013, it will carry a sensitive magnetic-field instrument built and tested by a team at NASA's ...

Have you ever wondered how a magnetometer works? We sure have, which was why we were happy to stumble upon this article on simple homebrew fluxgate magnetometers. As [Maurycy] explains, clues to how a ...

A highly sensitive diamond quantum magnetometer utilizing nitrogen-vacancy centers can achieve millimeter-scale resolution magnetoencephalography (MEG). The novel magnetometer, based on ...

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 ...