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The fastest levitated spinning magnet ever made might help physicists search for dark matter
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The Brief
- A levitated spinning magnet has been reported as the fastest of its kind.
- Levitation avoids contact friction, which suits detection of extremely weak forces and magnetic fields.
- Combining levitation with extreme cold reduces unwanted noise, according to the source.
Why it matters
Ultralow-noise levitated sensors could offer a new tool for searching for dark matter and making precision measurements of tiny forces.
Who’s affected
- physicists working on precision measurement and quantum sensing
- researchers searching for dark matter
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Tiny levitated magnets are able to avoid contact friction, making them useful for detecting extremely weak forces and magnetic fields and acting as ultralow-noise quantum sensors and precision measurement tools. Combining levitation with extreme cold further reduces unwanted…
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The fastest levitated spinning magnet ever made might help physicists search for dark matter